Sales Team Lead

Waste Solution Services

$80K — $100K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field, or equivalent sales experience.
  • 5+ years of successful B2B sales experience with a proven track record.
  • Preferred experience leading or mentoring sales teams.
  • Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience with CRM platforms and sales reporting tools.
  • Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to work independently in a remote setting.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of sales representatives through one-on-one meetings and feedback.
  • Generate new business by actively prospecting, qualifying, and closing sales.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with both prospective and existing customers.
  • Achieve individual sales goals while being a role model for the team.
  • Monitor team performance, providing guidance to meet sales objectives.
  • Partner with sales leadership to create strategies for revenue growth.
  • Assist with onboarding and training for new sales team members.
  • Identify areas to improve sales processes and the customer experience.
  • Utilize CRM and sales tools for pipeline management and reporting.
  • Contribute to developing scalable sales systems as the organization grows.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement within the organization.
  • Structured environment with defined processes and real coaching support.
  • Strong value proposition that appeals to clients- savings and simplicity.
Full Job Description
Title: Sales Team Lead
Type: Full time- Salaried exempt

Compensation: Base $80,000-$100,000 (DOE) + Commissions + Bonuses

Location: Lawrence NY - in the office 4 days per week - one day remote optional

The Role (What You'll Do)

The Sales Team Lead is a hands-on management role responsible for generating new business while leading and developing a small team of sales representatives. This position is ideal for a proven sales professional who leads by example, establishes credibility through personal selling success, and enjoys coaching others to achieve their goals.

Working closely with sales leadership, the Sales Team Lead will help drive team performance, improve sales processes, and contribute to the continued growth of the organization. As the business expands and the role evolves, there is an opportunity to transition into a broader sales leadership and sales support position focused on building scalable systems, processes, and operational excellence.

Core Responsibilities
  • Lead, coach, and develop a small team of sales representatives through regular one-on-one meetings, performance feedback, and ongoing support.
  • Generate new business by prospecting, qualifying, and closing sales opportunities.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing customers.
  • Consistently achieve individual sales goals while serving as a role model for the sales team.
  • Monitor individual and team performance, providing accountability and guidance to achieve sales objectives.
  • Partner with sales leadership to develop and implement strategies that improve team effectiveness and revenue growth.
  • Assist with onboarding and training new sales team members.
  • Identify opportunities to improve sales processes, workflows, and customer experience.
  • Utilize CRM and sales tools to manage pipelines, forecast sales activity, and maintain accurate reporting.
  • Contribute to the development of scalable sales systems and best practices as the organization grows.


Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent sales experience).
  • 5+ years of successful B2B sales experience with a proven track record of achieving or exceeding sales goals.
  • Previous experience leading, mentoring, or coaching sales professionals preferred.
  • Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience using CRM platforms and sales reporting tools.
  • Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to work independently in a remote environment.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.


Preferred Experience
  • Multifamily, B2B and commercial industry exposure (PMCs, owners/operators, prop-tech, franchises, services)
  • Waste industry knowledge or vendor-management experience
  • SDR, BDR and Inside Sales experience a plus
  • Salesforce, HubSpot or other similar CRM experience


Why WSS
  • Clear value proposition (clients love savings + simplicity)
  • High activity role with real coaching and a defined process
  • Strong career path for someone who wants to grow in revenue


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