District Manager

Herr Foods Inc.; Chillicothe (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, hearing

401k + profit sharing

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Employee referral program

Job summary

Herr Foods Inc. is seeking a District Manager for the Chillicothe, OH area in the Route Sales department. This full-time role requires leading a team, planning district strategies, and driving sales growth with a safety-first approach.

The position features a Monday–Friday schedule with 45–55 hours per week, comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with profit sharing, paid vacation and holidays, and a referral program. Drug screening is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or two years’ route sales/management experience.
• Forecasts opportunities and problems accurately.
• Sets and meets goals and deadlines; adjusts operations as needed.
• Snack food industry experience preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license with excellent driving record.
• Drug test required; random testing program in place.

Responsibilities

• Prepare district business plans to meet sales goals.
• Develop route sales staff to increase market penetration with a Safety First attitude.
• Train route employees to provide superior customer service and sales growth.
• Recruit and develop a fully staffed, engaged team.
• Identify strengths and create improvement plans for responsibilities.
• Cover routes during staffing shortages.

Skills

Route sales experience

Forecasting

Operations management

Excellent driving record

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years’ route sales or managerial experience in a DSD

Job description

District Manager

Department: Route Sales

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chillicothe, OH

Description

Building a great career never tasted so good!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the District Manager position, joining our Chillicothe, OH team.

• SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday approximately 45-55 hours a week.
• BENEFITS: This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing.
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
  • Paid Employee referral program.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two years’ experience in route sales with Herr Foods or two years managerial experience in a DSD company
• Demonstrated success in ability to forecast future opportunities and problems
• Demonstrated ability to reach goals and objectives by deadlines, with ability to manage operations when performance deviates from plan and execute corrective measures
• Experience in the snack food industry preferred
• Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence with an excellent driving record.
• All Herr Foods Inc. job offers are contingent upon successfully passing a drug test.
  • Herr Foods also has a Random Drug Testing program for all active employees

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Frequently driving, sitting, walking, bending, kneeling, squatting, balancing and lifting and reaching using fine manipulation
• Frequently lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Exposed to outside weather elements.

Benefit (Details):

Herr’s is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance; long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).

Key Responsibilites

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Prepare district business plans to achieve/meet sales goals and prepare/conduct meetings to communicate outcomes.
• Develop Route sales people to enable them to increase market penetration and development while maintaining a "Safety First" attitude.
• Train route sales employees to provide superior customer service, to continuously build sales profitably to meet branch objectives, and accept and abide by Company procedures and policies.
• Recruiting and retaining a fully staffed and engaged team. Driving the development and career advancement of the route sales employees.
• Identify individual RSP strengths and providing feedback to further enhance them, create success plans identify opportunities for customer service and sales improvement, continuously provide direction, follow-up, and adjustment as needed to assure RSP success.
• Perform Route Sales duties to cover routes during staffing shortages.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises a group of 6-9 route sales employees
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving difficulties.

Herr Foods Inc. is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities