Depot Manager

Mini Melts is a fast growing beaded ice cream company, expanding operations across the country. We are looking for a Depot Manager for our Merrillville, IN distribution depot.
Job Duties:
Warehouse/Inventory Management
Develops a deep understanding of the products, equipment and all aspects of Mini Melts policies and procedures.
Perform weekly and monthly inventories of all products and supplies and re-order as needed, maintaining established pars
Ensure all products and equipment are neatly organized, consolidated and marked within the warehouse
Receive, inspect, and verify all incoming shipments according to the established procedures.
Maintain and order merchandising equipment, ensuring all drivers have a suitable par level in their vehicles and the depot has a sufficient par system in place for future orders.
POS, Stickers, signage, advertising materials, cleaning supplies
Ensure depot has a steady amount of GNG ready for Install, replacement vending machines for priority accounts, Vending Parts (Nayax Equipment), and any other equipment deemed necessary for daily operations.
Coordinate, schedule and deliver equipment in a timely manner
Manage the end-of-day check in progress, capturing and communicating key service, safety and daily operational issues.
General warehouse and office stocking, cleaning, and organization
Vehicle Maintenance/Fleet Management
Monitor and Inspect Storage Trailer to ensure temperature is within or below temperature range and product is in good condition.
Inspect vehicles weekly to ensure par levels are maintained, cleaned, scraped of ice and partial cases are consolidated
Inspect vehicle specs to ensure all vehicles have the correct freezers, tools and supplies. Example:
Iphone/Ipad, chargers, Vending Keys, PO’s, Gas Card, Nayax Card, Ez Pass Etc
Maintain an up to date electronic log of all vehicle information
Inspect daily vehicle plug in policies
Employee Management and Development
Adequately staff the depot to meet the business demands.
Ensure the depot is up to date with all current policies and procedures.
Work with the corporate routing team to route, plan, and execute daily delivery routes
Work with management to provide all depot employees with the proper tools and information to do their job properly.
Interact with drivers daily ensuring day to day operations and customer service expectations are being met.
Minimize product loss by enforcing product handling procedures and best practices
Plan, distribute, monitor and follow-up on daily route assignments to ensure customers are serviced per company standards and agreements. Ensuring all drivers are adding the proper notes and documentation procedures daily.
Develop, teach, and manage all employees to follow all guidelines along with all policies and procedures according to the Mini Melts standard
Ensure all employees have the proper Mini Melts Apparel and look professional when interacting with customers.
Approve employee time cards weekly through insperity
On the Road Responsibilities
Complete deliveries, account check-ins, and machine service stops as needed using Route4Me Software
Communicate daily with the Corporate office about customer frequencies, service schedules, route coverage, customer concerns, etc.
Keep down time of vending machines to a minimum. All malfunctioning machines should be serviced within 24 hours of an issue being identified.
Communicate and follow-up on sales opportunities, customer issues and complaints, repairs, freezer swaps and safety issues reported by route drivers.
Customer visits/check ins and sales calls on an as needed basis.
Requirements
Valid Drivers' License and clean Motor Vehicle Report
Criminal Background Check
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Weekend availability as needed
Availability to work at least 50 hours per week
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance