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Van Salesperson resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what van salespersons actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most van salespersons should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am a route-based salesperson with experience selling and delivering fast-moving consumer goods directly to retail and hospitality customers. I combine safe driving with face-to-face selling, stock rotation and accurate payment handling. I build repeat orders by knowing each customer's range and keeping their shelves full and fresh.
Key skills
- Face-to-face selling and negotiation
- Route planning and driving
- Inventory management
- Merchandising and stock presentation
- Account and relationship management
- Mobile sales app
- Handheld barcode scanner
- EFTPOS terminal
- GPS navigation system
- Inventory management software
- Customer service
Experience: example bullet points
- Loaded and checked stock for a fixed route of retail and hospitality customers, keeping delivery errors low by matching the load sheet against the van before departure.
- Called on more than 30 cafes, bakeries and convenience stores each week, selling additional lines during each visit and building a reliable repeat order base.
- Processed payments, invoices and credits accurately using an EFTPOS terminal and a mobile sales app, reconciling the day's takings at the end of each run.
- Restocked customer shelves and rotated stock to maintain freshness, reducing credits for out-of-code product by checking dates on every visit.
- Grew average order value by spotting gaps on shelves and suggesting two or three complementary products that suited each customer's trade.
- Reported competitor pricing, shelf gaps and customer feedback to the sales manager after each route, helping the team adjust promotions quickly.
Education
Year 12 or a Certificate III in Retail or Business is typical for this role, along with a current Australian driver's licence and a clean driving record.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian driver's licence
- C class driver's licence
- FMCG
- route sales
- van sales
- EFTPOS
- mobile sales app
- handheld barcode scanner
- inventory management
- stock rotation
- merchandising
- upselling
- account management
- customer service
- wholesale
- hospitality
- retail
- light commercial vehicle
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.