A territory map without people on it is only half the picture. Add your sales reps, with their home locations, and an abstract alignment becomes an operational one: you can see who owns each patch, how far reps live from their accounts, and where a resignation or a new hire changes the math.
Two Ways to Add Reps in AlignMix
Add them by hand for one or two. Right-click a territory, open its properties, click the plus next to the sales rep field, and enter the name and home ZIP code. Confirm, and the rep appears on the map at their home. Perfect for a new hire or a quick fix. Add them by import for the whole roster: a rep sheet in your Excel import, one row per person, with name, territory assignment (or district and region for managers), and home ZIP. The full field organization loads in one pass alongside your geography and accounts (see setting up your data in Excel).
Why Rep Home Locations Matter More Than They Look
They make drive-time real. A balanced territory whose rep lives 90 minutes outside it isn’t really balanced, because the commute eats selling time, and home pins on the map make that obvious, which is why “keep reps where they live” is one of our core territory design principles. They help with vacancy planning, since when someone leaves, the map shows which neighboring reps could plausibly absorb coverage and which accounts might need reassignment in the meantime. And they keep realignments fair, because rep locations are a design input: two equally balanced scenarios can differ hugely in how far people end up from their patch.
Watch: Adding Sales Reps in AlignMix
Roster Housekeeping Tips
Keep the roster in the data, not just the map, so rep assignments live in your import and export files and CRM and comp stay in sync; the map is the working view, the Excel export is the record. Model managers too, attaching district and region managers at their hierarchy levels so span of control is visible when districts get redrawn. And update home ZIPs each year, because people move, and a stale home pin quietly distorts your drive-time judgment.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I add a sales rep to a territory in AlignMix?
Right-click the territory, open properties, click the plus by the sales rep field, and enter the name and home ZIP, or import the full roster from Excel with one row per rep.
Can one territory have multiple reps?
Yes. Territories can carry multiple assigned reps, and managers attach at the district and region levels of the hierarchy.
Do rep locations affect territory design?
They should. Rep home pins reveal drive-time problems and make realignment scenarios fairer to the people working them.
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