Route Sales Manager-McAllen

Software Placement Group, SPG; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group, SPG, is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store and deliver industrial hardware to customers across multiple sectors within a defined territory. The role is field-based and on-site, centered in McAllen, TX.

The ideal candidate will prospect, conduct face-to-face sales, demonstrate products via the mobile store, manage daily reports, and maintain accurate customer records to drive territory growth.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Residence within the assigned territory.
• Ability to purchase or lease an approved mobile store vehicle.
• Clean driving history required.
• Ability to kneel and bend to reach floor.
• Stable work history with minimal job hopping (3 companies in 10 years).
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with databases, spreadsheets, email, and common business applications.
• Ability to work independently with a proven track record of achieving goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop new sales prospects through research, referrals, and calling on nearby businesses.
• 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.
• Keep customer contact information updated in company software.

Skills

Sales skills

Customer relationship management

Independent work

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheets

Email

CRM software

Job description

Location: McAllen, TX | Schedule: Full-time, field-based/on-site

Overview

An established, family-owned industrial supply company with decades of operating history is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store, bringing industrial hardware directly to customers across sectors such as transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. This role is central to the company's direct-to-customer sales model and offers the opportunity to build and manage a dedicated territory.

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 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
• Continually maintain customer contact information, including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses, using company software

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Reside within 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 to the floor regularly
• 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, is preferred

Why this role

This position offers the chance to operate an independent mobile store business model, serving a diverse range of industries within a defined territory while working for an established, long-standing industrial supply company.