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Field Sales Representative - Restoration Services

BDA, Inc · Louisville, KY

Base
$50K–$60K
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
4d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

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The job

What you'd do
Visit property managers, insurance adjusters, plumbers and contractors around Louisville so they think of you first when water or fire damage needs fixing. You'll find all your own customers, since no leads come to you.
Who you'd sell to
Property managers, facility managers, insurance agents, contractors, business owners · Commercial propertyIn their words: “• Property Managers • Facility Managers • Insurance Agents & Adjusters • Plumbers • HVAC Contractors • General Contractors • Commercial Property Professionals • Business Owners”
Where deals come from
Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.

The Braun Read

Worth a look

Solid on the basics. Use the first call to fill in the gaps.

Pay
Base is listed but not OTE. Ask what the variable is and how many people hit it.
Transparency
Shares 2 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 3 days.
Company hiring
Ramping up: posted 10 sales roles in the last 30 days.

Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What's the OTE, and what did the median rep earn last year?

    Base is what you're guaranteed. OTE and the median show the upside.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

› When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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Full posting
Field Sales Representative – Restoration Services All Dry Services | Louisville, KY | Full-Time, Field-Based $50,000–$60,000 Base Salary + Uncapped Commission Six-Figure Earning Potential You Already Know This Work. You've Just Never Been Paid for Knowing It. If you've spent years as a plumber, an HVAC tech, a restoration tech, a project manager, or a superintendent, you already know things we could never teach a stranger. You know what a flooded basement looks like at six in the morning. You know which contractors answer the phone and which ones don't. You can spot a property manager having the worst week of her year from across the parking lot. You probably also know your knees and your back aren't going to do this forever. This is a way to stay in the industry and get out of the truck. The Move We're Describing All Dry Services responds when property is damaged by water, fire, mold, and other emergencies. We're hiring an outside salesperson to represent us across the Louisville market. The job is to build relationships with the people who run into property damage regularly, and make sure they think of us first. It's still field work. You're still in your vehicle, still on job sites, still around the same people you've worked alongside for years. What changes is why you're there. What You Already Have That We Can't Train • Credibility. When you explain what a water loss does to a building's timeline, people can hear that you've actually stood in one. • Relationships. You've worked with contractors, plumbers, and property managers all over this city. Some of them already trust you. • Judgment about the work. You can tell a job that will go smoothly from one that won't. • Comfort on a job site and in a leasing office both. What You'd Have to Learn Being good with people on a job site isn't the same thing as selling. You'd have to learn to ask for things. To walk into offices where nobody is expecting you. To follow up a fourth time without feeling like a pest. To run a pipeline instead of a punch list. We provide professional sales training and ongoing development, and we'd expect you to lean on it hard for the first six months. Most people coming out of the trades can make this transition. Not everyone wants to, and that's worth being honest with yourself about now. The People You'd Be Calling On • Property Managers • Facility Managers • Insurance Agents & Adjusters • Plumbers • HVAC Contractors • General Contractors • Commercial Property Professionals • Business Owners The Honest Downsides • No inbound leads. You build the pipeline yourself, starting from nothing. • A longer feedback loop. A relationship you open in January may not send you work until April. • More rejection than you're used to. On a job site, people need you there. In sales, nobody asked you to come. • Daily driving. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required. The First Year Months 1–3: learn our side of the business, build your target list, start getting in front of people. Months 3–6: steady field activity, your first referral partners, early work coming in from your own contacts. Months 6–12: repeat referrals, a pipeline with real weight behind it, and earnings that reflect the network you've built. Nobody here expects a big first month. How to Apply Send us your resume. If you've worked in the field, tell us which corner of this industry you know best. If you haven't, tell us about a door you got through that probably should have stayed closed. Requirements If You're Not Coming From the Trades That's fine too. If you have outside sales, B2B, business development, insurance, property management, or account management experience and you can open doors, we'll teach you the industry side. A trades background is an advantage here, not a requirement. Benefits What It Pays • $50,000–$60,000 base salary • Uncapped commission • Six-figure earning potential • Professional sales training and ongoing development • Company technology provided • Long-term career growth opportunity For a lot of people coming off the tools, the base lands in the range of what they're earning now — without the physical toll. The commission is where this gets interesting, and nobody puts a ceiling on it.
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