Builder merchant Work, Jobs in Tonbridge (with Salaries)

Regional Director- Contract Operations
City Plumbing —Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
18h
Regional Trading Director
City Plumbing —Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Full-time
- Sales
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
12h
Sales Assistant
The Builders Merchants Ltd —Gravesend
- £17,500 a year
- Part-time
- Business development
- Organisational skills
- Computer skills
Quick apply
5d
Internal Sales Assistant
Sussex Plumbing Supplies —Hailsham
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Computer skills
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
10d
Showroom Sales Assistant
Sussex Plumbing Supplies —Heathfield
- Full-time
- Sales
- CAD
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Forklift Driver and Warehouse Operative
Payless Builders Merchants —Rochester
- £34,500 - £34,973 a year
- Full-time
- Heavy lifting
- Maintenance
- Forklift
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Production Manager
Supreme Concrete —Sittingbourne
- Data analysis skills
- Supervising experience
- Presentation skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Branch Manager Designate
Alsford Timber —Hailsham
- £30,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Leadership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
Quick apply
11d
Yard Operative
Parker Building Supplies —Uckfield
- Full-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- Forklift
- Paid training
- Annual leave
Quick apply
10d
HGV Class 2 HIAB Driver
Chandlers Roofing Supplies —Tonbridge
- Full-time
- Customer service
- In-person
- Time management
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
5d
Tool Hire Driver Fitter - Fairalls - High Street Godstone
Fairalls Builders Merchants —Godstone
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Driving
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
HGV Class 2 HIAB Driver
Fairalls Builders Merchants —Godstone
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
HGV Class 2 HIAB Driver
Floyds Builders Merchants —London
- Overtime
- Driving
- In-person
- Mechanical knowledge
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Sales Assistant
Chandlers Roofing Supplies —Tonbridge
- Full-time
- Computer skills
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Paid training
- Annual leave
Quick apply
5d
Yard Operative
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited —London
- Up to £14.43 an hour
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Forklift
- Warehouse experience
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
7d
Hire Manager
Travis Perkins —Catford
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Training & development
- Leadership
- Employee discount
3d
Trade Counter Sales Advisor
HPS Plumbers Merchant —Burgess Hill
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Business development
Quick apply
3d
Branch Manager
Sussex Plumbing Supplies —Heathfield
- Full-time
- In-person
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Profit Centre Manager
UK Plumbing Supplies Limited —Burgess Hill
- Full-time
- Business development
- Team management
Quick apply
3d
Assistant Branch Manager
Sussex Plumbing Supplies —Hailsham
- Full-time
- Sales
- Supervising experience
- Plumbing
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply

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Regional Director- Contract Operations

City Plumbing -
Royal Tunbridge Wells

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Job details

Full-time
18 hours ago

Benefits

Additional leave
Annual leave
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Operations management
Transport schedule optimization
Delivery scheduling
Coaching
Route planning
Logistics
Cost control
Continuous improvement
Team management
Professional development mentoring
Training & development
Transport scheduling
Communication skills
Operations leadership experience
Distribution operations team management

Full job description

The Role:

As a Regional Director for our Contract Operations, you will report directly to the National Sales Director and support a total sales profile of circa £100 million. You will focus on operational excellence, service delivery, branch overhead management, and fleet efficiency. Efficient, reliable delivery and exceptional branch operations are fundamental to our contract customers' success, so you will ensure our operational capabilities scale perfectly with new account wins and existing volume demands. You will provide highly effective leadership to branch teams and work seamlessly with regional sales teams to ensure volume planning and transport optimisation are flawlessly executed.

Key Responsibilities:

Leading and embedding a zero-harm safety culture across all 15 branch sites, yards, and delivery fleets.
Ensuring 100% compliance with Group Health & Safety regulations, environmental policies, and strict adherence to transport and fleet compliance guidelines.
Taking ultimate accountability for the physical movement of products from the branch network directly to the customer's site, driving rigorous adherence to On-Time In-Full delivery targets.
Overseeing the daily execution of branch transport operations to ensure delivery schedules and dynamic vehicle routing are highly optimised.
Working hand in hand with both regional and national sales teams to ensure complete operational alignment and proactively reviewing the sales pipeline for capacity planning.
Providing effective leadership and management of branch teams, directly coaching and mentoring circa 15 Branch Managers.
Managing full accountability for regional branch overheads, transport budgets, and operational expenditure

It is highly likely you will of come from any of these backgrounds: Regional Director, Regional Manager, Regional Operations Manager, Area Manager, Area Operations Manager, Multi-Site Retail Manager, Regional Sales Director, Territory Manager, Head of Operations, Head of Retail, Operations Director, Divisional Manager, or Commercial Director.

Sectors of interest: Builders Merchants & Trade Distribution (Plumbing, Heating, HVAC, Electrical Wholesale, Timber, Roofing), DIY & Home Improvement Retail, High-Volume Supermarket & FMCG Retail, Multi-Site Hospitality & Leisure, Automotive & Industrial Supplies, or B2B Logistics & Express Delivery Operations.

You:

As a Regional Director for our Contract Operations, you'll have an innovative and agile approach to driving continuous improvement in fleet routing, load planning, and transport optimisation. You'll enjoy working collaboratively with external sales teams and building an inclusive, highly focused operational culture that improves colleague engagement and actively reduces staff turnover. You will be dedicated to acting with exceptional operational acumen and outstanding cost-control management skills.

Skills and competencies:

Proven multi-site operations and logistics management experience within trade distribution or merchanting.
Track record of managing operations supporting £50m+ to £100m+ sales profiles. Demonstrable experience leading, coaching, and developing branch/depot managers.
Deep experience in controlling multi-site operational overheads and transport budgets.
Strong logistics, routing, and transport optimisation capabilities.
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with regional sales divisions.
Data-literate with the ability to translate transport and stock dashboards into actionable efficiencies.
Deep understanding of branch logistics, stock management, and service delivery metrics.
Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety regulations, fleet management, and transport compliance standards (e.g., FORS, O-Licence requirements).
A background specifically within plumbers merchanting, HVAC, or contract building materials distribution is preferred.

Us:

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

Benefits Package and Cultural Environment:

Leadership Autonomy: Backing from your National Sales Director to challenge traditional practices and shape your region.
Recognition & Reward: Highly competitive executive package
Lucrative performance bonus
Company car or allowance
Growth Opportunities: Unrivalled career development prospects across the group
Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
Life assurance
Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
Financial education and loans
Flexible working options
A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
And more!

#BelongWithUs

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment

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