As an Assistant Depot Manager, you will support your Depot Manager with the day-to-day running of the depot, and you will always identify and suggest new opportunities to grow sales. The support you offer your Depot Manager can range from reviewing the P&L to recruiting, leading by example, and motivating the team in order to achieve and exceed sales targets by building strong working relationships with the local trade.
The pace is fast, and the environment is competitive and demanding but also incredibly rewarding financially and in our strong sense of team spirit that makes us different from the rest.
This is a fantastic environment for you to soak up everything there is to know about becoming a Depot Manager in the future, and if you pair that with our extensive online and face-to-face training that we offer, you will have the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful Asisstant Depot Manager and one day manage your own depot.
Skills and attributes you need to be a successful Assistant Depot Manager:
1. Management experience
2. Inspirational leader
3. Sales focused
4. Problem-solving skills
5. Target-driven
6. Effective communicator
7. Ambition and drive
8. Customer service
9. Thrive in fast-paced environments
What you get from us as an Assistant Depot Manager:
10. Competitive base salary
11. Monthly depot bonus OTE
12. Team incentives and outings
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with Howdens contributing a minimum of 8% and up to 12% if you pay more
14. 24 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 5 years
15. Staff discount on Howdens products
16. Buy as you earn share scheme
About Howdens:
Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda.
There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For .
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