Route Sales Support Driver

Overview

Builds solid, positive working relationships with customers and is highly motivated to exceed their expectations and requirements.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• 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.
• Mets 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.
• Aids 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 your personal safety and watch out for the safety of others.
• Uses safe precautions, proper tools, and equipment, and adheres 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.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Minimum of 21 years of age, 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.

Company Information

• 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.
• 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.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.