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Entry Level Sales Professional- Travel Required

Confidential Client•Healthcare
Entry LevelFull-timeOn-Site$99,276
Grandview Heights, Ohio
A Day Ago

This entry-level sales and leadership development role prepares professionals for sales and leadership positions within senior living communities. The position focuses on developing consultative selling skills, public speaking, and team leadership through hands-on experience and coaching. It requires strong communication, relationship-building abilities, and a commitment to personal growth while engaging directly with prospective residents and families.

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About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.


Role Overview

This entry-level sales development role is part of a structured program that prepares new sales professionals for field and leadership positions within a confidential client operating senior living communities. The program combines classroom-style training, coaching in consultative selling, public speaking and presentation skills, and on-the-job experience with resident outreach and family engagement.

Location: Grandview Heights, OH

Estimated compensation: $99,276 per year (estimated)


What You’ll Do

You will learn and apply professional selling skills while supporting a local senior living community on behalf of a confidential client:

  • Work with the sales team to learn consultative selling, prospect qualification, and relationship development
  • Represent the Confidential Client brand professionally in person, over the phone, and at community events
  • Conduct call-center outreach and in-home visits with prospective residents and their families
  • Develop an understanding of senior needs, services (independent, assisted living, memory care), and care-level transitions
  • Deliver presentations and facilitate tours with clarity and empathy
  • Track leads, follow up with prospects, and document interactions in the CRM
  • Participate in ongoing coaching and personal development with a goal of progression to senior community assignments or regional leadership

Who We’re Looking For (Qualifications)

  • Bachelor’s degree OR 1–2 years of related work experience
  • Competitive drive and strong work ethic
  • High integrity, self-awareness, and ethical behavior
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
  • Ability to build and sustain relationships with seniors and their families
  • Comfortable with occasional travel between community locations

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

  • This role involves standing and walking for extended periods and regular interactions with residents, families and teams
  • Must be able to lift or move up to 25 pounds occasionally
  • Requires the ability to read computer screens, use a telephone and keyboard, and handle paperwork
  • Moderate noise environment; occasional travel required

Why Join

  • Structured sales training and ongoing coaching focused on personal and leadership development
  • Work with a team mission-driven toward creating excellent experiences for seniors and families
  • Clear path for advancement into senior community or regional leadership roles
  • Opportunity to develop professional selling skills and public-speaking experience

Legal & Other

  • This position is offered by a Confidential Client. Company names in the original posting have been replaced with "Confidential Client" for privacy during the recruitment process.
  • This job posting does not limit the right of supervisors to assign other reasonable duties as needed.

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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