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Interstate Battery Systems of Northwestern Ohio General Manager in Lima, Ohio

Purpose of Job Responsible for the successful management of an independently-owned distributorship, to meet or exceed all operational and financial goals including gross profit generating and lead acquisition strategies. Job Components Financial:

  • Accountable for operation P&L and budget performance.
  • Review, monitor and analyze weekly scorecard and monthly distributor metrics to identify problem areas. Design and implement action plans to address deficiencies.
  • Manage distributorship accounts payable and receivable processes.
  • Develop and implement action plans for accounts with unacceptable AR balances.
  • Manage receipts and deposits processing and verification.
  • Manage inventory to coincide with selling activity to ensure proper levels.
  • Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviation through cause and effect analysis and design. Implement action plans to address deficiencies.

Customer Focus:

  • Review, monitor and look at analytics to identify markets that may be declining. Design and implement action plans to address decline.
  • Understand key account hierarchy, visit and maintain relationships with key decision makers at each account.
  • Manage dealer erosion.
  • Develop product and service competition expertise in respective market.
  • Key contact for complaints received by operation.
  • Investigate all complaints and respond to complaining customer within reasonable timeframe.
  • Work with sales team to acquire new business within region.
  • Formulate, develop, implement and measure market strategies penetration in respective market.
  • Maintain dealer files to assure all documentation is in file.

Human Capital:

  • Communicate company initiatives, and Distributor goals to operation staff to ensure clarity and alignment.
  • Establish set weekly meetings with operation staff.
  • Provide annual performance reviews for all operation staff.
  • Hire and promote individuals based on the proven behaviors that align with Distributorship values
  • Manage labor to meet utilization objectives for operation.
  • Provide performance management utilizing progressive discipline process.
  • Provide recognition and reward for team members demonstrating outstanding performance.
  • Provide consistent training and coaching to develop team members' knowledge, abilities and skills.

Process:

  • Ensure data integrity and timely submittals into reporting systems.
  • Upload/download handhelds daily
  • Process handheld data in a timely manner to ensure batches are completed daily.
  • Upload/download counter sales and balance daily.
  • Backup computers on a nightly basis.
  • Maintain computer, network and phone systems. Work with IT support as needed.
  • Answer telephones and perform front counter sales as needed
  • Receive all inventory orders in computer. Reclassify/Relabel as necessary.
  • Enter new dealers and process closed dealers to keep dealer base current.
  • Run end of month efficiently and accurately.
  • Prepare end of month documents and email reports after completed.
  • Ensure compliance with all Distributor standard operating procedures, including OSHA and DOT compliance.
  • Focus on development of best practices that provide greater productivity and efficiencies and drive distributorship revenue goals.
  • Manage routing procedures to ensure maximum utilization of equipment and manpower.
  • Provide on-going feedback for continuous process improvement.
  • Maintain needed driver qualifications in order to legally operate all vehicles in distributorship.

Qualifications

Associate degree

Minimum of 5 year

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