Route Sales Support

Vestis Corporation; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Pension

Vacation time 40 hours

Floating holidays 16 hours

Paid holidays 7

Job summary

Vestis® is a leading provider of uniforms, workplace supplies, and cleaning services in North America. The Route Sales Support Driver builds strong customer relationships, drives sales growth, and delivers products along a designated route with a focus on safety and service excellence.

The role requires a valid driver’s license, customer service experience, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be 21+ with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Customer service experience with a wide variety of customers.
• Strong math and basic computer skills.
• Experience selling services and generating new business preferred.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Ability to work independently and think quickly to solve customer concerns.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a step van to provide products/services to clients.
• Verify daily vehicle maintenance and maintain operator documents.
• Manage daily route independently to ensure timely delivery.
• Load/unload product per company policies.
• Review invoices daily for accuracy and make corrections as needed.
• Meet sales goals and promote route growth for profitability.
• Develop leads, call on prospective customers, and install new accounts.
• Communicate services, policies, and pricing clearly to customers.
• Monitor customer feedback and address issues promptly.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Excellent driving record

Customer service experience

Strong math

Basic computer skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Meet Vestis®:

For the People Who Make It All Work

At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.

Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.

Overview

The Route Sales Support Driver builds solid, positive working relationships with customers and is highly motivated to exceed their expectations and requirements. Vestis operates in a very competitive environment and successful RSSs must be able to balance exceptional customer service with meeting and exceeding individual sales growth goals. As advocates for the organization, RSSs strive to generate goodwill and loyalty for the organization while performing their work in a professional manner at all times.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Safely operate a company step van in designated area to provide products and service to a variety of clients.
• Verify daily preventative maintenance of vehicle and maintain proper operator documentation;
• Manage daily route independently to ensure accurate and timely delivery of product;
• Loads/unloads product per company policies, procedures, and guidelines;
• Review invoices daily for complete and accurate information and make corrections as needed;
• Meet sales goals and promotes overall route growth to enhance profitability;
• Develop leads/prospects, calls on prospective customers to solicit business, prepare service agreements, and install new accounts. Assists the sales organization with the procurement of additional new business;
• Possess a strong understanding of services, policies, and pricing methods and can clearly communicate these to customers;
• Monitor customer feedback and handle customer issues in a prompt and courteous manner;
• Take responsibility for your personal safety and watch out for the safety of others. Use safe precautions, proper tools, and equipment, and adhere to all safe work practices and policies;
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the activities enumerated above.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age, have a valid driver’s license, and excellent driving record;
• Customer service experience with a wide variety of consistent customer contact;
• Strong math and basic computer skills;
• Demonstrated experience selling services/products and generating new business preferred;
• Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills required;
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and think quickly to identify/solve customer concerns.

Working Conditions

• Exposure to adverse and varying weather conditions which may include extreme hot/cold temperatures depending on geographical location.
• Fast-paced environment sometimes requiring irregular and long hours.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to routinely lift and maneuver a minimum of 25 lbs. and load/unload product from truck without assistance.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and maneuver 50+ lbs.
• This position requires bending, squatting, climbing, and reaching.

License Requirements/ Certifications: Valid Driver’s License (Not CDL), with minimal points/violations in the last three years.

Education

High school degree or equivalent

Benefits

Vestis offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision, and pension. Employees are eligible for 40 hours of vacation, 16 hours of floating holidays, and paid sick time every year. Employees will also receive 7 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Compensation

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $28.28 depending on circumstances including an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.

Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company's comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Vestis Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you will find the contact information below to request the appropriate accommodation.

Reasonable Accommodations and the Online Application Process

Consistent with Vestis and Canadian Linen's commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Vestis or Canadian Linen, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-833-901-8823 or email us at [e-mail].

Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Thank you for your interest in an employment opportunity with Vestis, Canadian Linen and Québec Linge.