Now Hiring - CLS (Continental Linen Services) - Route Sales Professional in Kalamazoo, MI

Full description of the position

Department: Service

Supervisor: District Service Manager & Route Manager

Job Summary: Ensure customer satisfaction through caring for all customer needs with great customer service ability, delivering great CLS products to customer locations and being a reliable route-delivery driver who will be the face of CLS!

Working Conditions:

• Prevailing weather conditions.

Equipment Used:

• Step van or box truck
• Industrial laundry carts/bins
• Calculator
• Invoices
• Order forms
• Price book

Essential Tasks:

• Build relationship with all customers
• Deliver and retrieve product from customer locations.
• Collect money from COD accounts.
• Assist with past due collections
• Balance settlements and turn in daily.
• Order product as requested by customers.
• Sell within accounts and to new accounts.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Maintain route book.
• Maintain inventory at predetermined levels.
• Obtain Contract Renewals from route customers
• Obtain Customer Satisfaction Monitors (CSM’s) from route customers
• Ensure truck is cleaned out after the completion of each route.
• Perform all Federal Motor Carrier inspections and records
• Ensure route truck is properly secured each night.
• Perform additional tasks as required.

Supervision: Indirect

Requirements

Experience/ Skills Required:

• Previous route delivery experience.
• One or more years of customer service experience.
• Valid Chauffeur License.
• DOT Medical Card.
• Ability to drive a delivery/box truck.
• Accurate counts of product and cash.

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma.
• College courses preferred.

Physical/Mental Requirements:

• Driving on and off for up to 12 hours per day.
• Climbing truck stairs while on route.
• Ability to push/pull industrial laundry carts weighing up to 800 lbs.
• Ability to lift 50 – 80 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to lift 15 – 30 lbs. repetitively.

Come be a part of a company with 122 years of proven longevity that is deemed essential, that will help build a foundation for your future

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Commission pay

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sales Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: On the road