Business Center Manager

Business Center Manager

Status

Regular, Full time

Location:

Burnaby, British Columbia

Job Description

Interested?

• Manage a business centre as if you owned it, without the financial risk. Make business decisions to ensure the success, profitability and growth of your business centre and discover a unique profit-sharing program.
• Serve a local market and be the reference for projects of all sizes. Serve a commercial clientele that knows the added value of doing business with your business centre: selection, quality and quantity.
• Work with the top manufacturers, because your business centre is part of a solid and growing national chain.

Do you have what we’re looking for?

• Strong experience as business manager or owner.
• Experience or knowledge of the distribution, electricity, B2B sales and business development sectors.
• Ability to fulfil a leadership role. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Very well-organized and motivated by success and teamwork.
• Good business sense with an excellent ability to analyse the profitability of projects, sales and inventories, along with sound negotiating and management skills.
• Strong desire to learn and develop your skills.

Challenges Awaiting You

• Manage all internal and external activities of the business centre: financial management, profitability, business development, sales, project management, customer service, purchasing, distribution, inventory and purchasing management, human resources management.
• Establish and implement an annual and medium-term business plan, targeting the business centre’s opportunities and objectives in terms of: sales, customer service, cost control, profitability and asset management.
• Build and cultivate harmonious, solid and mutually profitable long-term relationships with suppliers, customers and business partners.
• Identify and capitalize on unrealized business opportunities in the business centre’s region. Be on the lookout for medium- and large-scale investment projects within your territory and become a key partner in executing these.
• Increase the business centre’s profitability through systematic control of costs, expenses and investments.
• Develop and implement profit-maximizing pricing strategies. Monitor competitors’ activities and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Analyse the business centre’s current performance and assess opportunities to increase the level of service and ensure market-share growth.
• Apply chain-wide policies and procedures to ensure the standardization of operations.
• Provide a safe work environment. Be aware of, apply and enforce rules and legal requirements.
• Attract, hire and train staff and ensure that everyone is properly equipped to succeed.
• Support and motivate the team to maintain a positive, stimulating and productive working atmosphere.
• Encourage and promote knowledge and skill development. Be available and responsive in order to support and expand the team.
• Promote your business centre and invest in the community. Build solid partnerships to support the next generation and organizations and stand out as a local business.

What’s In It For You

We are a major player, involved in the energy transformation in Canada. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a dynamic work environment with great career opportunities. We promote autonomy and decision making.

What Sets Us Apart Is Our

• Annual profit-sharing offered to all in addition to our competitive compensation: rewarding accomplishments is part of our culture.
• A strong national network offering real opportunities to grow: our people make the difference.

Among Our Benefits

• Flexible group insurance plan customizable to your needs.
• Free health resources available 24/7: Telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Group RRSP with employer contribution and TFSA.
• Postsecondary Scholarship Program for our employee’s children.
• Charging terminals available at our facilities.
• Years of Service Recognition Program.

Come build your career with us, a growing network where our people make it happen!

Our recruitment process ensures equality and diversity. Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.