Branch Manager - Insurance jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Responsible for daily oversight, administration, and management of all operations of a branch location. Provides leadership to the branch staff so successful levels of customer experience, sales, profitability, and inventories are attained.

Essential Functions

• Plans, coordinates, and directs operational activities for the branch.
• Prepares and implements objectives and plans to support branch/company strategies, proposal coordination, key customer strategy planning, presentations, financial projections, cross market strategies, and other measurement tools.
• Coordinates the development of new supply chain solutions, systems, technology, methods, ideas, and procedures to improve sales, profits, efficiencies, automation, service and quality within a specific market.
• Coordinates with various teams to streamline operations and meet challenges.
• Improves efficiency and scalability of branch layout, workflow, and equipment.
• Utilizes warehouse management systems.
• Provides feedback from the field on customer satisfaction regarding pricing, products, promotions, service, customer needs and competition.
• Provides feedback on the performance of vendor programs/promotions within product lines and market areas and acts as a vendor alignment advisor.
• Makes customer calls and works to establish and maintain a high-level relationship with key customers or prospective accounts.
• Coordinates management contacts, stays abreast of market trends in our trade area and industry, and monitors competitive product and price situations.

• Minimum of a four-year business or trade degree or equivalent experience required.
• Three years of prior management experience including marketing, operations or sales experience, preferred.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution experience preferred.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English required.
• Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Internet, Email and SAP software.

• Plans and Aligns
• Ensures Accountability
• Business Insight
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication and reading skills.
• Ability to effectively plan and organize.

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 - 33% Frequently34 - 66% Continuously: 67 - 100%

• Lift from Waist:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100 lbs. - Not at all
• Lift from Floor:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionaly
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 100 lbs. - Not at all
• Carried for Distance:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100 lbs. - Not at all

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Frequently
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Continuously
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Not at all
• Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Occasionally
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Occasionally
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
• Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Frequently
• Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Occasionally
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer's discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.