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Sales Business Development Representative

Confidential Client•Consulting
Entry LevelFull-timeOn-Site$70,116
Oakland, California
15 Hours Ago

The Sales Business Development Representative is responsible for expanding the customer base and creating new business opportunities within an assigned territory through direct, face-to-face interactions. This role involves prospecting, conducting sales presentations, managing the sales process, and maintaining strong customer relationships to achieve measurable sales goals. The position offers a commission-based compensation structure with opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment.

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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.


What You’ll Do

This Sales Business Development Representative role is field-focused and commission-driven. As a representative of Confidential Client, you will grow revenue by identifying and qualifying new business within an assigned territory and moving prospects through the sales process.

  • Connect with prospective customers using company-provided leads and other approved business development strategies
  • Introduce prospective customers to products and services and identify fit based on customer needs
  • Build rapport with new and existing customers through professional, face-to-face interactions
  • Visit businesses and prospective customers throughout an assigned territory
  • Develop new accounts and advance qualified prospects through discovery, presentation, and closing stages
  • Conduct sales presentations, answer questions, address objections, and work toward closing new business
  • Maintain consistent follow-up and accurate records of prospect activity
  • Work independently while meeting established sales and activity goals

What We’re Looking For

Confidential Client seeks motivated, coachable sellers who thrive in territory and field-based sales.

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered
  • Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable initiating conversations and building professional relationships
  • Self-directed, driven by measurable goals, and resilient under quota-oriented conditions
  • Positive, energetic approach with adaptability to changing priorities
  • Good judgment and ability to handle time-sensitive situations professionally
  • Demonstrated initiative or achievement in work, education, volunteer roles, or athletics
  • Ability to travel regularly within an assigned territory

What You Can Expect

You’ll join a collaborative sales environment with performance-driven incentives and opportunities for growth.

  • Commission-based earning potential with performance incentives
  • Opportunities for advancement and professional development
  • Energetic, recognition-focused team culture
  • Community and volunteer participation supported by the company

Compensation

This is a commission-based position. For an entry-level employee, the good-faith estimated annual total compensation range is $55,000–$70,000, including commissions and the applicable recoverable draw described below. Actual compensation will vary by performance, experience, territory, and other business factors; top performers may earn more.

Following the applicable probationary period, eligible employees may receive a recoverable draw against future commissions consistent with the written compensation plan. The draw is an advance against commissions and is administered in accordance with applicable law and the written compensation plan.

California applicants: Compensation and commission terms will be provided in writing as required by applicable California law. Nothing in this posting changes the terms of any applicable written commission agreement or wage-and-hour requirements.


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.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.

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