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Outside B2B Sales Executive

City Wide Facility Solutions · Portland, OR

Base
$65K
OTE
$85K
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
25d 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 2h agoon City Wide Facility Solutions's careers page

The job

What you'd do
Find new commercial customers in Portland by cold calling, emailing, networking, and visiting businesses in person, then manage each sale from first meeting to signed deal. Most of your customers will be new, and you'll do most of your own prospecting.
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

Worth a look

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

Pay
Base and OTE both listed. Roughly a 76/24 base-to-variable split.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Time on market
Open 25 days. Normal, but not fresh.
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

None spotted.

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. 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 annual quota, and how was it set?

    A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.

  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
City Wide Facility Solutions of Portland is looking for an experienced Outside B2B Sales Executive who knows how to prospect, build a pipeline, get in front of decision-makers, and close net-new commercial business. This is a true hunter role. You'll prospect for new business, meet with commercial decision-makers, uncover facility-service needs, develop customized solutions, present proposals, negotiate agreements, and close business. If you love the hunt, enjoy building relationships, and want to be rewarded for your performance in a fast-moving, team-oriented environment, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for. What You'll Do • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of net-new B2B opportunities. • Generate new business through cold calling, email, networking, referrals, LinkedIn, and face-to-face prospecting. • Spend significant time in the field developing your territory and creating new opportunities. • Connect with business owners, executives, property managers, facility managers, operations leaders, and other commercial decision-makers. • Conduct discovery meetings to understand client needs and operational challenges. • Develop and present customized facility-service solutions. • Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and qualification through presentation, proposal, negotiation, and close. • Build rapport, overcome objections, and confidently ask for the business. • Maintain consistent and professional follow-up throughout the sales process. • Manage prospects, opportunities, customer interactions, and sales activity within the company CRM. • Maintain a professional LinkedIn presence to support networking and lead generation. • Meet or exceed established sales and new-business goals. • Work closely with Operations and Administrative teams to ensure a smooth transition of new business. Who We're Looking For We're looking for a professional B2B salesperson who knows how to hunt for new business. You should be comfortable creating opportunities instead of waiting for leads. You know how to identify prospects, reach decision-makers, ask the right questions, uncover business problems, present solutions, overcome objections, negotiate, and close. Strong candidates should be able to share specific examples of their past sales success, including the new business they generated, sales goals they achieved, and how they personally found and closed new customers. Our Team & Culture At City Wide Facility Solutions of Portland, we believe strong performance and a strong culture go hand in hand. We've built a professional, collaborative environment where people work hard, support one another, and celebrate success together. We value teamwork, accountability, professional growth, and people who bring energy and a positive attitude to what they do. We also understand that our employees have lives and responsibilities outside of work. Our goal is to provide an environment where driven professionals can build successful careers while being part of a supportive, team-oriented organization. We're looking for someone who wants to compete, succeed, grow, and win - while being part of a team that enjoys winning together. Why City Wide? For more than 60 years, City Wide Facility Solutions has helped businesses simplify facility management through a single point of contact. Today, City Wide has grown to more than 120 locations across the United States and Canada, partnering with thousands of commercial clients and continuing to expand. We help businesses manage janitorial services and more than 20 additional facility solutions, giving our Sales Executives multiple ways to solve problems and create value for prospective clients. You'll have the opportunity to develop your territory, build your pipeline, create new relationships, and be rewarded for the business you generate. If you're an experienced B2B salesperson who enjoys prospecting, building a pipeline, winning new business, and being rewarded for results, we'd like to meet you. Build your pipeline. Win business. Close it. Then go do it again. Job Type: Full-time Location: Portland, OR - Hybrid / Field-Based Requirements Qualifications • Outside B2B sales or new-business development experience preferred. • Proven prospecting skills and the ability to develop a territory through consistent outbound activity. • Comfortable spending significant time prospecting face-to-face in the field. • Experience managing a professional B2B sales cycle from initial contact through close. • Strong prospecting, presentation, negotiation, and closing skills. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Strong organizational skills with consistent follow-through. • Experience using CRM systems to manage pipeline and sales activity. • Comfortable using LinkedIn for professional networking and business development. • Ability to independently manage priorities while following a defined sales process. • Confident presenting to both small and large audiences. • Collaborative and able to work effectively with Operations and Administrative teams. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office. • Self-motivated, outgoing, adaptable, competitive, and results-driven. Experience selling recurring commercial services, facility services, or directly to property and facility decision-makers is a plus - but facility-services experience is not required. We can teach our industry. We're looking for people who already know how to sell. Benefits Compensation & Benefits Base Salary: $65,000 First-Year On-Target Earnings (OTE): Approximately $85,000 Uncapped Commission · Health Care Plan - Medical, Dental & Vision · 401(k) with 4% company match · Two weeks paid vacation after 90 days · Paid volunteer opportunities · Quarterly team-building events · Strong incentive compensation plan
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