Branch Manager – Southend, Essex

Who We Are

We’re the UK’s largest builders’ merchant! With over 500 branches, we provide everything from timber and bricks to kitchens, tools, and equipment. We’re a supportive team offering great career opportunities and the chance to develop new skills. Whether you’re in the office, on the shop floor, or handling deliveries, there’s a place here for you to grow. Join us today and see why we’re the trusted choice for builders!

What You’ll Be Doing

As the go-to person at our Southend branch, you’ll lead a fantastic team, build strong relationships with customers, and ensure the branch stays profitable and runs like clockwork. This fast-paced, rewarding role has you working with an experienced and ambitious team across our builders merchant and tool hire services. You’ll be right in the action with plenty of customer interaction, keeping everything buzzing and running smoothly. You’ll drive our success by smashing sales targets, boosting profit, and ensuring the team delivers top-notch service with safety at the heart of everything! You’ll also work closely with the Tool Hire RD to coordinate sales, purchasing, distribution, warehousing, yard operations, safety, and drive overall branch efficiency.

What’s In It For You?

Joining the UK’s largest builders’ merchant means endless growth opportunities. You’ll be part of a supportive team where your skills truly matter. With over 500 branches nationwide, there’s always room to learn, progress, and make a real impact.

We offer:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses

• Save-as-you-earn & Buy-as-you-earn schemes for smart financial growth

• Generous pension scheme

• Exclusive discounts across various businesses (including 20% off at Toolstation)

• Wellbeing support to help you feel your best

• MyPerks discounts at top retailers, restaurants, and more!

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm, with two Saturdays every 4 weeks (8:00 am – 12:00 pm). Enjoy your weekends off!

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Leading a High-Performing Team: Inspire, coach, and develop your team to achieve targets and deliver exceptional service.

• Customer-First Approach: Build strong, lasting relationships with customers and suppliers to create an excellent experience every time.

• Driving Sales & Operational Excellence: Lead sales strategies that boost revenue while managing stock, deliveries, and day-to-day operations.

• Safety & Compliance: Maintain top health and safety standards and ensure a safe, efficient working environment.

• Team Growth & Development: Recruit, train, and mentor your team, focusing on career progression and creating a positive work culture.

Who You Are

You’ll need to be:

• A Strong Leader: You know how to motivate, delegate, and develop your team, empowering them to take ownership of key areas.

• A Delegator: You trust your team to take responsibility and lead independently.

• Collaborative & Open to Learning: You embrace leadership and are always seeking ways to improve and learn from others.

• A Skilled Communicator: You build strong relationships with both customers and colleagues.

• Customer-Focused: You always put the customer first, maximizing sales opportunities across the branch.

• Organized & Efficient: You can plan and prioritize to manage your workload and your team’s.

• Financially Literate: You use financial and statistical data to make informed decisions.

• A Culture Builder: You create an inclusive and positive environment that motivates the team and keeps customers coming back.

• Commercial Decision-Maker: You make business decisions that benefit both the customer and the branch.

• Competitively Aware: You stay informed about competitors and use that knowledge to drive success.

• Business-Minded: You treat the branch like your own business, striving for continuous improvement.

• Compliance-Focused: You ensure the branch meets all legal requirements and keeps up with market trends.

How to Apply

Ready to be part of something big? Apply now and join a company that values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the chance to succeed.

If you’re offered the role, it will be a conditional offer, subject to a few background checks. These include a criminal record check (basic DBS), adverse financial check, media search & occupational history review. We do this to ensure we’re keeping both our business and customers safe, and we appreciate your understanding.

Got a question about this vacancy? Connect with the Recruitment Business Partner here.

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HGV Driver – Class 2 -MALDON

Monday – Friday 6.30am – 4pm and every other Saturday 8am -12pm

No evenings or overnights!

Drive Your HGV Career Forward with Travis Perkins – HIAB training provided!

What’s in it for you?

• Sociable hours: No overnight stays or late evenings, giving you an excellent work/life balance.

• Full-time, permanent hours: Employed directly with Travis Perkins.

• Competitive salary: Plus bonus earning potential that YOU control by driving safely and efficiently (total potential bonus £2,700 per year).

• Periodic CPC training: Fully funded and arranged by the branch.

• Staff discounts: Enjoy 20% off at Toolstation and across our Group businesses.

• 22 days holiday + bank holidays: Plus yearly pay reviews to recognize and reward commitment.

• Share schemes: Potential profit from selling shares of the business.

• Company pension: Flexible contribution options.

• Ongoing development: We’re committed to your career progression, with many of our managers and directors having started in similar roles.

What will you be doing?
You’ll be delivering building materials from our branch to local customers, making sure everything’s safe and sound. You’ll load up your vehicle with the HIAB, double-check it’s all properly packed and legal, and then hit the road. As our face on the road, you’ll keep it professional while making around 14 drops a day, then head back to the branch to reload when needed.

Who you are

• Requirements: You’ll need a Class 2 driving license, up-to-date CPC records, and have held a Category B license for 12+ months.

• HIAB experience: Don’t have HIAB experience? No problem! We’ll fund your HIAB training.

• Customer-focused: You’ll be confident building and developing relationships with customers.

• Safety-focused: You’ll prioritize safety in every aspect of your work, completing tasks in a professional manner.

