Route Sales Manager-South St. Louis

Software Placement Group, SPG; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group, SPG seeks a Route Sales Manager to operate a fully stocked mobile store in the South St. Louis territory. You will visit customers, demo products, and manage daily reports while building lasting relationships in the field.

In this role, you will maintain the mobile store, drive independently, and pursue new sales prospects across a range of industries, reporting progress and opportunities to the team.

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.
• 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

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Database proficiency

Spreadsheet proficiency

Email proficiency

Business applications

Independent work

Goal attainment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: South St. Louis, MO | Schedule: Full-time, field-based (mobile route)

Overview

An established, family-operated industrial supply company is seeking a Route Sales Manager to run a fully stocked mobile store serving a defined South St. Louis territory. The company brings hardware and supplies directly to customers across industries such as transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. This role is central to how the business builds and maintains 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
• Continually 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 opportunity to operate an independent mobile store, build lasting customer relationships across a wide range of industrial sectors, and drive sales growth within a defined local territory.