Route Sales Manager-Montgomery

Software Placement Group, SPG; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group, SPG, is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store within a defined territory. You will drive new business and nurture customer relationships across multiple industries by bringing industrial hardware and services directly to customers in the field.

The role requires field-based, full-time work with the mobile store, strong prospecting, and the ability to maintain accurate daily reports.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must reside within the assigned territory
• 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 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 using company software

Skills

Databases

Spreadsheets

Email

Business applications

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Independent worker

Goal attainment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: Montgomery, AL | Schedule: Full-time, field-based/on-the-road

Overview

An established, family-owned industrial supply business is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store within a defined territory. The company serves a wide range of sectors—including transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment—by bringing industrial hardware and service directly to its customers. This role is central to driving new business and maintaining strong customer relationships in the field.

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 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

Why this role

This position offers the chance to serve a diverse set of industries through a mobile, customer-facing sales model, combining independence in the field with the support of an established, long-operating business.