Route Sales Manager

Route Sales Manager

The Route Sales Manager is responsible for the supervision, support, and growth of a team of Route Drivers and Route Sales representatives. Must be able to communicate daily with clientele as well as upper management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Driving profitability and growth of existing and potential customers and maintaining the market center's total managed volume.
• Develops the Service and Safety culture and utilizes Route Sales leadership skills in building employee performance to grow base business and enhance client partnerships.
• Utilizing strategic and leadership skills to facilitate employee selection, development, retention, and strong customer relationships.
• Ensures optimal route sales execution.
• Resolves route service issues for clients, visiting client sites when needed to follow up and/or evaluate issues.
• Owns and fosters effective communication at all levels of the organization.
• Plans, schedules, assigns, and monitors daily route assignments to ensure clients are serviced by company standards and agreements.
• Provides route sales employees with ongoing feedback to include recognition and/or coaching on route growth opportunities, performance productivity, sales skills development, service partnerships, safety, equipment operation, routing, vehicle inspection, and client retention risk.
• Maintains all business records, documentation and administrative standards as required to include personnel records, delivery and invoice records, product and asset inventories, DOT requirements, and client sales, contact and pricing.

Qualifications:

• Prior Management or supervisory experience preferred
• Requires a minimum of 2-4 years of experience in transportation, logistics, or related tasks
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to obtain DOT certification to operate DOT regulated vehicles.
• Must have clean driving record for 5 years.
• Client interaction, communication, organization/time management, multi-tasking and computer skills are critical to the success of this role.
• The ability to work efficiently and independently
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; specifically, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel