Route Sales Support
About The Position
The Route Sales Support Driver builds positive customer relationships and works to exceed customer expectations while balancing excellent service with individual sales growth goals. As an advocate for Vestis, the driver represents the organization professionally and works to generate customer goodwill and loyalty. The role combines safe product delivery and route management with customer service, sales growth, and new-account development. The driver operates a company step van in a designated area, maintains required vehicle and operator records, loads and unloads products, manages the daily route, and reviews invoices for accuracy. The role also involves pursuing sales opportunities, installing new accounts, explaining services and pricing, and responding to customer feedback and concerns. Work may involve adverse or changing weather, a fast-paced environment, and sometimes irregular or long hours. The position requires routinely lifting and maneuvering at least 25 pounds, occasionally lifting and maneuvering more than 50 pounds, and bending, squatting, climbing, and reaching. A valid non-CDL driver’s license with minimal points or violations in the past three years is required. The listed hourly compensation is $25.66, depending on factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and market data.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Valid driver’s license (not CDL) with minimal points or violations in the last three years and an excellent driving record.
- Customer service experience involving frequent customer contact.
- Strong math and basic computer skills.
- Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and think quickly to identify and resolve customer concerns.
- High school degree or equivalent.
- Ability to routinely lift and maneuver at least 25 pounds and load or unload products from a truck without assistance.
- Ability to occasionally lift and maneuver more than 50 pounds.
- Ability to bend, squat, climb, and reach.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience selling services or products and generating new business.
Responsibilities
- Safely operate a company step van in the designated area to provide products and services to clients.
- Verify daily preventative vehicle maintenance and maintain proper operator documentation.
- Manage the daily route independently to ensure accurate and timely product delivery.
- Load and unload products in accordance with company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Review invoices daily for completeness and accuracy and make corrections as needed.
- Meet sales goals and promote route growth to enhance profitability.
- Develop leads and prospects, contact prospective customers, solicit business, prepare service agreements, and install new accounts.
- Assist the sales organization in procuring additional new business.
- Understand and clearly communicate services, policies, and pricing methods to customers.
- Monitor customer feedback and handle customer issues promptly and courteously.
- Take responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others; use safe precautions, proper tools, and equipment, and follow safe work practices and policies.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
