Assistant Branch Manager, Birmingham

Our Birmingham depot is one of our newest, largest and busiest operational centres, servicing the mixed and growing needs of our clients in the UK's second largest city and throughout the Midlands.

We are currently seeking to employ an assistant manager in Birmingham. The position will report to the branch manager and will have responsibility for the sales support, operations, records management, and administration for the branch.

The main functions of the job are as follows:

To provide a key support role to the branch manager ensuring all aspects of the running of the business unit are carried out in an effective, efficient and profitable manner.

To undertake surveys at client sites of future relocations, including the preparation of high-quality proposals.

To deal with contract backed, regular and ad-hoc clients including the attendance of site meetings, job resourcing, quotations, contract reviews and the recording of KPIs as required.

To assist with the on-site move management of relocation projects as and when required.

To provide support to the Midlands' commercial relocation consultants in servicing new business appointments during periods of leave and peak demand.

To assist the branch manager in maintaining and promoting excellent staff relations between functions and departments and maximise positive cash flow.

To assist the branch manager in all elements of branch accounting and finance protocols.

To assist the commercial services manager in achieving budgeted profit contribution all in accordance with agreed standards of performance and presentation.

The successful candidate will be educated to GCSE level or equivalent and be PC literate. They would also possess good people management skills and have previous operational experience with a hands-on approach to their work. Flexibility in terms of working hours is required as the position involves out-of-hours and weekend working. The successful candidate will hold a full UK driving license. A full detailed job description can be obtained from our Human Resources department (details on main page).