VP, Sales - Warehouse Automation & Material Handling
Exotec · Dallas, TX
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 2mo ago
Still open · checked 1h agoon Exotec's careers page
The job
- What you'd sell
Robots that help warehouses fill orders with fewer workers
When a retailer has to fill online orders, workers usually walk the aisles pulling each item by hand. The problem is, all that walking wears people out, finding enough workers is hard, and safety suffers. Exotec builds robots and the software that runs them, so orders get filled with fewer workers and less risk on the warehouse floor.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Still reading the posting. Check back within the hour.
- Where deals come from
- Not stated in the posting.
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Doesn't say where pipeline comes from. Ask.
- Time on market
- Open 89 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- Company hiring
- 3 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.
Red lights
- "Unlimited earnings," no numbers. It sells uncapped or unlimited earnings but never says what anyone actually earns.
Green lights
None spotted.
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 did the median rep and the top rep actually earn last year?
"Unlimited" is a ceiling, not a number. You need the median.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 4.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.
- 5.
Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?
Tells you how much of your week is prospecting versus selling.
- 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.