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Credit Manager

£competitive plus benefits

Leicester, Leicestershire

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If you are looking to expand your career in credit management then BSS may have the perfect opportunity for you!

What you'll do

We are looking to recruit a Credit Manager to lead the BSS credit team in Leicester reporting into the BSS Finance Director. Working as part of the BSS leadership team to execute sound collections strategies and procedures to maximise cash collections and maintain an acceptable level of debt. The BSS Credit Team manager over 8,000 live customer accounts (which range from national customers to small sole traders) with a £multi-million ledger value, you’ll employ resource planning techniques to manage workloads and optimise efficiencies, and performance management practices to build skills, knowledge and competence across your team.

In addition to the above, your technical knowledge of credit management, credit risk and litigation and excellent customer service and communication skills will put you front and centre to resolve complex/escalated queries to help minimise the impact on collectability of debt and influence a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders to ensure actions taken are understood and best practice followed.

Is this you? 

- ICM qualifications or to be studying towards them
- To be an experienced credit professional with management experience
- Experience of leading and managing large teams (20+ colleagues)
- To be able to demonstrate commercial and financial acumen
- To be people oriented and demonstrate strong leadership skills
- A proven track record of performance and process improvement
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to interpret MI and drive change as required

What’s in it for you?

Joining the Travis Perkins group means joining a reputable and expanding business offering great company benefits such as discounts across our businesses and the support of an employer who values your development as much as you do.  
 
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
- Competitive performance related bonus
- Save-as-you-earn scheme
- Buy-as-you-earn scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses.
 
A bit about us

BSS is the leading distributor of pipeline and heating solutions in the UK and Ireland, with over 50 branches and two distribution centres, having a history dating back to 1899. Part of the Travis Perkins Group which has over 26 businesses, 25,000 colleagues and more than 2,000 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!
 
Click to apply, if you're ready for your next exciting challenge!



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