What are the responsibilities and job description for the Route Manager Hattiesburg position at Brown Group Companies?
Job Details
Job Location: Refresh Hattiesburg - Hattiesburg, MS
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
Job Summary: The Refresh Sips and Eats Route Manager supervises and manages Refresh route drivers. They will drive company-owned vehicles and ensure quality service to our vending and micro market customers.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Lives and models BROWN VALUES in everything we do.
- Visit accounts and clients to maintain good relations and react to any comments, suggestions, or concerns for the purpose of account retention; actively pursues pricing goals.
- Coordinating machine installations, upgrades, and removals in new and existing accounts; performs account location inspections and machine audits to ensure company standards are met.
- Reviews daily and weekly reports to ensure system integrity, control spoilage rates, monitor accuracy of machine collections.
- Ensures the integrity of quality, cleanliness, merchandising, planogram compliance, customer service and company policies and programs.
- Reviews service frequencies to assure maximum sales without jeopardizing customer satisfaction.
- Schedules and modifies route structure to improve productivity and control overtime compensation.
- May be required to perform route driver duties.
- Schedules regular meetings with Branch Manager and fosters open lines of communication with direct reports; confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of the operation and attend regular staff meetings.
- Ensure the proper handling of perishable foods and inventory controls both in the field and trucks.
- Analyzing financial reports to determine profitability and opportunities to improve ROI (PVV).
- Ensures a safe working environment and communicates company safety policies and goals to employees.
- Secures necessary vehicles for route service personnel and insures proper maintenance of fleet vehicles. Maintain clean and safe work environment; performs job safely.
- Hires, trains, and develops staff.
Physical Demands:
- Able to lift up to 30 lbs. continuously and 60 lbs. intermittently
- Able to push/pull a cart weighing up to 260 pounds
- Must be able to bend, stoop and climb on a frequent basis.
- Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.
- Drive a vehicle and enter and exit the vehicle multiple times throughout the shift.
Work Environment:
- Work in many different environments: outside, inside, break rooms, stores
- Exposed to cold, hot, and rainy conditions
- Some daily time spent in the office
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Valid drivers license and approved driving record.
- Obtain a Class D license upon hire.
- 2 years of supervisory/management experience.
- Ability to operate ordering and tracking electronic devices.
- Strong communication skills and ability to interact with customers and managers.
