District Manager
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District Manager
The Austin AmericanStatesman is seeking a highly motivated District Manager to oversee production operations and lead its delivery force to provide excellent customer service. The District Manageroversees the distribution and circulation of newspapers within a specific geographic area ensuring timely delivery and maximizing sales while also managing a team of distributors and addressing customer issues.
Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Oversee the timely and efficient delivery of newspapers to subscribers and customers within the assigned district.
- Ensure that distributors have an adequate supply of newspapers for their routes.
- Monitor and address any delivery issues or customer complaints
- Assume delivery responsibilities for open routes and fill in a timely manner
- Contact customers with servicerelated problems; resolve them in a timely and permanent manner
- Carrier recruitment
- Verify the accuracy of information incoming from independent contractors
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and distributors.
- Address customer inquiries and resolve problems effectively
- Monitor and manage the financial performance of the district including sales revenue and expenses.
- Identify and implement strategies to improve profitability.
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with distributors customers and company management.
- Provide regular reports on district performance and activities.
Requirements/Experience:
- One year of management experience preferred
- Computer skills required including Outlook Excel and Word
- High School Diploma preferred
- Work schedule 11 PM to 8 AM Sunday Friday
- Required lifting up to 35 lbs.
- Newspaper Experience preferred
- Leadership and Management:Strong ability to lead motivate and manage a team of distributors.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with distributors customers and management.
- Ability to address customer inquiries and resolve problems effectively.
- Ability to identify and resolve issues related to distribution and customer service.
- Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
- Basic understanding of financial concepts and ability to monitor and manage district finances.
About the AustinAmerican Statesman
The Austin AmericanStatesman a subsidiary of Hearst isthe major daily newspaper for Austin Texas covering local regional and national news with a strong focus on Central Texas politics music and events like South by Southwest.Its brand portfolio spans print and digital reaching audiences on smartphones tablets and desktops. Our products and services include the Austin AmericanStatesman named Texas Newspaper of the Year three of four years by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors; six community newspapers; Austin360 the entertainment publication; corresponding websites statesman hookem and austin360; the digital edition Statesman ePaper; a dynamic news app Statesman Live; and social media feeds @statesman and @austin360. Our print products reach more than 638000 readers each week while digital platforms draw 5 million visitors accessing more than 26 million pages each month.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
