Profit Centre Manager
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About EMCO Corporation
EMCO Corporation is one of Canada's leading construction wholesale distribution businesses, serving contractors and partners across the country. Backed by more than 115 years of experience, we combine the strength and stability of a national organization with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a growing business.
Our purpose is to help build stronger communities by delivering the products, expertise, and service that support critical systems in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across Canada.
What makes EMCO Corporation different is our people and culture.
Our teammates are empowered to make decisions, develop customer relationships, drive growth, and shape the future of their business. We provide the tools, support, and mentorship needed to succeed, while encouraging initiative, accountability, and innovation.
Our culture is built on four core values
Fairness & Caring
Trust & Respect
Generous Listening
Straight Talk
Diversity, Inclusion & Opportunity
EMCO Corporation is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where every teammate can succeed. We believe that diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ideas make us a stronger organization and better partner to our customers.
We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and individuals from all backgrounds. We are particularly committed to increasing representation of women in leadership and throughout the construction wholesale industry by creating an environment where talent, performance, and potential drive opportunity.
Why Join EMCO Corporation?
Learn from experienced leaders and mentors!
Participate in industry-leading training and development programs.
Competitive salary, benefits, pension, and profit-sharing programs
Long-term career growth with one of Canada's most respected organizations
Team-oriented culture that supports work-life balance.
As a Profit Centre Manager, you will develop and lead all business operations at the Profit Centre. The Profit Centre Manager is accountable for growing the business while sustaining consistent profitability.
To experience success in the position, you will:
Lead by example and represent the Profit Centre in a professional manner
Uphold our core values and ethics with every interaction
Inspire teammates in the Profit Centre towards strategic initiatives and operational objectives
Recruit, develop, coach, mentor and lead a world-class team
Act like an entrepreneur to develop new strategies, market opportunities and business processes
Build strong customer and vendor relationships
Generously listen, communicate, collaborate and influence teammates, customers, and business partners
Act in a safe manner, following all safety guidelines at the Profit Centre and at all customer locations including job sites
Additional duties involve
- Achieve sales, gross profit- and profit-sharing goals through the recruitment, development, training, coaching, evaluation, and management of the Profit Centre Team
- Determine targeted customer account potential, establish sales goals for those accounts and hold the sales team accountable for achieving those goals
- Analyze available financial reports and information; develop and implement appropriate strategies to increase sales and margins, improve productivity and manage assets and expenses
- Build relationships in the community to understand the marketplace, increase market share and identify new markets
- Ensure the Profit Centre meets or exceeds service expectations of customers
- Take ownership of all marketing plans and purchasing agreements
- Understand and follow all safety regulations at all customer locations as well as at the Profit Centre
- Safeguard and maintain all Profit Centre assets – buildings, trucks, equipment, inventory, and receivables
- Perform other tasks as requested by the Regional Manager
What we are looking for from you
College and/or University degree
A minimum of 3 years of wholesale distribution experience
A minimum of 2 years in a management or leadership role
Valid driver’s licence with a clean driver’s abstract
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
Possess a strong work ethic and a high standard of integrity
Driven to succeed with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to make sound business judgments
Create and nurture a positive team environment, inspiring all teammates to do their best work and to achieve the highest levels of customer and teammate satisfaction
Strong desire to strive for operational excellence
Understand purchasing and inventory control processes
Ability to learn and operate the applicable software system used to process orders
Ability to learn how to operate material handling equipment
Preferred Skills
- Previous experience with or knowledge of products sold at the Profit Centre
- Knowledge of the construction industry
- Experience using M3
- Salary Range - $65,000 - $80,000
- EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
About EMCO Corporation
National wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC, and industrial products.
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