Route Sales Manager-Boston

Software Placement Group, SPG; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group in Boston, MA is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store and drive direct-to-customer sales across an assigned territory.

You will develop new prospects, perform face-to-face calls, present products with demonstrations, and manage daily reports and customer data using company software. This role offers field-based, on-site responsibilities and ownership of your book of business.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must reside within the assigned territory.
• Must be able to purchase or lease an approved mobile store vehicle.
• Must maintain a clean driving history.
• 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 and 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 your mobile store.
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of your 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

Prospecting

Cold calling

Territory management

Customer relationships

Database/spreadsheet proficiency

Independent work

Goal attainment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Email

Company software

Job description

Location: Boston, MA | Schedule: Full-time, field-based/on-site

Overview

A long-established, family-owned industrial hardware distributor is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store, bringing industrial hardware and supplies directly to customers across a defined territory. The company serves a wide range of sectors including transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, federal/local government, and heavy equipment industries. This role is central to the company's direct-to-customer sales model and offers the opportunity to build and manage your own book of business.

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 your mobile store
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of your 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
• 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 and a proven history of goal attainment

Preferred qualifications

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

Why this role

This position offers the chance to run your own mobile store business, serving a diverse range of industries while building lasting customer relationships within a defined territory.