Careers

Beyond the Warehouse.

You already know how product moves. That's the part most salespeople never learn. We hire warehouse and logistics people who want to use that knowledge on the selling side of the business — and we train the rest.

Start on a Route

Five Thrive team members in blazers and button-downs reviewing route maps around an office table, autumn light through the windows

Here's the actual work.

We'd rather be clear than persuasive. These are customer-facing sales roles built on logistics knowledge. If you liked understanding how the operation worked but wanted out of the four walls, this is a strong place to develop fast.

A Thrive Columbus representative talking with a store manager during a route stop in Columbus

Selling

You will be selling. Directly, in person, with volume targets attached.

Your logistics knowledge

Pack sizes, lead times, fill rates, receiving windows — you'll use all of it daily.

Working in a team

Routes are run in teams. You'll learn how to move as a unit, not a solo act.

Product knowledge

You'll get certified on every brand you represent, and tested on it.

Time in the market

Retail floors, independent shops, and receiving docks across the metro.

Training

Structured onboarding, then ongoing coaching and observed practice.

Performance expectations

Clear goals, reviewed openly and regularly.

Coaching & feedback

Specific, frequent, and sometimes direct.

Work in Action

This is what the day looks like.

Team members setting up a product display inside a Columbus retail store — Setting a display at a route stop

A team member talking with a retail store owner behind the counter — Working with store owners

Team gathered around a laptop reviewing route results in the office — Reviewing the week's numbers

Two team members in a one-on-one coaching conversation at a Columbus cafe — One-on-one coaching

Team loading product samples into a car on a Columbus street before a route — Loading up before the route

Team celebrating a record sales week together in the office — Celebrating wins together

Progression

From the dock to a territory of your own.

01
Explore
Ride the route. Learn the brands, the accounts, and the conversation. Watch, ask, and try.
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01
“I came off second shift. Week one I just listened. By week three I was the one talking to the buyer.”
Aaliyah B.
Logistics Sales Rep
02
Build confidence
Own your stops start to finish. Get feedback the same day, before the next route.
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02
“Knowing the supply side is my edge. When a manager asks about lead time, I don't have to go ask anybody.”
Marco R.
Field Representative
03
Test yourself
Take tougher accounts, bigger territory, and more product lines at once.
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03
“They gave me the hardest chain on purpose. That's when I found out what I could actually do.”
Sam K.
Route Lead
04
Coach others
Train and develop new reps coming off the warehouse floor, the way someone did for you.
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04
“Coaching someone through their first order taught me more than writing a hundred myself.”
Dev P.
Team Coach
05
Lead
Run a territory: route planning, team performance, client reporting, and standards.
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05
“Five years ago I was loading trucks. Now I plan the routes those trucks feed.”
Jordan W.
Territory Manager

Progression depends on performance, coachability, and readiness — not a fixed timeline. We talk about it honestly and often.

You Bring the Logistics. We'll Handle the Coaching.

Tell us where you're coming from — receiving, picking, shipping, inventory, a lead role on the floor — and what you want to build next. We'll walk you through the day-to-day, the training, how teams run a route together, and what the earning path looks like. No resume keyword game to win. Just a clear conversation about whether this is the right next step for you.

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