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, Confidential Client in the Sales industry.

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

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Overview

Confidential Client is hiring a Sales Development Associate (Class of 2027) for a cohort-based, 12-month Sales Development Associate (SDA) training program based in Westwood, MO. This entry-level, full-time program provides hands-on sales training, mentorship, and a clear path into a field sales territory anywhere in the United States after successful completion. Competitive salary and a relocation/living stipend are provided for the training period.

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What You’ll Do

The SDA program is designed to accelerate your sales career through practical experience across the business. Typical responsibilities include:

• Participate in all phases of the 12-month Sales Development Associate Program.
• Learn the client’s product portfolio, customers, distribution operations, and sales processes.
• Develop consultative selling, prospecting, relationship management, and account growth skills.
• Work alongside experienced sales professionals and business leaders to gain hands-on experience.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through exceptional service and responsiveness.
• Identify opportunities to increase sales and profitability within assigned accounts.
• Present products and promote new solutions to support customer business growth.
• Collaborate with internal teams including customer service, operations, purchasing, and sales leadership.
• Attend sales meetings, customer visits, training sessions, and professional development activities.
• Complete program requirements and training milestones and prepare to transition into a field sales territory.

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What We’re Looking For

We seek motivated, coachable candidates who are committed to building a long-term sales career:

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferred majors: Business, Marketing, Professional Selling, Communications, or related).
• Expected graduation between December 2026 and May 2027, or recent bachelor’s graduate. Program starts July 2027.
• Strong interest in a career in sales; competitive and goal-oriented mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership through internships, student organizations, athletics, work, or volunteer activities.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Willingness to relocate to Westwood, MO for the training period.
• Willingness to relocate to a sales territory anywhere in the United States upon program completion.
• Ability to travel with overnight stays (typically 2–3 nights per week).

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Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary during training (estimate shown on source: $56,659/year – estimated).
• Relocation or living stipend during the training period.
• Medical, dental & vision benefits (effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days).
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, personal time).
• 401(k) with company match.
• Cohort-based learning, mentorship, and ongoing professional development.
• Career path to an outside sales territory with nationwide advancement opportunities.

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Location & Travel

• Training location: Westwood, MO (cohort-based residency for training).
• Post-program placement: sales territory assigned anywhere within the United States.
• Travel requirement: frequent travel for customer visits during and after the program (overnight travel approximately 2–3 nights per week).

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Why Join

• Structured sales development curriculum with real customer interaction.
• Exposure to senior leaders and decision makers across the business.
• Hands-on training and a clear path into territory sales and leadership roles.
• Opportunity to start a long-term career with a market-leading distribution business in the Sales industry.

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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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