Route Sales Support Driver

About the role

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 RSRs must be able to balance exceptional customer service with meeting and exceeding individual sales growth goals.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates a company step van in designated area to provide products and service to a variety of clients.
• Verifies daily preventative maintenance of vehicle and maintains proper operator documentation;
• Manages daily route independently to ensure accurate and timely delivery of product;
• Loads/unloads product per company policies, procedures, and guidelines;
• Reviews invoices daily for complete and accurate information and makes corrections as needed;
• Meets sales goals and promotes overall route growth to enhance profitability;
• Develops leads/prospects, calls on prospective customers to solicit business, prepares service agreements, and installs new accounts.
• Assists the sales organization with the procurement of additional new business;
• Understands services, policies, and pricing methods and clearly explains the same to the customer;
• Monitors customer feedback and handles customer issues in a prompt and courteous manner;
• Takes responsibility for personal safety and watches out for the safety of others, using safe precautions, proper tools, and equipment, and adhering to all safe work practices and policies;
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the activities enumerated above.

Requirements

• 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.

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. Requires bending, squatting, climbing, and reaching.

Working Conditions

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

Education

High school degree or equivalent

About Vestis

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, providing clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers.