What are the responsibilities and job description for the Branch Manager position at MEI - Total Elevator Solutions?
About MEI
MEI, a Minnesota based commercial elevator manufacturing and service company is looking for a Branch Manager to join our team. MEI is a thriving company with a fun team-oriented atmosphere. MEI cares deeply about their employees, fosters a great work environment, and provides opportunities to give back to the community.
This position offers competitive compensation and benefit package. Are you passionate about making a change? Do you enjoy bringing new ideas to the table? If this sounds like you, apply at MEI today.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- 401(k) & matching up to 3%
- ESOP with company discretionary contributions
- Health Savings Account/ Flexible Spending Account
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- 3 Weeks Paid Time Off and 9 Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Earn 8 hours PTO for 8 hours of volunteering
Location: St. Louis, MO
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: M-F
About the Role
This position provides the strategic leadership needed to achieve the goals of MEI – St. Louis by providing the direction and business judgment to our Field Operations within our St. Louis Branch.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for establishing, measuring, and enforcing goals for Service, Repair, Modernization, and New Construction, with assistance from VP of Field Operations
- Work with and lead field employees, sales representatives, and office personnel in meeting and exceeding established goals in Service, Repair, Modernization & New Construction.
- Establish financial and operating targets with assistance from VP Field Operations.
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate the department operating performance.
- Participate as a Manager in the development of the corporation’s plans and programs.
- Collaborate with Account Managers to develop new accounts, positive relationships with customers, and MEI influence in the geographic region.
- Review and make decisions on proposals/contracts outside of normal scope and margin requirements
- Conduct regularly scheduled team meetings complete with agenda topics and employee interaction
- Develop credibility for the finance team by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends to assist the Leadership Team in performing their responsibilities
- Execute additional tasks as needed
Experience
- A bachelor’s degree
- 5-10 years related experience
- Leadership experience with appropriate industry experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Skills
- Excellent negotiator who is experienced in contracts
- Resourceful, problem-solver, able to prioritize and multitask
- Uses good business judgment in providing and allocating resources.
- Detail oriented and organized
- Able to communicate effectively with great people skills & a sense of humor
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Self-motivated and work independently with minimum supervision
- Unshakeable integrity
Physical Demands
Position requires approximately 70% sitting, 15% walking and 15%
standing. The ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel and to reach with hands and arms on a frequent basis is required. Position requires the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl on an occasional basis. Also, the position requires the ability to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words. The position requires close visual acuity at 20 inches or less. The ability to lift the equivalent of 50 pounds on an occasional basis is required. The job holder is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and is exposed to moderate noise (e.g., business office machines such as computers and printers, light traffic).
MEI’s 50 years in the elevator industry gives us an unparalleled ability to handle both custom and standard elevator projects with ease.
EOE/AA
