Assistant Territory Manager

Job description

A national manufacturer and installer of outdoor structures with a rapidly growing New England operation is seeking an Assistant Territory Manager to join their Manchester-area team in New Hampshire. This is a succession-focused opportunity for an operations leader who can manage logistics, installer crews, and day-to-day branch execution while developing toward eventually running the territory. This is not a sales role. You'll step in after the customer has purchased and own the operational side of getting products delivered and installed correctly, on time, and by the right crews across New England. What You'll Do as the Assistant Territory Manager: Coordinate daily delivery and installation schedules across the New England territory Match jobs with installer crews and manage routing, workload, and scheduling priorities Oversee subcontracted installer relationships, including job assignments, communication, quality expectations, and issue resolution Track projects from order through successful installation and proactively resolve scheduling or logistics problems Coordinate inbound product, receiving, staging, and branch inventory Support the onboarding and development of new installers as the network grows Serve as the primary operational problem-solver when delivery or installation issues arise Create stronger processes and systems for a branch that has grown significantly in recent years Support ordering, inventory control, branch organization, and daily operational decisions Run the branch independently when the Territory Manager is traveling or unavailable Learn all aspects of territory operations with the goal of progressing into broader branch leadership Help maintain a responsive, accountable, low-drama culture as the team continues to grow Must-Haves as the Assistant Territory Manager: Experience coordinating logistics, dispatch, installation operations, field service, delivery, construction, or a comparable operation Experience managing employees, subcontractors, installers, drivers, field crews, or other distributed teams Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple jobs and priorities simultaneously Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities Ability to make sound operational decisions independently Strong follow-through and accountability Comfortable building processes and introducing structure in a fast-growing environment Genuine interest in developing into branch or territory leadership Ability to work full-time onsite in the Manchester, NH area Valid driver's license Nice-to-Haves as the Assistant Territory Manager: Dispatch or route-planning experience Home improvement, construction, building products, or field service experience Experience managing subcontractor or installer networks Last-mile delivery or transportation operations experience Inventory, warehouse, or receiving experience Experience serving as an Assistant Branch Manager, Operations Supervisor, Dispatch Manager, Installation Manager, or Field Operations Coordinator Military logistics or operations leadership experience Experience improving processes within a growing branch or small business operation This Role Offers: Base salary of $60,000-$70,000, depending on experience Full-time, direct-hire employment Health benefits Paid time off 401(k) Direct mentorship from an experienced Territory Manager Clear succession path toward eventually running the New England territory Opportunity to join the company's top-performing branch Significant autonomy and trust as you grow into the position Casual, low-drama working environment with minimal micromanagement Small-team atmosphere where your contribution is highly visible Opportunity to help build systems and processes for a branch that has grown approximately 450% since 2020 Stable national organization with a growing portfolio of consumer brands and continued expansion Trueline is an unabashed equal-opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.