Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Car & Excellent Benefits Area Manager - William Wilson - Scotland (South) So, who are we? We are William Wilson, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild. Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including... Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), competitive Bonus Scheme, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts. We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more! As an Area Manager covering Scotland you’ll be responsible for: Developing, motivating, and coaching your Branch Managers (circa. 11) through effective coaching, performance management, succession planning and personal development planning Translating the William Wilson Operational objectives into meaningful tactical and operational plans for the branch team. Enable the effective deployment of resources across the Area Accountable for the Area business plan and meeting all performance KPIs, including sales and margin, cost control, working capital and P&L. Achieving Sales and Margin targets are critical. Training the team in using the WW computer system, currently Strategix. Accountable for the delivery of service excellence and execution of the Customer Value Proposition Lead the recruitment and development of key roles within the Area to ensure we have the right calibre of colleagues and to create a talent pipeline within the business And here’s what we’d like you to have: Ideally a background in the trade / plumbing & heating industry Proven experience in operational / commercial management in a multi-site environment Demonstrable capability in successfully managing complex issues and delivering sustainable commercial results. Effective leadership skills – able to engage, motivate and develop colleagues at all levels Strategic thinker – ability to translate and communicate strategic goals and turn a vision into a practical business plan Able to develop and manage systems and processes, KPIs to improve performance Numeracy skills and the ability to interpret complex financial information We look forward to receiving your application! Application Closing date 30th January #ACHS150 Wolseley UK is the country’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers. We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you’ll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You’ll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world’s largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you’ll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.