Lumber and Building Materials Manager

Lumber and Building Materials Manager

Full-time Smithville, ON

We are a widely-known Canadian hardware retailer & building centre, looking for a new Lumber and Building Materials Manager to join their close-knit team in Smithville, ON. This person will lead, motivate, and train a team of sales associates to provide exemplary service to their customers and create a department that exceeds customer expectations for the selection and availability of products.

Your Opportunity:

We are looking for the LBM to own the following responsibilities;

• Delivering excellent service to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction
• Maintain departmental inventory at desired levels for maximum turnover and profitability
• Motivate and manage the sales team to meet sales objectives through training and mentoring
• Contribute to store goals by achieving assigned sales targets for the department
• Be familiar with and keep up to date on the prices and practices of competitors
• Keep up to date with new building materials and lumber products, including their uses, advantages, and disadvantages
• Creating business strategies to attract new customers, expand store traffic, and enhance Profitability
• Semi-annual performance reviews
• Review Corporate updates and newsletters weekly on Connect to stay current on new items and Processes
• Attend store meetings as required (meetings may be after store hours)

Work in a safe manner and complete all required safety training in accordance with provincial and federal safety legislation.

Requirements:

• Must have previous supervisory experience
• Sales experience required
• Must have hands-on work experience within the lumber industry
• Exceptional Customer service in a retail environment 
• Basic building code knowledge is an asset

Compensation/ Benefits:

• $50-60K Salary
• Full benefits, deferred profit sharing plan