You Serve the Front Line
As a manager in your branch, you are on the front lines for your company. You keep the
business profitable, its employees productive and its customers happy.
Sometimes juggling these roles can be a challenge.
Your contributions play a key role in driving the success of the entire organization, and it's important you
have the tools that you need to be successful. Branch Management University is your resource for the education and information that keeps you ahead.
NAED has worked with a team of industry experts to define the skills of a good manager. Branch Management University offers a collection of tools to help managers meet branch goals, create value for their companies, be better leaders and progress in their career.
Inside you'll find:
- A three-level program Branch Management University course catalog
- Courses for managing customers, operations, financials and employees
- The latest trends and insight from tED magazine
- Industry-focused research from the NAED Education & Research Foundation's Channel Advantage Partnership
What's In It For You?
Branch management professionals that are enrolled in the University will gain a wide breadth of valuable skills, including how to:
- Drive your branch profitability
- Grow market share within your region
- Enhance operational effectiveness and productivity
- Maintain a skilled and accountable staff
A certificate will be provided at the completion so that your company can continue to acknowledge your accomplishments as you progress in the program.
What's It In For Your Company?
Distributors are in need of managers who
possess a broad range of skills to run their operations profitably.
Employees who participate in ongoing education offer their following benefits to their company:
- Increased value to the organization with higher employee satisfaction that has been proven to build retention
- Improved operations almost immediately, while building a strong leadership pipeline for tomorrow
- Competitive advantage for your company by providing competent employees that interface with customers on a daily basis
Setting the Industry's Standards
The Branch Management University program was developed to meet our member's needs. With support from the NAED Education & Research Foundation's Channel Advantage Partnership, and assistance from the Education & Development Council (EDC). NAED developed the University as a way to move the industry forward and give members their own competitive advantage.
What is the Branch Management Bootcamp? Managing a branch requires a broad range of skills. Not only are you required to make your branch profitable, but you also must hire, train, and retain your employees. In addition to all this, you also are tasked with doing it while complying with federal, state, and company guidelines - not an easy task! This is exactly why we created the Branch Management Bootcamp. This two-day bootcamp will provide you with the resource and professional network that you need to develop your skills in the four key branch management areas: Customers, Operations, Finances, Employees.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone involved in managing a location with direct reports, including branch managers, operations managers, sales managers, and warehouse managers.
Leading Your People — Managing Your Business Session
Agenda
Download August 2013 Schedule: Saint Louis, MO
August 19-20, 2013Interested, but unable to make this session? Click here to be added to the wait list.
NAED Training Center
1181 Corporate Lake Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63132
Directions I Map This
Ph: 314-991-9000
Registration Fees
Save $150 when you register before the Early Bird Deadline July 20
On or Before July 20, 2013
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After July 20, 2013
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$745 |
No refund after July 29, 2013
Hotel Information
Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport
11228 Lone Eagle Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Ph: 314-291-6700
Reservations
Click here
to make your hotel reservations online at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis
Airport using group code AED to get the special rate. You can call the
hotel at 314-291-6700 to book your room as well. Be sure to use the
group code AED to receive the discounted rate of $105 a night. Make
your hotel reservations by July 29, 2013 to get this rate
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The Branch Management Bootcamp qualifies for 12 hours to be used towards CE credits.
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What is the Branch Management Bootcamp?
Managing
a branch requires a broad range of skills. Not only are you required to
make your branch profitable, but you also must hire, train, and retain
your employees. In addition to all this, you also are tasked with doing
it while complying with federal, state, and company guidelines - not an
easy task! This is exactly why we created the Branch Management
Bootcamp. This two-day bootcamp will provide you with the resource and
professional network that you need to develop your skills in the four
key branch management areas: Customers, Operations, Finances, Employees.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone
involved in managing a location with direct reports, including branch
managers, operations managers, sales managers, and warehouse managers.
Warehouse Operations Management Session
Note: The sessions are independent of one another so attendees can take them in any order that fits their schedule.
One of the most challenging roles in electrical distribution is managing your branches. Whether the company is a multi-location entity or a standalone facility, the tasks required to effectively manage this operation can be daunting. Both have their unique challenges. In a standalone operation, or managing the headquarters office, there is a lot of support. On the other hand, there is a great deal of oversight and scrutiny. When managing a remote facility, the autonomy is usually greater; but it can sometime feel like you are out on an island. Both are critical functions, yet both require a lot of creativity and juggling skill is. Besides the trial by fire education, have we really invested enough training in these individuals to make them successful?
