W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Field Sales - Remote

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$130K — $160K *
US-AnywhereIn-Person
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of military service or equivalent industry experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong relationship-building ability
  • Desire to learn deeply about products and customer needs
  • Proven ability to drive growth and manage complex sales opportunities in mature markets
  • Influencing skills to navigate internal and external stakeholder relationships
  • Ability to access U.S. Military Bases and participate in trade shows

Responsibilities

  • Drive sales growth by achieving ambitious goals for key accounts
  • Develop and implement long-term strategic account plans
  • Cultivate deep relationships with key stakeholders at customer organizations
  • Perform market analysis through field visits and customer interactions
  • Continuously enhance product knowledge through collaboration with experts
  • Translate customer needs into actionable internal plans using tools like SalesForce

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective from Day 1
  • Comprehensive total rewards package with competitive benefits
  • Eligible for a variable pay program based on business performance metrics
  • Distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan and potential profit-sharing opportunities
  • Flexibility in work arrangements tailored to individual responsibilities
Full Job Description
Field Sales - Remote

Req Id: 1597

State/Province: Maryland

Business: Gore Fabrics

Category: Sales & Marketing

Sub-Category: Sales

Work Arrangement: Remote

Posting Start Date: 6/15/26

Posting End Date: 6/18/26

About the Role

We are looking for a Field Sales/Business Development associate to join our Fabrics North America Defense sales team. If you have a passion for selling premium apparel products to support the warfighter, then we are looking for you! In this role, you will sell and promote GORE-TEX products to branches of the department of defense in North America. If you enjoy learning about technical products and working through the contractual nature of the business, please consider joining our team.

This is a remote position, and you can work from home in most locations within the United States. There is a preference for candidates to be located in the eastern United States.

Pay and Benefits:
  • $130,000 - $160,000 per year
  • Roles above $150k are eligible for the variable pay program each fiscal year, based on defined business performance metrics.
  • Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
  • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits


Responsibilities

  • Drive growth in mature markets, by setting and achieving aggressive sales goals for key accounts
  • Develop and implement account plans, including long-term winning account strategies, objectives and opportunities; this plan is to be used as the basis for internal and external periodic reviews
  • Build and maintain deep and broad knowledge of the customers business through relationship development at all levels within a customer's structure; by deeply understanding customer stakeholder needs, build value for those needs through strategy development, position product benefits to key stakeholders and deeply understand the key priorities of various decision-makers
  • Understand the market by spending time in the field, being an active listener during account interactions and gathering intelligence from various other sources
  • Understand our products by continuously showing curiosity with products specialists, application engineers, other sales associates and all potential information sources
  • Understand exactly what a customer needs to be successful and translate those needs effectively internally (forecasting, account plans,oportunity management trip reports, utilization of SalesForce)


Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of 10 years of service in a branch of the military or equivalent industry experience
  • Excellent communication skills (oral and written), including listening skills
  • Ability to create long standing relationships
  • Desire and ability to gain deep product knowledge and leverage this knowledge to identify and close customer opportunities.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive growth by uncovering, developing and winning complex opportunities in a fast paced, demanding and mature market environment
  • Ability to influence key internal and external stakeholders to drive sales opportunities to completion while successfully developing lasting relationships with multiple levels of customer organizations
  • Ability to navigate a matrix organization
  • Ability and willingness to access US Military Bases and attend Defense Trade Shows
  • Ability to travel up to 30% (with seasonal travel slightly higher)


Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Sales or business development experience
  • Proficiency using computer software and applications (ie. SalesForce, Anaplan)
  • Familiarity in military kit


This position offers a remote work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed, Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore's work arrangement policies.

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC a71324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC a71255a.

What We Offer

Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for "profit-sharing". Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

Information at a Glance

About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a manufacturing company that specializes in advanced materials and products. The company was founded in 1958 by Wilbert L. Gore and Robert W. Gore and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware. W. L. Gore & Associates is known for its innovative products, including Gore-Tex fabric, which is used in outdoor clothing and footwear. The company also produces medical devices, electronic components, and industrial products. W. L. Gore & Associates has operations in over 30 countries and is a privately held company.
Learn more about W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Revenue
$3.8 billion

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