Branch Manager Jobs in South Africa

Unique Personnel is recruiting a Branch Manager for a construction industry branch, advertised nationally across South Africa. This is a permanent role for a senior manager who can run the whole branch: wholegoods, parts and labour sales, workshop and after-market service, people, assets, budgets and audits. Applications close on 26 November 2026.

About the company and the work

Unique Personnel is a recruitment agency, and this vacancy is for one of its clients in the construction industry. The Branch Manager is accountable for the achievement of all branch targets by effectively managing resources and assets, ensuring the adequate protection of those resources, including people, systems, data and information, and customer goodwill, and ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction at the branch.

The branch sells and services equipment, so the role covers both sides of the business: the commercial side, with sales targets across wholegoods, parts and labour, and the operational side, with workshop performance, stock, debtors and creditors, cash sales and banking, and regular internal audits.

Role details and duties

The original listing states the following responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility and accountability for the management and productivity of the branch.
• Achieving set targets for wholegoods sales, actively contributing to effective sales, marketing and service delivery.
• Achieving set targets for parts sales, actively contributing to effective sales, marketing and service delivery.
• Achieving set targets for labour sales, actively contributing to effective sales, workshop finance and service delivery.
• Managing and overseeing the customer satisfaction process.
• Managing and achieving administrative efficiencies.
• Ensuring effective human capital management.
• Ensuring effective asset (capital expenditure) management.
• Managing the budget and expenses of the branch.
• Overseeing the management of branch debtors, creditors, cash sales (parts and workshop) and banking activities.
• Overseeing stock planning and management together with the sales team and the parts manager.
• Managing the outcomes of regular internal audits.
• Various reports required by senior management.

Requirements

Only the requirements stated in the original listing are summarised here:

• Retail Management, Marketing and/or Sales Management, or Education.
• Operations Management, advantageous.
• Technical Qualification, Diploma or Degree.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in people management.
• Parts sales management, preferably in the construction industry.
• Equipment sales management, preferably in the construction industry.
• Dealer network and development management experience.
• Relevant industry workshop and after-market service management experience.
• Experience in interactions and exposure in engaging with authority at senior levels.
• Experience in B2C (business to consumer) sales and after sales service.
• Firm knowledge of Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge and experience of SAP.

The original advert does not state an experience level, so none is shown for this post.

Where to find and apply safely

Apply only through the original Careers24 listing, using the Apply button on this page. This is an external application, so the link takes you to the recruiter’s own application route. Do not pay anyone for an application, an interview or a placement, and do not share banking details or passwords with anyone claiming to recruit for this role.

Practical tips

• Show construction industry experience clearly, especially parts and equipment sales management.
• Give examples of running a branch end to end: sales targets, workshop performance, stock and audits.
• Highlight your people management track record, since at least five years in people management is required.
• Mention your SAP experience and your Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills, as both are stated requirements.
• Include dealer network and after-market service experience if you have it, as the listing calls for both.

How the process works

Read the full original listing, then apply through the original link before 26 November 2026. The reference for this vacancy is 80882. Shortlisted candidates can expect the recruiter to check their qualifications and experience against the requirements above before any interview is arranged.

Important information

This page is informational only and does not guarantee a job, an interview or any salary. Confirm the details, the closing date and the requirements in the original advert before you apply. The salary for this role is stated as Negotiable in the original listing.

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