General Manager Jobs | Adrian Steel Plant City Jobs

General Manager Jobs | Adrian Steel Plant City Jobs

Advanced Work Vans, a leader in cargo upfit solutions, is looking for a General Manager to lead our retail location in Lakeland, supporting the Tampa market. We seek a developmental leader who can inspire our team members, drive business results, and foster the location’s growth. The General Manager Role is not just about giving instructions to team members but about providing direction, support, coaching, and mentoring to help our teams succeed and offering a platform for your own professional growth and development.

The General Manager will be crucial in ensuring our strategic goals are met through established operational policies, creating and maintaining budgets, managing employees, and more. This role is not just about overseeing operations but about driving the success of our retail location in Lakeland and the entire Tampa market.

The Essential Duties Of The Role Include

• Overall responsibility for the local operation
• Ensure customers, dealers and strategic partners are supported in a manner that delivers an exceptional customer experience
• Create a strategy, annual budget, and business plan
• Establish goals and objectives for sales, inventory, and production to support the plan
• Responsible for the operation’s performance to key business metrics
• Responsible for all local HR, staffing and safety activities
• Ensure Safety for all employees, customers, visitors, etc
• Establish budgets that are continuously monitored for performance to budget
• Responsible for leading and participating in continuous improvement efforts
• Lead by example to develop and foster a one-team approach environment
• Develop and strengthen employees and break down any roadblocks that are identified
• Responsible for approving all payroll-related items for the employees (PTO, UTM, etc.)
• Support collaboration with Inside Sales and Fleet Account Executives to foster a one-team approach environment to enhance the overall customer experience

The Key Behaviors/skills Required For This Role Are

• Integrity, leadership, and team development
• Foster team environment
• Must be able to handle complex assignments and multitask
• Results-oriented; Exceeds goals and pushes self and others for results
• Understand the local market and have strong knowledge of vocational trades
• Expert on process compliance and all sales tools
• Identify and communicate risk immediately
• Ability to negotiate and communicate effectively (written, verbal, and technical device)

Education Required For This Role

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; company will consider a combination of education and experience
• Previous Leadership experience with a strong ability to develop people
• Previous experience in Microsoft Office, Email and Calendar skills is preferred

Additional Requirements

• Must meet and maintain all requirements to be a ‘Driver’ as defined in Adrian Steel Fleet Corporate Driving Policy.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Acceptable driving record (Adrian Steel authorized)

Benefits Offered As a Full-Time Employee

• 401K
• Medical / Health Savings Account
• Dental
• Employee Assistance
• Teladoc
• Group Life
• Short / Long Term Disability
• Health & Wellness Programs
• Vision
• Voluntary Benefits include Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

We are committed to fostering a safe work environment-one that celebrates diversity, offers equal opportunities and where all employees feel secure, involved, valued, and respected. We do not tolerate discrimination, unlawful harassment, hate-related behavior, or threats of workplace violence.