General Manager Program

General Manager Program

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Job Category : Operations Management Requisition Number : GENER003831 Showing 1 location Job Details

Description

Objective

Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company has an immediate opening for our General Manager program (GMIT) at any of our locations in Texas.

We are looking for candidates that have 5-10 years of management experience with a background in building materials who can help grow our markets.

Throughout this program, you will become accustomed to the essential duties and responsibilities of our operations, gain knowledge about company policies and procedures, allowing you to quickly step into the next General Manager role within our company.

Once training is complete, you will need to be open to relocation to any of the five states that we operate in.

The ideal General Manager program candidate will have a minimum of five years of general management experience in building materials and have the ability to relocate to any of the five states that we currently operate in.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities : The following are the essential duties and responsibilities of the Job. Other duties, responsibilities, or tasks may be assigned as required by management.

• Help to optimize sales and profits at the assigned operation. Develop goals and objectives in conjunction with the Regional Vice President.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients. Provide quality customer service through personal interaction with clients and associates.

Promote awareness of the Company and its products and services.

Manage inventory, property, and equipment to ensure the Companys assets are adequately protected and to increase returns and minimize shrink.

Identify trends and take proactive or remedial action to handle business situations.

• Ensure the operation is staffed with qualified, motivated, and engaged associates.
• Develop and train to maximum potential through regular coaching and training from the General Manager and RVP.
• Learn, understand, and utilize FGs policies and procedures, General Manager duties and responsibilities, and become well-versed in FGs software systems (BisTrack, UKG, etc.).
• Attend and participate in all Company-sponsored training programs as required.
• Perform any other duties, responsibilities, or tasks as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Education and / or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of five years of related experience.
• Industry knowledge of building materials and hardlines products is required.
• Previous supervisory experience is preferred.
• Experience using Microsoft Office, such as Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to multi-task.

Qualifications

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and the ability to read engineering drawings.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure and the ability to compute rate, ratio, and percents.
• The Associate must have a valid Drivers License issued by the state of residence and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to solve practical problems, deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and can interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an Associate to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is regularly required to talk or hear and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The associate frequently is required to stand; walk; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls;

and reach with hands and arms.

• The Associate is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The Associate must regularly lift or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We seek and encourage a diversity of skills, talents, and viewpoints in our workplace.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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