Service Supervisor Texas

This position is for a Service Merchandise Supervisor for a grocery distribution company for South Texas (San Antonio region).  The Supervisor position is charged with managing the Service Merchandise Representatives and Regional Merchandisers to provide our customers with excellent service within the categories at store level in which Service Merchandise services. The position will be base salary plus commission, with car and communication allowance.   Qualifications: (other duties may be assigned) To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.    Prefer past management experience Prefer Merchandising and Route Sales experience Excellent customer service skills Excellent communication and presentation skills Ability to meet fixed deadlines and manage under pressure Ability to persuade and convince others Knowledge of Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office; Excel, Word, and Powerpoint Good driving record Maintain a valid driver license Prefer College Degree or equivalent in industry experience Plan-o-gram knowledge Willingness and ability to travel on a regular basis (15% - 20%) Ability to interview, hire, and train employees Conduct monthly sales meetings with merchandisers Excellent business math skills Maintain a good relationship with customers   Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.   Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.   Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.