Branch Director: job description, responsibilities and features

Territorial branches differ from the main office of the company only in location. Employees of both have the same rights and duties, but the branch director is on the career ladder one or even several steps lower than the general director.

The work of the head of the territorial division is highly responsible and tense, because he is responsible for the activities of the entire company in the territory entrusted to him.

The main task

The main task of the branch director is to be responsible for conducting business in a trusted territory. But he is not able to have a significant impact on most of the costs. In this regard, the director of the unit must find solutions to resolve the situation and justify the management the need to change the pricing policy in the region entrusted to him, based on the demand and purchasing power of the population.

Professional quality

The branch director must:

• know the laws and regulations, orders, decrees and orders related to the activities of the organization.
• own information about the specialization and profile of the company and its unit;
• present the development prospects of the branch;
• be able to develop a financial plan of the unit;
• have the ability to keep records of the economic and financial operations of the branch;
• to know how logistics is organized and how financial activities are carried out;
• be able to provide transport accessibility and service, as well as marketing products;
• own information about loading and unloading products;
• have information on the development of standards for expenditure and inventory holdings;
• be able to conclude and fulfill the terms of business contracts.
• know the basics of economics, production management, organization of labor in production, as well as safety and fire protection requirements.

A responsibility

Only a very hardworking and honest person can occupy the position of director of a branch, because responsibility lies on his shoulders:

• for the general activities of the structural unit and for the work of each of its employees;
• for the coordinated work of all services and departments of the branch;
• for performing all tasks set by the senior management;
• for spending financial and other funds of the unit;
• for property stored in warehouses and in office premises;
• for the timely provision of reports and the reliability of the data contained in it;
• for compliance with fire and technical safety rules;
• for maintaining the confidentiality of information.

Duties

The duties of the head of the territorial division are very extensive. They include:

• break-even organization of the branch;
• building the trade policy of enterprises in the region where the unit entrusted to it is located;
• rational distribution of duties among employees of the organization in the entrusted territory;
• creation of a work environment in which labor and performance discipline is respected;
• management of the unit’s activities in warehouses and offices, in accordance with the rules adopted by the company;
• control of tangible and intangible assets of the company, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
• management of the work on maintaining regular customers of the company and attracting new ones;
• inspection of the implementation of the plan outlined by the director general of the organization;
• study of the need for the company's products at the location of the branch;
• participation in the inventory of material assets of the unit;
• ensuring the safety of products and other property of the organization in warehouses;
• inspection of work on conducting operations at the warehouse, in accordance with the established reporting;
• taking all possible measures to prevent the loss of products;
• monitoring the correctness of the provision of services to customers, checking the correctness of the design and reliability of documents provided by customers;
• monitoring the availability and serviceability of fire fighting equipment, its timely maintenance;
• carrying out work in the interests of the organization and upholding its interests in all institutions and organizations.

Obligations of the director of a bank branch

The responsibilities of a division director may vary by industry. For example, the director of a bank branch, in addition to the standard set of responsibilities, should:

• To analyze the specifics of the banking services market in different regions and, based on the data received, make proposals for improving the branch's activities.
• To resolve current issues, prepare references and draft answers to incoming applications and letters from clients.
• Take measures to introduce effective methods and technologies of the bank’s work in the branch.

The rights

Like any other employee, the branch director has not only duties, but also rights, among which:

1. The study of the developments of the administration of the main office of the company, sent to the work of the branches of the enterprise.
2. Providing for the study of the management of the enterprise developments to improve the efficiency of the unit.
3. A personal request (or at the request of management) from the structural units and employees of the branch of documents and information required for the performance of official duties.
4. The right to endorse and sign documents as part of job duties.
5. Interaction with the structural departments of the company.
6. Encouraging distinguished employees, applying liability to those who violated labor and production discipline, as well as to those guilty of loss and theft.

Wage

The salary of the branch director depends on which region the organization’s division is located in. For example, the director of a Moscow branch earns twice as much as his colleague from Volgograd.

Common Truths

The features of the work of the branch director are spelled out in the corresponding job description, however, in order to occupy the position of the branch manager, it is not enough to meet the requirements that are written in it. To cope with the duties of the head of the unit, you must also have:

• Presentable appearance (after all, the branch director is the “face of the company” in the region).
• Experience in a non-managerial position in the field of activity of the organization (in order to better understand the features of the functioning of the company).
• Car (it will provide high mobility in solving many problems "on the ground").
• High sociability (after all, it will be necessary to establish relations with numerous subordinates).
• The desire for self-development and self-improvement.
• A broad outlook in management, sales, planning and analysis.

Important Nuances

In addition to the above data on the activities of the branch manager, it will not be superfluous to pay attention to the following information:

• The general director of a company can simultaneously head its branch, which is not prohibited by law.
• Also, the branch manager can occupy managerial positions in other organizations. For example, Alexander Afanasyev, vice president and director of the Rostelecom branch. In 2010, he was appointed Deputy UTK OJSC concurrently.
• The branch director is considered the middle manager. He is appointed and dismissed by the Director General. The exception is the director of the branch of the LLC. He is appointed by the company and works by proxy on his behalf.
• A person with at least two years of experience in managerial work may be appointed to the post of general director of a branch. Mandatory higher education.
• In the absence of the head of the unit (during his vacation, illness, etc.), another employee is appointed to the position of deputy director of the branch. He has the necessary competencies.
• During meetings of the organization’s management with branch directors, reports on the work done are collected and new goals and objectives are introduced.

What conclusions can be drawn? The work of the branch director is associated with great responsibility and high workloads. He must be able to lead and obey, carry out tasks and give instructions, carry out current work, analyze the past and make plans for the future.