Area Route Manager

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Position Title: Area Route Manager

Employment Type: Full‑time

Salary Range: $70k- $80k

Position Summary:

The Area Route Manager is the primary leader for a team of Route Delivery individuals. The Area Route Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations. These include, hiring a delivery driver team, leading our driver group, leading our safety initiative, creating and leading a customer service culture, supporting our sales department and controlling operating expenses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Leadership

• Create, communicate and lead by example with a positive attitude
• Models and holds team accountable for the actions and behaviors that lead to continuous improvement and excellence in all of the areas identified below.
• Know or learn the right thing to do and then do it.
• Demonstrate an unrelenting commitment to provide First Class Service to our customer base (internal and external).
• Work aggressively with our sales team to increase sales, increase customer base & reduce customer churn.
• Actively encourages a spirit of team‑work, models bringing a positive attitude and a “can‑do” mind s Capture the hearts and minds of our employees, gain commitment, measure and share improvements. Builds a cohesive team of committed individuals who deliver results

Safety

• Plays a key role in building a safety oriented culture Actively promotes an environment where everyone is encouraged to think safety before acting.
• Facilitate Monthly Safety Meeting Train and enforce safe working habits. Address Safety Issues on the spot.
• Accident and Injury Reporting and Investigation; timely, complete and accurate.
• Learn and be able to execute environmental and government compliance; DOT, OSHA, Health Department
• Primary safety trainer for the location.

Service

• Ensure that we are delivering complete and accurate orders, consistently. Monitor “On Time" deliveries, adjust schedules and work load accordingly.
• Be able to live and lead a team; with a “Customer First" minds
• Reduce special deliveries through training, coaching and accountability
• Minimize or eliminate any interruption in service
• Willing and able to cover routes as needed. Including work withs and solo coverage.

Cost

• Learn and be able to execute Facility and Fleet management and maintenance. Learn and be able to execute Demand forecasting and inventory management
• Analyze the distribution process, identifying and prioritizing opportunities for efficiency, improvement and leading change.
• Identify staffing needs and proactively seek out individuals that would are a proper fit for the company and position available
• Manage P&L statements
• After 30 days of employment:
  Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, company paid Life Insurance, Supplemental Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability.
• Paid vacations and paid holidays
• Corporate product discount of up to 50% on our delicious products