Sales Executive

Overview

We’re partnering with a growing merchandising and consumer products company to hire a Sales Executive focused on building, growing, and maintaining retail accounts. This role is ideal for someone with a few years of hands-on sales experience who’s comfortable both farming existing relationships and hunting new business. This position is fully onsite, 5 days in-office in the western suburbs of Illinois.

• Grow and manage a book of retail accounts through strong relationship-building
• Prospect and generate new business through cold calling, outbound outreach, and inbound leads
• Tailor sales conversations based on retailer needs, buying cycles, and assortment strategy
• Write and manage orders across multiple product categories
• Stay current on retail, consumer, and food & beverage–adjacent trends to identify opportunities
• Track activity, pipeline, and sales performance

• 3–4 years of sales experience in retail, merchandising, consumer products, and/or food & beverage–adjacent industries
• Proven experience farming and growing existing accounts
• Comfortable with cold calling and outbound prospecting
• Strong communication, organization, and follow-through skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Join a collaborative, energetic sales team
• Work with a wide range of consumer product categories
• Competitive benefits including medical insurance, 401(k), and paid parental leave with a base salary up to $140k with up to $40k earned bonus.

Apply today!

Natalie Saccone
Senior Recruiter
LaSalle Network

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Engineering, Marketing, Technology, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search, LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries.

LaSalle Network is the premier staffing and recruiting firm, earning over 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards from major publications and having its company experts regularly contribute insights on retention strategies, hiring trends, hiring challenges, and more to national news outlets. LaSalle Network offers temporary Field Employees benefit plans including medical, dental and vision coverage. Family Medical Leave, Worker’s Compensation, Paid Leave and Sick Leave are also provided.

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All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.