President

About the Company

Exclusive Floors is British Columbia’s leading supplier and installer of flooring and tile, with a strong presence across the developer, contractor, retail, and insurance sectors. The business has built a respected reputation over more than four decades by supporting builders, developers, designers, and homeowners with knowledgeable service, strong product expertise, and high-quality installation work.

Role Overview

The company is seeking a President to support growth, reinforce its market position, and keep delivering strong customer service and financial performance. The successful leader will work alongside the outgoing President during the transition to gain a deep understanding of the business, its people, its customers, and its supplier network. The role reports to the executive team and will be responsible for shaping strategy, improving profitability, strengthening operations, and building a unified leadership group that performs at a high level.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead revenue growth with a focus on sales effectiveness, market awareness, smart pricing, and strong negotiation and decision-making.
• Coach and hold senior leaders responsible across sales, installations, operations, finance, and branch management, with clear targets and measurable results.
• Support long-term expansion and competitiveness in a changing construction environment by deepening relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal leaders.
• Remain closely aligned with customers and market conditions to spot demand shifts, identify trends, and translate those insights into better sourcing, product, and service choices.
• Take full ownership of financial and operational outcomes, using KPIs, data, and sound judgment to guide execution and improvement.
• Strengthen margins, cut waste, manage costs, and improve the customer experience across sales, installation, warehousing, and procurement.
• Oversee performance review programs, make hiring and termination decisions, and ensure compliance along with timely and accurate HR and administrative records.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will bring substantial senior leadership experience in the construction supply sector, along with the ability to scale a multi-location business and align teams around performance goals. Strong business judgment, financial ownership, and a collaborative leadership style are essential.

Selection Criteria

• At least 10 years of senior management experience, including a minimum of 5 years in senior leadership within the construction supply industry; post-secondary education is considered an asset.
• Strategic leadership background with proven success managing multi-branch or multi-site organizations and scaling performance across locations.
• Ability to guide, coach, and hold leaders accountable across sales, installations, operations, finance, and branch functions.
• Strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, and a consistent focus on accountability and continuous improvement.
• Capability to set clear ownership, KPIs, and performance expectations across all functions and ensure disciplined execution.
• Proven success aligning sales, operations, installations, and accounting to break down silos and improve results.
• Strong commercial and sales orientation, with experience competing successfully in both B2B and B2C environments.
• Solid financial acumen, including direct responsibility for full P&L leadership.
• Merger and acquisition experience, including due diligence and integration after acquisition, would be an advantage.
• Effective negotiation skills with the ability to balance immediate results and long-term relationships.
• Preparedness to travel regularly within the Lower Mainland for leadership, branch, and customer engagement.

Additional Information

This search is being managed by People First Solutions using a rigorous selection process designed to identify top-performing leaders. Their process includes Topgrading® and TalentSorter® assessments to support hiring for both capability and fit.

Candidates who meet the essential education, experience, and skills criteria are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé in PDF format, in confidence, to the named recruitment contacts.

Contact: Bob Murray and Adrienne Giffen

Note: The employer thanks all applicants for their interest in the role.