Route Sales Manager-Brooklyn

Software Placement Group, SPG; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group, SPG, seeks a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store, delivering industrial hardware directly to businesses in a defined territory. You will drive to customer sites in Brooklyn, NY and surrounding areas, setting up demonstrations, processing orders, and reporting daily activities.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, a clean driving record, the ability to purchase or lease a mobile store vehicle, and the stamina to kneel and bend as needed.

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; 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 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

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Goal attainment

Database proficiency

Spreadsheet proficiency

Email proficiency

Business applications proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Email clients

CRM software

Job description

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

Overview

An established industrial hardware distributor with a long operating history is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store, delivering industrial hardware directly to businesses across a range of sectors including transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, federal/local government, and heavy equipment. This role is central to the company's direct-to-customer sales model, bringing the store and service straight to the client.

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; 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, serving a diverse mix of industries directly in the field while working independently within a defined territory.