Route Sales Representative (Delivery Driver) - 4/10 Hourly

Alsco; Burlington; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Route Sales Representative to enhance customer satisfaction through exceptional service and effective route management. This role involves soliciting new customers, ensuring timely deliveries, and maintaining strong relationships with clients. The ideal candidate will possess excellent driving skills, a valid driver's license, and a passion for customer service. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact the success of the business while enjoying competitive pay, commission opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. If you're ready to drive your career forward, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Dental Benefits

Health Benefits

Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.
• Excellent customer service and route sales skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Solicit new customers and ensure customer loyalty.
• Safely operate delivery vehicle and maintain vehicle cleanliness.
• Accurately prepare route paperwork and follow check-in procedures.

Skills

Customer Service

Route Sales

Driving Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

High School Graduation

Job description

Route Sales Representative (Delivery Driver) - 4/10 Hourly

Classification:
Exempt for Base plus Commission routes, Non-Exempt for hourly routes.

Job Summary:
The Route Sales Representative meets our customers' needs through up-selling/cross-selling and provides superior customer service through proactively managing all route responsibilities. Performs other duties as required. Reports to the District Manager. Hours of work would be 4 days per week (Monday to Friday), working 10 hours each scheduled day.

Essential Functions:

1. Solicit new customers, up-sell/cross-sell/sample all lines of service or product and ensure a profitable product mix.
2. Actively participate in promotions and contests, training and audits.
3. Follow company policies and procedures regarding installation of new customers, managing customer needs and all aspects of service. Performance goals must be met on a regular basis.
4. Ensure customer loyalty, retention and provide outstanding customer service. Build relationships, communicate openly, educate customers, manage customer needs and proactively resolve concerns in cooperation with supervision.
5. Safely operate a delivery vehicle on each trip, following all applicable laws and company policy. Maintain vehicle cleanliness and perform regular vehicle inspections.
6. Handle and process customer payments. Keep route paperwork current.
7. Ensure timely and correct deliveries of complete textile loads, pick up soiled textiles and maintain proper inventories in accounts. Service items such as facility maintenance products.
8. Monitor and report competitive activity. Keep service agreements current and renewed.
9. Return from route and off load soiled textiles in the receiving area of facility.
10. Accurately prepare route paperwork and follow check-in procedures.
11. Follow written and verbal instructions and perform other tasks as directed by supervision.

Additional Functions:
May work with and support other service personnel as required by supervision.

Qualifications:

1. Have and maintain a valid driver's license.
2. Have and maintain a driving record free of chargeable accidents, speeding or safety violations.
3. Demonstrate excellent skills in the operation of vehicles and have a verifiable minimum one year experience of safe and successful driving.
4. Demonstrate excellent skills in customer service and route sales.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, ability to comprehend and follow direction, as well as good time management skills and team player.
6. Recognize colors, sizes and types of product and count, add and subtract accurately.

Education:
High School graduation or similar experience.

Travel Requirements:
Daily, by delivery vehicle within a route.

Typical Environmental Conditions:
Operating vehicles on public roads, in and out of customer locations, loading areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, Service Center or depot. Indoor and outdoor areas of a typical industrial facility.

Typical Physical Activity:
Physical Demands - sitting, grasping, driving, stooping, climbing stairs, lifting up to 75 lbs, standing, walking, writing, speaking, hearing.

Compensation:
$28.57 per hour pay. Plus commission pay determined by revenue of route worked. Dental and Health Benefits provided by employer. Pension provided by employer.

About the company

Alsco is a linen and uniform-rental business service provider to restaurants, health care organizations, the automotive industry and industrial facilities.