In this two day course, the goal is to help the participants put down the firefighter helmet and start managing this critical role more effectively. We will focus on the operation of the warehouse and how to drive profitability while managing your assets and team.
Agenda
Download July 2013 Schedule: Milwaukee, WI
July 29-30, 2013Interested, but unable to make this session? Click here to be added to the wait list.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
1201 S 2nd St
Milwaukee, WI 53204-2498
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Ph: 414-382-2000
Registration Fees
Save $150 when you register before the Early Bird Deadline June 28
On or Before June 28, 2013
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After June 28, 2013
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| $695 |
$845 |
No refund after July 8, 2013
Hotel Information
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 W. Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Ph: 414-271-7250
Directions
Reservations
Click here
to make your hotel reservations online at the Hilton Milwaukee City
Center using group code ELECTR to get the special rate. You can call the
hotel reservations direct at 414-935-5940 to book your room as well. Be
sure to use the
group code ELECTR to receive the discounted rate of $94 per night. Make
your hotel reservations by July 7, 2013 to get this rate.
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The Branch Management Bootcamp qualifies for 12 hours to be used towards CE credits.
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Do Your Branch Skills Meet The Industry's Standards?
Whether you are a seasoned manager, new manager or soon-to-be manager, your position will demand that you drive the success and
reputation of your company in the local market. Distributors need
managers who possess a broad range of skills to run their operations
profitably.
When you enroll in the Branch Management University program, you're signing up for a guided education program and will allow you to begin apply principles as soon as you complete each course.
Students will receive:
- A three-level program course catalog with over 170 courses and 900 hours work of educational events and electives to choose from
- Orientation for all students starting in your class
- Quarterly progress reports monitoring your completion of program hours
- An academic adviser assigned to you for the duration of the your enrollment
- Portal to industry research and articles relevant to your studies
Are you ready to enroll in the Branch Management University?
How To Get Started
Get an
overview of the Branch Management University program by completing the
skills assessments available in the NAED Learning Center. Using this easy-to-use, interactive format you can gauge your skills and gain an understanding of the four key skill areas - customers, operations, financials, and employee management.
Review the industry's branch manager job description
developed by the channel's top managers. Then hone your skills with the
resources that are provided to members when they enroll in the
University.
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| Important Dates |
New Classes Form Quarterly
Enrollment Deadlines
July 1, 2013
Sept. 1, 2013
Orientation Webinars (CST)
Invitation Only
July 11, 2013 — 10:00 a.m.
Sept. 10, 2013 — 10:00 a.m.
Download Connection Guide
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tED magazine Branch Basics Featured Article
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Let's Make A Deal
Price isn't all that counts when negotiating with your vendors.
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Check out these helpful research papers, sponsored by the NAED Education & Research Foundation's Channel Advantage Partnership
Going Green Topics
Profitability Tools
Legal Issues
Other Helpful Resources
tED magazine Branch Manager Archived ArticlesManual Labor (Published in Oct. 2012)
Make employee handbooks work for you - and your employees.
Let's Make a Deal (Published in July 2012)
Price isn't all that counts when negotiating with your vendors.
Get It Together (Published in June 2012)
What to do when managing your branch's workflow seems unmanageable.
Getting to the Green (Published in Sept. 2011)
Boosting profit levels requires good old-fashioned common sense—and a willingness to kiss some business goodbye.
Putting Good Data to Good Use (Published in July 2011)
Thanks to technology, branch managers have real-time access to how their organizations are performing in any given area, but putting all of that data to good use requires more than just glancing at a report.
Warehouse Layout Determines Quality (Published in June 2011)
Designing an efficient, safe warehouse comes down to common sense; unfortunately, being sensible is often more difficult than it sounds.
Working with Your Credit Manager (Published in April 2011)
While it's great to make that initial sale, it means very little if the customer can't or won't - pay up when the invoice is due.
Control Counts (Published in March 2011)
Successfully managing inventory requires ongoing vigilance.
Browse archived versions of tED Magazine.