Route Sales Manager-Toledo

Software Placement Group, SPG; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a mobile store across a defined Ohio territory, delivering face-to-face service to customers in multiple sectors. You will build lasting relationships, present products with sample boards, and drive sales from your mobile storefront.

You will manage daily reports, keep customer data current in company software, and maintain the mobile store's cleanliness and readiness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Residence within assigned territory
• Ability to purchase or lease a mobile store vehicle
• Clean driving history
• Stable work history with limited job hopping
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency with databases, spreadsheets, email, and common business applications
• Ability to work independently and meet sales goals

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 your mobile store
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of your 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

Reasoning

Organizational skills

Database proficiency

Spreadsheet proficiency

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: Toledo, OH | Schedule: Full-time, field-based/mobile

Overview

An established, long-running industrial distribution company brings a fully stocked mobile store directly to customers across a wide range of sectors, including transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. This company is seeking a Route Sales Manager to operate a mobile store within a defined territory, building customer relationships and driving sales through direct, face-to-face service.

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 your mobile store
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of your 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

• 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 role offers the opportunity to operate an independent mobile store business, serving a diverse range of industries through direct, hands-on customer engagement.