Area Manager Review

- Leadership and management of 21 local Plumbing & Heating branches across the South-East with an area target of £38.9 million and a staff complement of +/- 86 team members. - Operational and financial management of these branches, including health & safety, sales and compliance performance. - Team training, development, engagement, and motivation. - Area and branch sales strategy planning, including new business development, customer growth and service proposition. - Human resource management for all branches within my network, including team performance, staff recruitment, reviews, reward and recognition, as well as disciplinaries. - Supplier engagement, including events, training, product offering and customer engagement.

Yes, I have.

I absolutely loved the programme, it really help me connect the theory and the practical parts that we carry out on a day-to-day basis. I really enjoyed the following areas: - Leading Leaders - Succession Planning - Project Management

The overall programme structure was good with clear time frames, requirements and tasks.

I received lots of support from my employer with regard to completing my course. The only area I would suggest making any changes to is the actual workload break down in hours, I initially anticipated about 4 to 6 hours per week, but on the back end it was 11

[This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] from LifeTime training was amazing, she supported me every step of the way and I don't think that I would have done as well as I did if it was not for her great motivation and support.

As mentioned earlier, a lot of the course work aligned with our day-to-day job which was a great support.

There are, but these are more localised.

Yes

Fantastic company to work for with loads of great opportunities.

Planning is key to everything that you do, ensure that you have a solid plan that you can work towards, this is everything from the interview process to actually doing the day-to-day job.