Route Sales Manager-Dayton

Software Placement Group, SPG; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group (SPG) is seeking a Route Sales Manager to take a mobile storefront to customers across a defined Dayton, OH territory. You will develop new prospects, conduct on-site sales calls, and showcase products via the mobile shop.

You will maintain the mobile store, track sales through daily reports, and manage customer information in company software, leveraging your independent field capabilities to meet targets in a broad industrial client base.

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.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Strong tenured work background with no job hopping; 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 demos, 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.
• Maintain customer contact information—including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses—using company software.

Skills

Territory management

Independent work

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Databases

Office apps

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Company software

Job description

Location: Dayton, OH | Schedule: Full-time, on-site (mobile route)

Overview

A long-established, family-owned industrial supply company is seeking a Route Sales Manager to bring its mobile store 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, and this role is central to how it delivers products and service in the field.

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 demos, 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
• Maintain customer contact information—including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses—using company software

Required 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
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Strong tenured work background with no job hopping; 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 and serve a diverse mix of industries, from aerospace and manufacturing to government and heavy equipment, while working independently within your own territory.