Site Manager
Elliotts is a family-owned builders merchant that’s been helping the south build since 1842. We’re in the business of doing great work with great people. Become part of our incredible team!
Job type: Full time
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Southampton
About Elliotts
Elliotts is an independent builders' merchant serving customers across the South of England. Founded in 1842, we remain family owned and focused on doing things properly.
We keep things straightforward - know our customers, work safely, deliver reliably, and support each other as a team. Decisions are made locally, close to the work.
The business is led by Tom, the great-great-great grandson of the founder. That long-term, hands-on approach shapes how we operate and how we look after our people.
Many of our team build long careers here. It's a stable, supportive environment where people take pride in their work and back each other day to day.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Elliotts in a newly created senior leadership role, taking full ownership of one of our largest and most strategically important operations.
This isn't a traditional Branch Manager role. It's an opportunity to lead a large, multi-function business with significant commercial potential, bringing together several operational areas into one high-performing operation.
We're looking for a commercially minded leader who enjoys building great teams, improving performance and driving sustainable growth.
You'll lead a team of managers across multiple functions, setting the direction for the site while creating a culture where people work together to deliver outstanding service and commercial results.
With full accountability for performance, you'll have the autonomy to make decisions, improve efficiency, identify opportunities for growth and shape the future of the operation.
Success in this role will come from your ability to lead through others, bring people together and balance commercial performance with operational excellence.
What you'll be doing
Lead and develop a team of managers across multiple operational functions.
Take full commercial ownership of a large, complex operation with significant revenue potential.
Drive sales growth, profitability and operational performance.
Create one high-performing culture across the site.
Improve processes, remove barriers and ensure teams work together effectively.
Identify opportunities to grow revenue, improve customer service and maximise efficiency.
Build strong relationships across the wider business.
About you
You'll be an experienced senior leader who enjoys taking ownership and delivering results.
You'll have:
Proven experience leading large operational teams through other managers.
Strong commercial awareness with P&L responsibility.
The ability to influence, inspire and unite different teams behind a common goal.
Confidence to make decisions and take accountability.
A track record of improving business performance and driving growth.
Experience within building materials, builders' merchants, distribution or retail would be an advantage, but we're equally interested in exceptional leaders from other commercial sectors.
What’s in it for you?
Annual profit share scheme and Manager bonus
Private healthcare
Company car or car allowance
Contributory pension scheme
24/7 wellbeing support
Enhanced Family leave - Maternity up to 6 months full pay, Paternity up to 4 weeks full pay
Unlimited training – sky’s the limit
Staff discounts
Christmas Hamper
Monthly Pizza on us
- Team
- Customer Service Team
- Locations
- Southampton
Southampton
Perks of the job
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Unlimited training
There’s no cap on how much we’ll invest in your career. Join Elliotts and you’ll take ownership of your own development, with endless opportunities to learn, grow and develop. -
Profit Share
We run this business together, so when we do well, so do you! -
Family friendly
We offer our team enhanced pay for maternity and paternity leave. You’ll get 6 months full pay for maternity and 4 weeks full pay for paternity, going above and beyond the statutory requirements. We’ll even send you a baby hamper to celebrate the occasion.
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Team Trust Fund
We’ve also established a Team Trust Fund which aims to assist staff with a wide range of issues in a private and dignified manner, the door is always open and we support as much as we can. Whatever life throws at you, we’ve got your back.
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Pension contribution
We contribute 5.5% of salary to your workplace pension (2.5% above the government minimum)
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The little things
We’re running out of space…but whether it’s long service awards, payday pizza, recognition for a job well done, our famous Christmas hampers, staff discount or simply the friendly culture, we go the extra mile so you feel like a valued member of our incredible team.
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Wellbeing
The wellbeing of our teams is important to us and we provide a range of benefits to support you, including 24 hour access to GPs, confidential mental health support, physiotherapy as well as financial and wellbeing support when you need it.
What's it like at Elliotts?
One word comes up all the time. Friendly.
We’re not big on bureaucracy. But we ace ambition.
And when you need help, you’ll have some of the brightest, friendliest people at hand.
About Elliotts
Elliotts is a family-owned builders merchant that’s been helping the south build since 1842.
We’re in the business of doing great work with great people.
Become part of our incredible team!