Retail Operations Supervisor (ROS)

Retail Operations Supervisor (ROS)

Buffalo Rock is an award-winning Pepsi and Keurig Dr Pepper bottler founded in Birmingham, AL more than 123 years ago. Buffalo Rock manages the best alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage portfolio in the country, which includes several beloved global and regional brands. The primary duty of the ROS is to manage the distribution and merchandising functions in the assigned area, market segment, or stores, including supervision of assigned employees.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Regular and timely attendance is an essential function of this position. Position is required to work all hours necessary to ensure operations function is fulfilled, including nights, weekends, holidays. May require travel. May be required to be on-call.
• Managing the delivery and merchandising function.
• Supervising the assigned employees.
• Interviewing, hiring, scheduling, evaluating, coaching, rewarding, and disciplining subordinate employees, and making recommendations with regard to promotions, demotions, and other changes of status.
• Establish and monitor all operations and objectives through the efficient use of our total retail route operation system.
• Communicate all transshipping activity in accordance to Company Policy and Procedures.
• Take ownership of the Core Values to ensure the group's success.
• Communicate with the RSM / ADC / ROM all new account opportunities.
• Notify RSM / ADC / ROM of any change to an existing account, including ownership or closure, etc.
• Properly complete all required paperwork to Company Policy and timeline.
• Ensure subordinates monitor all assigned accounts for CDA compliance.
• Ensure employee-partners know each manager / buyer at each account by name and keep them updated on all Buffalo Rock Company pricing, new product, and any information pertinent to mutual business needs.
• Ensure employee-partners deliver-in all current and future products, including all brands and packages distributed by the Buffalo Rock Company following the Merchandising Standards.
• Ensure employee-partners continuously seek authorization and full distribution for all current and future products distributed by the Buffalo Rock Company.
• Ensure employee-partners communicate daily any product shortages, product returns, refused orders, changes to next delivery order, account information changes, or any operational items.
• Ensure that all marketing programs with assigned / selected accounts are implemented and maintained, and report and remedy any non-compliance under the Merchandising Standards.
• Support the attainment of Strategic Execution Objectives.
• Maintain required Buffalo Rock Merchandising Standards goals per account.
• Execute and achieve all program key objectives.
• Ensure employee-partners properly rotate all products in accordance with the Buffalo Rock Merchandising Standards criteria.
• Monitor all accounts to ensure proper service based on Franchise Policy for service frequency and compliance with the Merchandising Standards.
• Facilitate the on-the-job training for new employee-partners and the on-going training for veteran employee-partners, and ensure all assigned employee-partners are kept trained and updated on an on-going basis as it relates to the Functional (Safety, Handheld Operation, Settlement, Etc.), Practical (Policies / Procedures from the Company, Franchise, and Corporate Security Manuals), Merchandising Standards (sales, product distribution, trays, crate, and CO2 retrieval), and all other aspects of their assigned duties.
• Must cover (work) open positions created due to employee vacations, personal days, turnover, and change of job position or route when needed.
• Assist in store resets, running Hot Shots, building displays, and making bulk deliveries, when needed.
• Develop and maintain positive professional customer relationships. Communicate with key accounts weekly / biweekly.
• Regularly review relevant existing policies / procedures for possible change.
• Complete all required paperwork to Company policy and timeline.
• Using company guidelines develop, deliver, communicate and monitor all assigned accounts for compliance (internally and externally).
• Achieve and monitor all metrics and delivery objectives.
• Achieve and monitor all account program key objectives.
• Assist with resets and new store openings
• Coordinate equipment needs, equipment placements and point-of-purchase needs with General Sales Manager.
• Assist with weekly forecasting to achieve company standards.
• Participate and contribute to the franchise's "Strategic Planning" process and monitor to ensure all assigned plans are implemented and achieved.
• Ensure collection of pallets and trays, including pallets and trays that belong to third parties.
• Ensure that every reasonable precaution is taken to protect self, employee-partners, customers, customer property, and is responsible for all Buffalo Rock equipment, racks, venders, and coolers whether the account is open or closed.
• Ensure that all accounts of the assigned employee-partners requiring "weekend and holiday" merchandising are serviced adequately, either by assigned employee-partners or assigned Sales Support employee-partner based on the franchise's established rotation.
• Ensure that all assigned employee-partners keep all forms of communication turned in in accordance with department guidelines.
• Review customer call-in reports daily and address any issues promptly with the customer and the employee-partners.
• Ensure that all Delivery trucks are inventoried correctly at both check out and check in, and that the corresponding correct count is reflected on both the inventory sheet and the hand-held computer (if applicable).
• Know each manager / buyer at each account by name and keep them updated on all Buffalo Rock Company information pertinent to mutual business needs.
• Ensure that all marketing programs with assigned / selected accounts are implemented and maintained, and report and remedy any non-compliance under the Merchandising Standards.
• Assist with the collection of any missing invoices, or DSDs, and in the collection of any overdue account balances and bad check payments.
• Adhere to customer policies for vendors or suppliers, which may include but are not limited to business conduct policies, business ethics policies, legal policies, and delivery and merchandising policies.
• Responsible for following SOP on meeting schedule and guidelines (i.e. weekly, monthly and quarterly) as directed.
• Coach, train, develop and assist employee-partners in accomplishing their assigned goals and responsibilities.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews with employee-partners.
• Ensure all assigned employee-partners service their assigned routes daily, and in the event of their absence make sure the route is worked.
• Ensure all accounts serviced by the assigned employee-partners have received their scheduled delivery before the end of scheduled business day and / or week.
• Ensure all assigned employee-partners report to work daily and on time in accordance with department guidelines.
• Understand and use when needed the counseling and progressive discipline as outlined in the Company Policy Manual.
• Ensure compliance with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination, and no-harassment laws and policies.
• Required to work any special events or other events associated with the Buffalo Rock Company or the franchise.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Other Duties and Responsibilities