Route Sales Manager-Philadelphia

Software Placement Group, SPG; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); 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 across a defined territory, delivering industrial hardware and supplies to customers in diverse sectors.

The role combines sales, service, and mobile retail operations with on-site responsibilities in the Philadelphia region. Ideal candidates have a solid sales background, strong organization, and the ability to work independently to meet goals.

Qualifications

• Must reside within the assigned territory.
• Must have the ability to purchase or lease a mobile store vehicle.
• Clean driving history required.
• Physical ability to kneel and bend regularly.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills required.
• Experience with databases, spreadsheets, email and common business apps.

Responsibilities

• Develop new sales prospects via research, referrals, and calls on nearby businesses.
• Make face-to-face calls on cold and warm prospects.
• Present products using sample boards, demonstrations, and the mobile store.
• Maintain the mobile store’s cleanliness, operation and marketing.
• Submit accurate daily reports with sales orders and prospect calls.
• Maintain customer contact info in company software.

Skills

Territory sales

Customer relationship

Analytical skills

Database/spreadsheet proficiency

Industry knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Company software

Job description

Location: Philadelphia, PA | Schedule: Full-time, field-based/on-site

Overview

A long-established, family-owned industrial hardware distributor is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store serving customers across transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, federal/local government, and heavy equipment sectors. This role brings industrial hardware and supplies directly to customers within a defined territory, combining sales, service, and mobile retail operations.

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

• 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
• 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, mobile industrial hardware business, building direct relationships with customers across a wide range of essential industries.