Route Sales Manager-Bronx

Software Placement Group, SPG; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group in Bronx, NY seeks a Route Sales Manager to serve a defined territory with our mobile store operations. You will engage customers directly, conduct product demonstrations, and drive new business while maintaining relationships across multiple industries.

The role requires on-site work within the territory, a valid driving history, and the ability to manage a mobile storefront. You will report daily on sales activities and grow the customer base through proactive outreach.

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 history 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

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

Skills

Independent work

Goal attainment

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Customer relationship skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Email

Business software

Job description

Location: Bronx, NY | Schedule: Full-time, on-site/field-based

Overview

An established, family-owned industrial hardware distributor with decades of operating history is seeking a Route Sales Manager to serve customers across a defined territory in the Bronx, NY area. This company operates mobile stores that bring industrial hardware and supplies directly to businesses in sectors such as transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. This role is critical to driving new business and maintaining strong customer relationships through direct, face-to-face sales.

What you'll do

• Prospect and develop new sales opportunities through research, referrals, and outreach to businesses near existing customers
• Make face-to-face cold and warm sales calls
• Present products and services using sample boards, product demonstrations, and your mobile store
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and overall functionality of your mobile store
• Submit complete and accurate daily business reports detailing sales orders and prospect calls
• Maintain accurate 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 history 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, is preferred

Why this role

This is an opportunity to run your own mobile store business within a defined territory, serving a wide range of industries through direct, relationship-driven sales.