Route Sales Representative - Asheville, NC

ARAMARK Uniform Services (AUS) provides clothing and related products for more than 400,000 customers across the US in virtually every industry, served from over 200 facilities. From designing and manufacturing to cleaning and delivering, AUS works with individual clients on both a local and a national level to create and maintain the perfect image, promoting teamwork and establishing professional identity.

 

The Route Sales Representative builds partnerships with customers and is dedicated to meeting their expectations and requirements.  They develop and maintain long term partnerships with all customers, monitoring customer feedback and handling customer issues in a prompt and courteous manner.  They are responsible for ensuring effective customer communications, managing a route independently and promoting route growth through active personal sales and account retention. You must enjoy a physically challenging and customer service atmosphere,  meeting their expectations and requirements while delivering and picking up garments and other products.



The ideal applicant will hold a bachelor's degree (minimum high school graduate) or equivalent experience in a customer service or sales environment, ideally focused on account management, customer care and up-selling of business-to-business services. The Route Sales Representative must travel locally using a company vehicle, and therefore must have a valid driver’s license. They must be customer-focused and service-driven, able to provide a high quality service within a fast-paced environment. Prompt arrival and regular attendance is necessary. Personal appearance by being well-groomed and in a clean uniform is required when reporting to work each day. Good math skills and and the ability learn and develop are essential in your success. Must be entrepreneurial and dependable.

 

Essential Functions include:

Promote service agreement renewal and customer retention.

Supply customers’ products and services, providing them with the proper items and quantities of merchandise on their regularly scheduled day, which meet or exceed customer expectations.

Working within the company policies and procedures

 

Additional 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.

The position may involve exposure to adverse and varying weather conditions.