Business Sales Representative – Territory Accounts
AT&T · Paramus, NJ · 1 mo ago
On-siteOTHR$97k–$154k/yrFull-time
About the role
This role is an acquisition sales position designed for a motivated outside seller who can effectively prospect and close deals with small and mid-sized companies. The role offers a competitive base salary and performance-based commissions.
Responsibilities
- Balance field and office collaboration
- Possess a defined local geography and focus on creating new business with small and mid-sized companies
- Identify and pursue new business through customer prospect lists and leverage in-person customer meetings, work referrals, networking, and local market research
- Schedule customer meetings and advance opportunities through the sales process
- Manage a defined geographic territory, prioritize target accounts, understand local business needs, and execute a market plan that supports consistent quota attainment
- Sell a broad business portfolio across wireless, fiber, internet, voice, software defined networking and cybersecurity
- Engage small and mid-sized businesses across vertical industries such as retail, professional services, healthcare, construction, logistics, hospitality, and local multi-site operators
- Move opportunities from prospecting and discovery through proposal, negotiation, close, implementation handoff, and follow-up
- Maintain accurate and consistent CRM activity
Requirements
- 2–5 years of quota carrying outside acquisition sales experience
- Demonstrated success acquiring new business through prospecting, cold calling, referrals, appointment setting, and disciplined follow-up with both customers and in Salesforce
- Comfort spending significant time in the field visiting businesses, initiating conversations, and building relationships with owners, operators, and decision-makers
- Strong business acumen with the ability to uncover customer needs and connect them to AT&T's product and solution portfolio
- Confidence handling objections, negotiating, asking for the sale, and advancing opportunities toward close
- Self-disciplined work style and the ability to manage daily activity, Salesforce updates, pipeline health, and quota expectations
- Ability to collaborate with the team from the assigned office location, if available, when not acquiring new business or conducting customer visits in the field
Qualifications
- Valid driver’s license, satisfactory driving record, current auto insurance, and reliable transportation to support field-based selling
Skills
- Extensive B2B experience
- Fiber and Or Sales experience
- Hunting and Acquisition experience
- Extensive Cold Calling experience
- Prospecting experience
- Experience and knowledge of Telecommunication products
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone