B2B Sales Executive - Outside Sales
City Wide Facility Solutions · Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Base
- $35K–$45K
- OTE
- $118K
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 5mo 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?”
Still open · checked 1h agoon City Wide Facility Solutions's careers page
The job
- What you'd do
- Outside sales role selling building maintenance and facility services in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Prospecting-heavy: 20+ hours/week of outbound, warm calling, and a personal 'Top 100' prospect list.
- What you'd sell
Janitorial and building upkeep for commercial properties, one vendor
When a commercial building needs cleaning and upkeep, the owner or property manager usually hires a separate vendor for each job. The problem is, every vendor has its own schedule, bill, and quality, so someone has to chase them all. City Wide handles janitorial and building maintenance plus specialty services, so a building works with one trusted partner instead of many.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Still reading the posting. Check back within the hour.
- Where deals come from
- Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- Base and OTE both listed. Roughly a 30/70 base-to-variable split.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
- Time on market
- Open 155 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- Company hiring
- 113 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace. Ask how many reps they hired last year and how many are still there.
Red lights
- Most of the pay is variable. OTE is more than double the base. You only make the big number if you hit quota.
Yellow lights
- Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.
- Same role posted many times. The company has 8 or more open postings with this exact title. Could be a big build-out, could be a revolving door. Ask how many reps they hired last year and how many are still there.
Green lights
- Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.
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.
What percent of the variable did reps actually earn last year?
When most of the pay is variable, this is your real salary.
- 2.
How many reps are you hiring for this, and how many from last year's class are still here?
Hiring a lot can mean growth, or people leaving.
- 3.
This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?
The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?
Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.
- 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.
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.
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.
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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