Profit Centre Manager

As a Profit Centre Manager, you will develop and lead all business operations at the Profit Centre. The Profit Centre Manager is accountable for growing the business while sustaining consistent profitability.

To experience success in the position, you will:

• Lead by example and represent the Profit Centre in a professional manner
• Uphold our core values and ethics with every interaction
• Inspire teammates in the Profit Centre towards strategic initiatives and operational objectives
• Recruit, develop, coach, mentor and lead a world-class team
• Act like an entrepreneur to develop new strategies, market opportunities and business processes
• Build strong customer and vendor relationships
• Generously listen, communicate, collaborate and influence teammates, customers, and business partners
• Act in a safe manner, following all safety guidelines at the Profit Centre and at all customer locations including job sites

Additional duties involve:

• Achieve sales, gross profit- and profit-sharing goals through the recruitment, development, training, coaching, evaluation, and management of the Profit Centre Team
• Determine targeted customer account potential, establish sales goals for those accounts and hold the sales team accountable for achieving those goals
• Analyze available financial reports and information; develop and implement appropriate strategies to increase sales and margins, improve productivity and manage assets and expenses
• Build relationships in the community to understand the marketplace, increase market share and identify new markets
• Ensure the Profit Centre meets or exceeds service expectations of customers
• Take ownership of all marketing plans and purchasing agreements
• Understand and follow all safety regulations at all customer locations as well as at the Profit Centre
• Safeguard and maintain all Profit Centre assets – buildings, trucks, equipment, inventory, and receivables
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Regional Manager

Qualifications

What we are looking for from you:

• College and/or University degree
• A minimum of 3 years of wholesale distribution experience
• A minimum of 2 years in a management or leadership role
• Valid driver’s licence with a clean driver’s abstract
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Possess a strong work ethic and a high standard of integrity
• Driven to succeed with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to make sound business judgments
• Create and nurture a positive team environment, inspiring all teammates to do their best work and to achieve the highest levels of customer and teammate satisfaction
• Strong desire to strive for operational excellence
• Understand purchasing and inventory control processes
• Ability to learn and operate the applicable software system used to process orders
• Ability to learn how to operate material handling equipment

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience with or knowledge of products sold at the Profit Centre
• Knowledge of the construction industry
• Experience using M3

Additional Information

Salary Range - $65,000- $75,000

EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.