Route Salesperson

Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

401k with Generous Company Match

Company Paid Life Insurance and Long‑T

Short-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

PNC Daily Pay Option

Job summary

Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. seeks an outside sales and route delivery associate to promote and sell the company’s products along your route and territory.

You will solicit new customers daily, develop relationships, and ensure accurate delivery and installation of products while maintaining high-quality customer service. A valid driver’s license and six months of driving/delivery experience are required.

Qualifications

• Sales experience is required.
• Customer service skills are important for client satisfaction.
• Effective communication with customers and team members is essential.

Responsibilities

• Solicit new and existing customers daily and promote and sell the Company’s products to customers.
• Develop relationships with and provide service to existing customers that ensure customer retention and loyalty.
• Identify potential new customers and solicit business from the same.
• Deliver/Install products to/for Customers along the route and/or within the territory.
• Operate Company vehicle in a safe, courteous and responsible manner with a valid driver’s license.
• Provide exemplary customer service.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Some business-related college coursework

Tools

GPS navigation

Basic computer skills

Job description

$ 46,800 with sales commission after 90 days

The primary responsibility of this position is selling the Company’s products and providing a high-quality service to customers.

Makes sales by (i) soliciting new prospects for customers and (ii) persuading regular customers to increase the amount of their purchases or to purchase new Company products.

In conjunction with the route salesperson’s outside sales and solicitations, he/she will be expected to deliver/install products to/for customers along his/her route and/or within his/her territory.

Essential Job Duties

• Solicit new and existing customers daily and promote and sell the Company’s products to customers.
• Develop relationships with and provide service to existing customers that ensure customer retention and customer loyalty.
• Identify potential new customers and solicit business from the same.
• Be familiar with the Company’s product literature and be able to convey product information and availability to customers to ensure the growth of both revenue and the number of customers along the route and/or within the territory.
• Attend regular sales training meetings to review sales performance and discuss sales goals and ways to improve sales performance.
• Provide exemplary customer service.
• Operate Company vehicle in a safe, courteous and responsible manner with a valid driver’s license.
• Deliver/Install products to/for Customers along the route and/or within the territory – Verify parts delivered/installed to/for customers and obtain the signature of the customer confirming accuracy compared to the work order.
• Protect company assets by diligently performing all duties in a safe manner, including safely handling products delivered and payments collected.
• Operate in compliance with applicable rules and regulations set forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
• Comply with established company policies and procedures.
• Manage daily route independently to ensure accurate and timely delivery of product.
• Take responsibility for your 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.
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities Not responsible for supervising employees.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• Previous sales-related experience
• Six+ months driving/delivery experience
• Must qualify for Corporate insurance programs, including vehicle insurance
• Valid Drivers License

Preferred Requirements

• 2+ years of sales experience
• Some business-related college coursework

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic computer skills.
• Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills.
• May train others in functional areas, interact with others and make presentations to department or middle management.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect one's own job or assigned functional area.
• Results are defined; sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fertility Coverage
• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• PNC Daily Pay Option

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