4/6/2011
NAED Launches New Branch Manager University for Career Development
Resource focuses on advancing tomorrow’s leaders in the
electrical distribution industry
ST. LOUIS… The National Association of Electrical
Distributors (NAED) announces the launch of Branch Manager University. This
latest comprehensive educational resource focuses on the importance of the role
of the branch manager and caters specifically to advancing their success.
Branch Manager University is a portal that provides the
tools that branch managers need to run their operations in a profitable manner.
Here they will find a skills assessment, training tips, a forum, branch manager
curriculums, and a variety of related resources. In order to make Branch
Manager University as relevant to the real world as possible, all of the
materials were created with the input of actual branch managers who work in the
field.
“Branch managers serve in an important capacity on the front
lines of our companies,” said Foundation Chair Sandra Rosecrans, president and
CEO of City Electric Company, Inc. “From a training standpoint, there is
nothing out there as role specific as Branch Manager University. The resources
and education it provides is key to helping branch managers thrive now and in
the future.”
The different skill areas of branch management have been
divided into four categories: Customers, Operations, Financials, and Employees.
By strengthening skills in those areas, branch managers will be able to better
strategize plans for profitability, growing market share, operational
effectiveness and productivity, and maintaining a skilled and accountable
staff.
Enter Branch Manager University at www.naed.org/BMU. For
more information on the branch manager curriculum on the NAED Learning Center,
contact NAED Member Services at 888-791-2512 or memberservices@naed.org.
NAED is the trade association for the $70+ billion
electrical distribution industry. Through networking, education, research, and
benchmarking, NAED helps electrical distributors increase profitability and
improve the channel. NAED’s membership operates in approximately 4,400
locations internationally.
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