Route Sales Support Driver

About the Role

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 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 Vestis while performing their work in a professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a company step van in a 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.
• Load and unload product per company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Review invoices daily for complete and accurate information and make corrections as needed.
• Meet sales goals and promote overall route growth to enhance profitability.
• Develop leads/prospects, call on prospective customers to solicit business, prepare service agreements, and install new accounts. Assist the sales organization with procuring additional new business.
• Possess a strong understanding of services, policies, and pricing methods and clearly communicate these to customers.
• Monitor customer feedback and handle customer issues in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Take responsibility for 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.

Requirements

• Minimum of 21 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license with minimal points/violations in the last three years (Not CDL).
• High school degree or equivalent.
• Customer service experience with 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.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and think quickly to identify/solve customer concerns.

Working Conditions

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

Physical Requirements

• Routinely lift and maneuver a minimum of 25 lbs. and load/unload product from truck without assistance.
• Occasionally lift and maneuver 50+ lbs.
• Position requires bending, squatting, climbing, and reaching.

Vestis is headquartered in Roswell, GA, and is the second-largest provider in the industry, serving over 300,000 customer locations with approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of customers, from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses.