Regional General Manager

Position Summary:

As a Regional General Manager, you will provide direction, leadership, and practical guidance in facilitating success in Würth Wood Group’s sales growth, business development, profitability objectives, optimizing warehouse management systems, and managing high-volume wholesale shipments in our Chattanooga, TN and Atlanta, GA branches. Lead and guide Territory Sales Managers in successfully developing their territories and Operations Managers in successfully owning warehouse operations. This role requires collaboration with local operations managers to achieve operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervision: Support, lead and manage non-exempt employees, ensuring efficient performance.
• Hands-On Management: Perform similar tasks as supervised employees to understand and resolve operational and sales issues.
• Inventory and Logistics: Implement, manage, and optimize inventory control and logistics.
• Work Environment: Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workspace in line with company standards.
• Communication: Effectively communicate with customers and coworkers, both verbally and in writing. Ensure effective communication of company and region performance on key metrics to all branch employees on a weekly basis at a minimum.
• Policy Compliance: Ensure adherence to the Operations Manual and company policies.
• Safety Standards: Understand and enforce Motor Carrier Safety/DOT guidelines.
• Leadership: Manage and provide on-site support and guidance to a group of operations managers.
• Collaboration: Foster a team-oriented environment and work collaboratively with other operations managers.

Position Qualifications:

• Experience: Proven experience in managing high-volume wholesale shipments and warehouse operations. Proven experience in managing sales teams.
• Skills: Strong problem-solving, decision-making, written, and oral communication skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and internet use. Knowledge of WMS, GEO TAB, LYTX, EPOD, and Agility/Agility Mobile App is preferred.
• Operational Knowledge: Familiarity with WWG operational procedures is advantageous.
• Certification: Forklift certification and knowledge of safe equipment operation.
• Personal Attributes: Self-starter with an ownership mentality and a neutral mindset.
• Project Management: Ability to manage expenses and complete projects within reasonable timelines.
• Travel: Willingness to travel extensively to different branches as required.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Increase sales within territories.
• Cost reduction and efficiency improvements in warehouse operations.
• On-time delivery and order accuracy rates.
• Adherence to safety and compliance standards.
• Employee productivity and engagement levels.

Additional Expectations:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Coachable and adaptable, able to pivot as needed to meet operational demands.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various teams and manage multiple people effectively.

About Würth Wood Group:

It all started in 1983 in Charlotte, North Carolina as a clear vision for serving custom cabinet builders, commercial fixture and millwork companies. With well-defined goals, hard work and honest, dependable service, Charlotte Hardwood Center began to grow. Adding 12 more locations in 7 states over the next 25 years, the company, under the umbrella name The Hardwood Group, became the premier lumber and woodworking distributor in the Southeast.

In 1999, The Würth Group of Künzelsau, Germany purchased The Hardwood Group, giving their customers access to an even wider variety of services, cost efficiencies and new products such as the Würth line of products that are recognized throughout the world as innovative and of the highest quality.

In the summer of 2006, The Hardwood Group formally changed the name of all its branches to Wurth Wood Group. Known by their customers as the distributor who "works hard for us," Wurth Wood Group is passionate about their customers and focused on making them more successful. Not only do Wurth Wood Group customers get to take advantage of a well trained, knowledgeable sales team, efficient operations and the broadest product range in the industry, additional support comes from Finishing Specialists, Würth Product Specialists, Architectural Products Specialists, "Green" Building Products Specialists, and other highly trained personnel that are readily available for on-site training and consultation.

From lumber and plywood, to surfacing products, tools, finishes, and specialty hardware, Wurth Wood Group continues to lead the way in offering custom cabinet shops, furniture, store fixture, millwork, and casework manufacturers the highest quality materials, brands and product range available.

Vision: In our trading territories, Wurth Wood Group will become the most recognized and successful distributor of products serving the cabinet and woodworking industry. People will prefer to do business with us because we have earned their trust as their single source of supply.

• Innovative, high quality products with a record of proven performance.
• Consistent, reliable deliveries and order fulfillment.
• Continuous operations efficiencies and improvements.
• Competitive, yet profitable pricing.

Mission: We are passionate about our customers and work hard on their behalf. People are considered the most important component of our organization. We take the lead in offering quality products and outstanding service. We are a team and everyone works hard to do their part for a shared success.

Location:

Chattanooga: 234 Direct Connection Dr.,  Rossville, GA 30741

Atlanta: 5075 Buford Hwy, Norcross, GA 30071