Route Sales Manager-Long Beach

Software Placement Group, SPG; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group, SPG, is seeking a Route Sales Manager to grow business within a defined territory by delivering products and service directly to customers via a mobile store.

Based in Long Beach, CA, you will prospect, demo products, and manage daily field operations, reporting activities and maintaining customer records with a focus on reliability and sales growth.

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.
• Ability to kneel and bend regularly.
• Stable work history; ideally max 3 companies in 10 years.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning, and organizational skills.
• Proficient with databases, spreadsheets, email, and common business apps.
• Ability to work independently with a proven history of goal attainment.

Responsibilities

• Develop new sales prospects through research, referrals, and calls 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.
• Maintain customer contact information, including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses, using company software.

Skills

Territory management

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Driving history

Database/Spreadsheet proficiency

Goal attainment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: Long Beach, CA | Schedule: full-time, on-site/field-based

Overview

An established industrial hardware distributor that brings a fully stocked mobile store directly to customers across sectors such as transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. The company is seeking a Route Sales Manager to grow business within a defined territory by delivering products and service directly to customers.

What you'll do

• Develop new sales prospects through research, referrals, and calls 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
• 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 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 an independent, fully stocked mobile store serving a wide range of industries within a defined territory, combining sales autonomy with hands-on customer service.