Regional Director - Sheffield & Lincolnshire

We are looking for a truly inspirational Regional Director for our Travis Perkins business, you will be managing a sub-region in our Midlands region, consisting of 19 branches located across Sheffield and Lincolnshire, including Alford, Boston, Chesterfield, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Mansfield, Market Rasen, Newark, Rotherham, Sheffield, Skegness, Sleaford and Worksop.  This is a successful sub region with a combined turnover of £54M, a perfect opportunity for that first RD role, candidates must live on or near patch.

With regional expansion plans already in place, we require an experienced leader who isn't satisfied with taking part, only winning.  You must be able to demonstrate vision and the ability to lead from the front, drive ambitious growth plans through proven people and strategic management, whilst focusing on safety and our customers.

The Role

Reporting to the Regional Managing Director, and supported by a Regional Operations Manager (ROM), you will be leading a team of Branch Managers, to ensure the safe execution and efficient operation of the business, ensuring achievement and improvement upon the agreed target set in the annual operating plan and continuous improvement in line with our 5-year plans. Whilst directly responsible for 19 branches across Sheffield and Lincolnshire, you will have direct responsibility for all of the teams within the sub-region, therefore, influencing skills at both a senior and operational level are a prerequisite.

Principle Accountabilities:

• You will prepare and agree with the Regional Managing Director a plan to continually develop the business within your region.
• You will understand your competitive landscape and will foster solid relationships with your key customers in order to retain and build sales.
• You will lead, motivate and inspire a team of Branch Managers, taking a proactive role in recruitment, performance and career management and ensuring adequate succession plans are in place.
• You will review the financial performance of the business to ensure monthly sales, margins, overheads and levels of utilisation are supporting the achievement of the AOP.  Where areas and trends of concern are identified, you’ll ensure appropriate plans exist to rectify promptly.
• You will ensure delivery of high-performance standards within your region in order to deliver the AOP, compliance, and best practice, promoting the business at every opportunity.
• You will be a key contributor to refining the strategy, responsible for identifying and proposing innovative solutions to key business opportunities.  
• You will understand your competitive landscape and will foster solid relationships with your key customers in order to retain and build sales.

What are we looking for?

 As a visionary leader, you will be highly motivated, innovative, tenacious and be able to work in a fast paced environment. You'll also have a great level of commercial awareness, making clear considered business decisions that will improve the region, driving efficiency, generating fantastic returns and seizing future opportunities.  You will have exceptional customer relationship management skills and the ability to create and sustain long term partnerships.  With a high level of supplier, competitor and market commercial understanding, you will be able to drive business growth to make a real difference to the bottom line.

To succeed within this role, you will need to evidence multi-site experience within a senior operational and sales role with a proven track record in delivering outstanding sales and profit performance (or) be able to clearly demonstrate competency. Being able to clearly demonstrate drive and passion that will encourage others to achieve their best, you will have the ability to create and cultivate a “one team” approach through collaboration and motivation. With exceptional communication and influencing skills you will have the ability to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders and be able to make informed decisions. 

Does this sound like you?

Being a Regional Director in Travis Perkins gives you a fantastic opportunity to excel and to continue to develop.  How will you know you are doing a great job and developing your career? Simple. We will support you with a development plan that embraces our values - we call them Cornerstones.  These are Working For Our Customers, Upholding Family Values, Being The Best, Keeping People Safe, Making Decent Returns