# Route Sales Representative

> POWERGROUP Resources · Nanaimo, Canada · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-01

**Salary:** CAD 50,000–60,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

Cottage Country Snack Foods is looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit to maintain and further develop an already established customer route throughout Vancouver Island area. Cottage Country is a highly recognized brand of preferred candies, nuts and trail mixes. Products are of premium quality, are packed fresh and delivered fresh every day, from coast to coast.

_We use AI-assisted tools to help identify and match applicants to our open roles. This may include reviewing resumes and suggesting potential matches. All final hiring decisions are made by humans._

### Tasks

-   Sell regular, seasonal and promotional products
-   Develop business opportunities within a defined geographical territory
-   Serve points of sale (approximately every 2-4 week) within the territory
-   Build a relationship of trust with the customer
-   Merchandising
-   Expect to work long hours, throughout all kinds of weather conditions
-   Place orders for goods
-   Manage product returns and rotate them within the store and truck
-   Manage your truck's inventory and maintain sufficient stock
-   Maintenance of the truck and work equipment according to company requirements

## Requirements

-   Focused, relevant sales experience in route sales, outside sales, territory sales, distribution, wholesale, direct store delivery, food sales, merchandising-led account management, or other transferable territory management environments.
-   Experience managing an assigned geographic territory or customer route.
-   Experience developing new business and increasing sales within an existing customer base.
-   Customer service, with strong customer relationship and account management skills.
-   Experience taking orders, managing inventory, merchandising products, rotating stock, handling returns, and restocking.
-   Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
-   Demonstrated sales results, such as sales growth, customer retention, territory growth, new account acquisition, or meeting sales targets.
-   Excellent physical condition, including loading, unloading, stocking, merchandising, or lifting products over 30 pounds.
-   Knowledge of Vancouver and surrounding area or experience working across a geographically dispersed territory.
-   Willing and able to work long days, travel within a territory, and occasionally stay overnight.
-   Experience driving for work or operating a delivery vehicle, sales vehicle, or company truck is a plus.
-   Comfortable working outdoors as part of the route is a plus.

## Benefits

-   **Pay:** CA$50,000.00-CA$60,000.00 per year
-   Offers excellent opportunities to advance with this growing company
-   Weekends off
-   Company events
-   Dental care
-   Extended health care
-   Flexible schedule
-   Life insurance
-   Paid time off
-   Vision care
-   Wellness program

## Apply

[Apply at POWERGROUP Resources](https://apply.workable.com/powergroup-resources-1/j/C7CB17AB26/apply)

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