Route Sales Support Driver

Vestis Services - Stafford, TX

Full-time

Stafford, TX

About the position

The Route Sales Support Driver at Vestis Services is responsible for building strong relationships with customers while ensuring exceptional service and meeting sales growth goals. This role involves operating a company vehicle to deliver products, managing daily routes, and promoting overall route growth to enhance profitability. The driver acts as an advocate for the organization, striving to generate goodwill and loyalty through professional conduct and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a company step van in 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/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 the procurement of additional new business.
• Possess a strong understanding of services, policies, and pricing methods and 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.

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.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced environment requiring irregular and long hours.