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Sales Executive

City Wide Facility Solutions · Long Beach, CA

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
$120K
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
11mo 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
Full-cycle new-business sales of facility services to commercial clients and property managers in Southwest LA. Expect cold calling, foot canvassing, 25+ prospecting hours weekly, and building an industry-association pipeline.
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
OTE is listed. Ask what the base is.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Time on market
Open 351 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

None spotted.

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. 1.

    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.

  2. 2.

    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.

  3. 3.

    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.

  4. 4.

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

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  5. 5.

    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.

  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 Southwest Los Angeles is seeking a tenacious closer to join our Sales Team! If you aggressively prospect for business, sell with confidence and integrity, and have a deep understanding of your clients' needs, we'd love to have you join our team. As a Sales Executive, you will be responsible for new business development in a highly productive, sales-driven environment. You will be responsible for the full sales cycle, from lead generation to close. Working closely with account managers and your sales team, you will establish and nurture mutually profitable business relationships with clients. In this position you will: - Identify and qualify potential clients by making proactive cold calls (phone, email, and foot canvassing) to generate appointments. - Manage the sales process by scheduling appointments, understand account requirements, and creating customized sales proposals based on specific client needs. - Closes sales by building rapport with potential clients / decision makers, selling our unique value proposition and overcoming objections. - Conduct a minimum of 25 hours prospecting each week. - Utilize and manage our customer relationship management system (CRM) to maintain all customer information, including call activity and notes, client information, and appointment information. - Establish relationships with property managers and key industry association members to develop a large pipeline. - Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner so that you get along with Clients, co-workers, and supervisors. Compensation package includes base salary, quarterly bonus, and uncapped commission structure. If you are on the right track, on target earnings should exceed $120K. Requirements - 5+ years outside B2B sales experience, prefer most recent job experience in outside sales - Demonstrated track record of success (e.g. two calendar years of meeting sales quotas) - Strong skill set for prospecting and developing a territory - Proficiency in CRM systems, including strong organization of key sales data - Prior sales training certificate, e.g., Sandler, President’s Club, Dale Carnegie, etc., preferred - Experience closing short-cycle B2B sales - Outgoing, dynamic personality, self-motivated with result-driven approach - Can-do attitude that loves to be challenged - Organized within a defined sales process with an ability to move clients from prospect to close - An excellent communicator with the ability to facilitate a presentation or a one-to-one meeting - Demonstrated ability to coordinate team activities and work effectively with operations and marketing teams - Strong communication and presentation skills - Strong MS Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) Benefits - Base salary + quarterly bonus + uncapped commissions - Car Allowance - Phone Allowance - Short & Long Term Disability - Dental & Vision options - Life Insurance - Health Insurance - Unlimited PTO
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