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Branch Manager
Job summary
Employer: Sussex Plumbing Supplies
Position: Sussex Plumbing Supplies – Branch Manager
Salary: Competitive
Location: Heathfield
Work arrangement: On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Closing date: 19.08.2026
Job description
SUSSEX PLUMBING SUPPLIES · PART OF IBMG
Branch Manager
Brand: Sussex Plumbing Supplies (SPS) — part of IBMG
Location: Heathfield — Sussex
Hours: Full-time, permanent — typically Mon–Fri with Saturday cover on rota
Reports to: Area General Manager
Who we are
Sussex Plumbing Supplies is a proper independent merchant — local roots, strong stock, and counter teams who actually know their trade. We’re part of IBMG, which means national buying power behind a branch that still runs on relationships and reputation. Plumbers come back to us because we sort them out. Simple as that.
The role
We’re looking for a Branch Manager to run the show — own the numbers, lead the team, and keep the trade coming back. This isn’t a desk job. You’ll be on the floor, on the phone to suppliers, and out seeing customers. You’ll carry the P&L and you’ll have the freedom to grow it your way.
Requirements
What you’ll actually be doing
- ▸Own the branch P&L — sales, screen margin, rebates and EBITDA. You’ll know your numbers cold and you’ll know what’s driving them.
- ▸Lead from the front — recruit, coach and back your team so the counter, yard and office all pull together.
- ▸Win and keep trade — grow your key accounts, chase the lapsed ones, and go after the business down the road that isn’t buying from us yet.
- ▸Run a tight ship — stock accuracy, availability, pricing discipline and credit control, so the branch is profitable and the shelves are right.
- ▸Work your suppliers — joint visits, deals, promotions and getting the right gear in at the right price.
- ▸Keep everyone safe — H&S, housekeeping and compliance done properly, not as a box-tick.What you’ll bring
- ▸A track record of running a branch or a sales operation — ideally in plumbing, heating, bathrooms or builders’ merchanting
- ▸Commercial instinct — you read a P&L, spot the leak, and fix it
- ▸Genuine leadership — people want to work for you, not just under you
- ▸Trade credibility — you can talk fittings, boilers and bathrooms with the best of them (or you’ll learn fast)
- ▸Drive — you treat the branch like it’s your own business
What’s in it for you
- ★Competitive salary that reflects what you bring to the counter
- ★Generous staff discount across every IBMG brand — kit out your own jobs for less
- ★Company pension and a proper holiday allowance that grows with service
- ★Real progression — most of our managers started on the trade counter or in the yard
- ★Employee Assistance Programme — confidential support whenever you need it
- ★A tight-knit branch team that has your back and a laugh while they’re at it
- ★The autonomy to run your branch your way — we hire managers, not box-tickers
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Sussex Plumbing Supplies — part of the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG).
