HIL - Route Sales Supv at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. – West Plains, Missouri

Position Overview

The Route Sales Supervisor is involved in the daily operation of the sales and distribution of our products and services. In addition (s)he is the company’s main contact with our route sales drivers. In the event of a shortage of drivers, the route supervisor must be ready and qualified to take over the route and deliver product with our equipment at any time---Key Responsibilities

The Route Sales Supervisor shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

· The Route Sales Supervisor must ensure that the inside of the trucks are clean, be able to perform routine maintenance on the trucks, and work and drive in a safe, courteous and efficient manner.

· (S)He must be able to stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually; be able to drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds throughout the shift; load and unload truck and carry merchandise.

· Follow all safety and security policies and procedures.

· All other duties assigned by management.

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Required Qualifications

· Maintain reliable attendance and consistent work hours.

· Must be willing to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts.

· Minimum age: 21

· Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical.

Required Skills/Abilities:

w Must have a Commercial Driver’s License, be at least 21 years of age, and have good driving record; past route sales experience is preferred.

w Conflict Management

See conflict as an opportunity to resolve issues, read situations quickly, be a good listener, settle disputes equitably and find common ground enabling cooperation with minimum noise.

w Delegation

Establish clear directions and lay out work in an organized manner, distribute both routine and important tasks to share responsibility and accountability, set stretch objectives, trust people to perform and complete their work and maintain two-way dialogue.

w Managing Others

Treat employees fairly and consistently, be timely and candid when problems arise, regularly review and have performance discussions, does not allow problems to fester.

w Measures Progress

Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions, set clear and measurable objectives, monitor process, progress, roadblocks and results, designs feedback loops into work.

w Planning

Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks/projects, set objectives and goals, determines process steps, schedules and assignments, adjusts for problems, measures performance and evaluates results.

w Process Management

Knows how to best get things done, organizes people and activities, easily separates and combines tasks for efficiencies, knows what and how to measure progress and results, sees opportunities for synergy and integration, knows how to simplify complex process.

Required Soft Skills:

· Coachable and willing to learn.

· Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

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Competency

· Must be able to read and write English and perform basic math calculations.

· Effective time management skills to achieve results through prioritizing demands.

· Demonstrates critical thinking skills and effective decision-making skills.