Route Sales Manager-Birmingham

Software Placement Group, SPG; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group, SPG is seeking a Route Sales Manager in Birmingham, AL to operate a fully stocked mobile store within a defined territory. This full-time, on-site role blends outside sales with hands-on store management and direct customer engagement.

You will prospect new clients, demonstrate products via the mobile storefront, and maintain rigorous reports and customer records while managing the mobile unit’s operations and image.

Qualifications

• Must reside within the assigned territory.
• Must be able to purchase or lease an approved mobile store vehicle.
• Must maintain a clean driving history.
• Must have the physical ability to kneel and bend to the floor on a regular basis.
• Strong tenured work background with no job hopping; ideally a maximum of 3 companies over the past 10 years.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with databases, spreadsheets, email, and common business applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with a proven history of goal attainment.

Responsibilities

• Develop new sales prospects through research, referrals, and calling on businesses near existing customers.
• Make face-to-face calls on cold and warm sales prospects.
• Present products and services using sample boards, product demonstrations, and the mobile store.
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of the mobile store.
• Submit complete and accurate daily business reports detailing sales orders and prospect calls.
• Continually maintain customer contact information, including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses, using company software.

Skills

Analytical skills

Reasoning skills

Organizational skills

Database proficiency

Spreadsheets

Email

Business applications

Independent work

Goal attainment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: Birmingham, AL | Schedule: Full-time, field-based/on-site territory role

Overview

An established, multi-generational family-owned industrial supply company is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store serving a wide range of industrial sectors, including transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. This role brings hardware products and service directly to customers within a defined geographic territory, combining outside sales with hands-on operational management of a mobile storefront.

What you'll do

• Develop new sales prospects through research, referrals, and calling on businesses near existing customers
• Make face-to-face calls on cold and warm sales prospects
• Present products and services using sample boards, product demonstrations, and the mobile store
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of the mobile store
• Submit complete and accurate daily business reports detailing sales orders and prospect calls
• Continually maintain customer contact information, including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses, using company software

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must reside within the assigned territory
• Must be able to purchase or lease an approved mobile store vehicle
• Must maintain a clean driving history
• Must have the physical ability to kneel and bend to the floor on a regular basis
• Strong tenured work background with no job hopping; ideally a maximum of 3 companies over the past 10 years
• Excellent analytical, reasoning, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with databases, spreadsheets, email, and common business applications
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with a proven history of goal attainment

Preferred qualifications

• Outside industrial sales experience, especially in route or industrial sales

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to run your own mobile store business within a defined territory, serving a diverse range of established industrial sectors while working independently and directly with customers.