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Location: Decatur, IL | Schedule: Full-time, field-based / on-the-road

Overview

An established, family-operated industrial supply company with decades of history is seeking a Route Sales Manager to run a fully stocked mobile store serving customers across sectors such as transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, government, and heavy equipment. This role brings industrial hardware and service directly to customers within a defined territory, combining sales, customer relationship management, and mobile store operations.

What you'll do

• Develop new sales prospects through research, referrals, and calling on businesses near existing customers
• Make face-to-face calls on cold and warm sales prospects
• Present products and services using sample boards, product demonstrations, and the mobile store
• Maintain the cleanliness, operation, marketing, and functionality of the mobile store
• Submit complete and accurate daily business reports detailing sales orders and prospect calls
• Maintain customer contact information, including notes, names, phone numbers, and addresses, using company software

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must reside within the assigned territory
• Must be able to purchase or lease an approved mobile store vehicle
• Must maintain a clean driving history
• Physical ability to kneel and bend to the floor on a regular basis
• Strong, stable work history with no job hopping; a maximum of 3 companies over the past 10 years is ideal
• Excellent analytical, reasoning, and organizational skills
• Proficiency with databases, spreadsheets, email, and common business applications
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with a proven history of goal attainment

Preferred qualifications

• Outside industrial sales experience, especially in route or industrial sales

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to run your own mobile store business, serving a wide variety of industries directly in your own territory while working independently and building lasting customer relationships.