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Title: Branch Manager
Code: 1370111001
Type: Branch Manager
Status: Full time
Location: Bakersfield - Bakersfield
Description:

POSITION SUMMARY

The Branch Manager directs and coordinates branch activities personally or through branch staff to attain branch goals, including sales, customer service, proper credit quality and risk management.  Maintains a customer-driven sales and service environment.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  • Conducts daily team huddles at the beginning and end of each day.
  • Proactively plans, controls and directs branch activities towards attaining branch goals included but not limited to profiling, tele-consulting and business calling efforts.
  • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly service to customers.
  • Ensures branch follows all operating and compliance guidelines including adhering to the Operational Loss Policy.
  • Ensures branch successfully passes annual reviews and audits.
  • Monitors loans, deposits, referrals to business partners, and fee income production.
  • Develops and implements branch specific marketing plans.
  • Profiles existing customers to maintain and expand banking relationships.  Profiles prospective customers to develop new business. Maintains a database of active prospects.
  • Partners with Business Banking Officer to develop a local area business development program.
  • Works with Human Resources to determine recruitment sources.
  • Administers HR policies and procedures and is responsible for training and developing staff to assure skills for assigned position.
  • Makes consumer and small business loans within lending authority.  Approves credits and overdrafts within overdraft authority.
  • Operates within assigned annual budget guidelines and expense controls.
  • In-Store branch manager maintains a professional working relationship with store’s management to create a team effort.
  • In-Store branch manager actively manages and adheres to PA and aisle visitation schedules.

 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  • Represents Bank in community and civic affairs.
  • Conducts branch sales meetings.
  • Appoints an officer or a senior staff member to assume branch responsibilities when both Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager are absent.
  • Ensures branch compliance of audit and regulatory procedures.  Adheres to compliance guidelines.
  • Maintains a current understanding of stated procedures and policies, including regulatory compliance issues.
  • Ensures the branch FTE is properly allocated according to customer visitation patterns.
  • Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

 

Prerequisites:

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILLS REQUIRED

 

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Appropriate management experience required.
  • Ability to lead and direct others.
  • Outbound business calling experience preferred.
  • Experience in a personal banker role preferred.
  • Excellent written, verbal/nonverbal and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of consumer and commercial lending. 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

 

  • May be required to lift up to 25 pounds.

 

Benefits:

Medical, dental and vision, Prescription Drug, Group Term Life/AD&D, Dependent Life and Supplemental Life Plans, Flex 125 Plans, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, 401k Retirement Plan, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Time Off Plans