Who we are
We’re the UK’s biggest builders’ merchant! With over 500 branches, we supply everything from timber and bricks to kitchens, tools, and equipment. We’re a friendly, welcoming team offering great career opportunities and the chance to learn new skills. Whether you’re in the office, serving customers, or making deliveries, there’s a place for you to grow. Come see why we’re the go-to for builders—join us today!

How to Apply
Ready to be part of something big? Apply now and join a company that truly values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the opportunity to succeed.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday,

We are BSS. With over 110 years of heritage, we are the UK’s leading distributor of heating, pipeline, process, and mechanical services equipment. As a proud part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, we provide an unrivalled service from over 1,400 branches across the Group. We combine technical expertise with a nationwide reach to ensure our customers get the products they need, with the smile they deserve. Get to know us at https://www.bssindustrial.co.uk/about-us

What’s it like to be an Internal Branch Sales Assistant? In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our Branch Sales Team. This is a fast-paced, relationship-driven position where your goal is to maximise every opportunity and help us expand our customer base. You aren’t just taking orders; you are building the partnerships that keep the industry moving.

• Relationship Builder: Most of our customers are regulars. You’ll develop friendly, professional rapport over the phone and via email to ensure they keep coming back to us.

• Sales Specialist: You’ll handle customer enquiries with speed and accuracy, identifying new accounts and proactively upselling smart solutions to meet their project needs.

• Order Champion: You’ll coordinate with the wider branch team and our suppliers to ensure every transaction is smooth from start to finish—making sure orders are delivered on time and in full.

• Face of the Branch: While your primary focus is phone and email, you’ll also be involved in face-to-face customer service on our busy trade counter.

• Safety First: You’ll champion our non-negotiable safety culture across every element of the role. Safety first, always.

Do you have what it takes? We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, enthusiastic, and highly organised. While product knowledge is a massive plus, we’ll provide full training if you have the right sales-focused mindset.

• You’re a Communicator: You have experience in a phone-based sales or customer service role and know how to build trust with a diverse range of people.

• You’re Organised: You can manage a busy inbox and a ringing phone while maintaining sharp attention to detail.

• You’re Tech-Savvy: You have good numerical and computer skills, essential for processing orders accurately and navigating our systems.

• You’re an Energetic Team Player: You’re focused on hitting goals and eager to contribute to the branch’s success.

• You’re Proactive: You don’t just wait for the phone to ring—you look for ways to develop new business and support your colleagues.

What’s in it for you?

• Make your job a journey – Huge opportunities for career growth, including leadership training and development programmes across the Travis Perkins Group.

• Competitive salary – With bonus earning potential! We achieve together, so we earn together too.

• Enhanced pension scheme – Prepare for your future with matched contributions up to 10% (Conditions apply).

• Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, Travis Perkins, and wider savings across the group.

• Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours and no evenings.

• Fit for success – Health & Wellbeing support, including DigiCare, Cycle to Work, and our Wellbeing Centre.

• ShareSave – Own a piece of our collective success by investing in group shares.

What about our culture? Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. By sharing our knowledge, we create an unrivalled customer experience. We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer where you can thrive as your authentic self. 

You be you, it makes us, us.

We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.

HGV Driver – Class 2 – Dunmow, Essex

No evenings or overnights!

Drive Your HGV Career Forward with Travis Perkins – HIAB training provided!

What’s in it for you?

• Sociable hours: No overnight stays or late evenings, giving you an excellent work/life balance.

• Full-time, permanent hours: Employed directly with Travis Perkins.

• Competitive salary: Plus bonus earning potential that YOU control by driving safely and efficiently (total potential bonus £2,700 per year).

• Periodic CPC training: Fully funded and arranged by the branch.

• Staff discounts: Enjoy 20% off at Toolstation and across our Group businesses.

• 22 days holiday + bank holidays: Plus yearly pay reviews to recognize and reward commitment.

• Share schemes: Potential profit from selling shares of the business.

• Company pension: Flexible contribution options.

• Ongoing development: We’re committed to your career progression, with many of our managers and directors having started in similar roles.

What will you be doing?
You’ll be delivering building materials from our branch to local customers, making sure everything’s safe and sound. You’ll load up your vehicle with the HIAB, double-check it’s all properly packed and legal, and then hit the road. As our face on the road, you’ll keep it professional while making around 14 drops a day, then head back to the branch to reload when needed.

Who you are

• Requirements: You’ll need a Class 2 driving license, up-to-date CPC records, and have held a Category B license for 12+ months.

• HIAB experience: Don’t have HIAB experience? No problem! We’ll fund your HIAB training.

• Customer-focused: You’ll be confident building and developing relationships with customers.

• Safety-focused: You’ll prioritize safety in every aspect of your work, completing tasks in a professional manner.

Who we are
We’re the UK’s biggest builders’ merchant! With over 500 branches, we supply everything from timber and bricks to kitchens, tools, and equipment. We’re a friendly, welcoming team offering great career opportunities and the chance to learn new skills. Whether you’re in the office, serving customers, or making deliveries, there’s a place for you to grow. Come see why we’re the go-to for builders—join us today!

How to Apply
Ready to be part of something big? Apply now and join a company that truly values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the opportunity to succeed.