Profit Center manager

Branch Manager - Trade Plumbing, Heating & Bathroom Supplies

Location: Oxford Plumbing Supplies

Salary: Negotiable DOE + Company Car Allowance + Profit Share

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Lead Your Own Business - With the Backing of the UK’s #1 Independent Plumbing Merchant

We’re looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Branch Manager to take ownership and become the Profit Center Manager of our Oxford Plumbing Supplies site, part of UK Plumbing Supplies - the UK’s largest independent group of plumbing & heating merchants.

This is a rare opportunity to run your own large site with the full autonomy to make local decisions on stock, sales, pricing, people, and performance - without corporate red tape. You’ll lead from the front, grow your customer base, manage your team, and drive profit like it’s your own business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading all day-to-day operations of the Oxford Plumbing Supplies site
• Setting local strategy to drive sales, customer growth, and margin
• Managing the site team across sales, warehouse, admin and delivery
• Building strong relationships with local trade customers and key accounts
• Controlling stock profiles, purchasing, site overheads and forecasting
• Ensuring safety, compliance, and presentation standards across the site
• Developing your team through hands-on leadership and coaching

Who You Are

• A confident people leader with experience either running a trade / merchant site or within senior sales for Plumbing, Heating or Bathroom supplies
• Commercially sharp - you understand P&L, margin, cost control, and what it means to run a profitable operation
• Passionate about customer service and building long-term local relationships
• Hands-on, proactive and comfortable making decisions at pace
• Strong in planning, communication and motivating others to succeed
• Holds a full UK driving licence (essential)

Why Join Us?

At Oxford Plumbing Supplies, you’ll get the freedom of a business owner with the security and backing of a larger group. Our decentralised model gives you space to grow, with a trusted network of 320+ sites and no red tape slowing you down.

• A competitive salary + company car allowance
• Uncapped profit share directly tied to your site’s performance
• Company pension scheme, life assurance & healthcare benefits
• Opportunities for senior progression across the larger network

If you’re ready to take full ownership of a site and build something that’s truly yours - we want to hear from you.

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