Territory Sales Executive

SHAFFER DISTRIBUTING CO

$75K — $150K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2 Years of Family Entertainment industry experience preferred
  • Demonstrated success in a solutions-based sales role
  • Proven ability to prospect and generate new business
  • Strong discovery and listening skills
  • Ability to manage a full sales cycle
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote setting
  • Disciplined CRM usage with adherence to process and KPIs

Responsibilities

  • Prospect and generate new customer relationships
  • Build and grow pipeline within assigned territory
  • Travel regularly to meet with customers and prospects
  • Manage and expand existing accounts
  • Conduct discovery conversations to understand customer needs
  • Identify opportunities for growth and long-term partnership
  • Collaborate with internal experts to build appropriate solutions

Benefits

  • Become an employee-owner and earn shares every year
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid vacation and paid holidays
  • Supportive and collaborative work environment
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Territory Sales Executive to help us grow in key regional markets. This role focuses primarily on building new business while managing and expanding a smaller existing book of accounts. It's a great fit for someone who enjoys building relationships, uncovering opportunities, and operating with clear accountability.

The Territory Sales Executive will work directly with Family Entertainment Center (FEC) owners and operators, helping them improve performance through equipment, parts, service, and long-term partnership. This is a remote role with defined territory ownership and clear performance expectations. Ideal candidate will have at least 2 Years of Family Entertainment Center experience.

Location: Remote (Chicago, IL area)

Travel: Heavy travel during training period. Ability to travel up to 35% of the time after training period. Primarily regional within territory (Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, & North Dakota); occasional national trade shows.

What You'll Do

Territory Sales Executive owns and develops a defined geographic territory, focusing heavily on proactive new business development while maintaining existing customer relationships.

Key areas of responsibility include:

Territory Development
  • Prospect and generate new customer relationships
  • Build and grow pipeline within assigned territory
  • Travel regularly to meet with customers and prospects

Account Management
  • Manage and expand existing accounts
  • Conduct discovery conversations to understand customer needs
  • Identify opportunities for growth and long-term partnership

Sales Execution & Collaboration
  • Maintain accurate pipeline and activity tracking in CRM
  • Operate within defined KPIs and performance expectations
  • Collaborate with internal experts to build appropriate solutions
  • Participate in regional visits and national trade shows

This is an individual contributor role. You will operate independently within your territory while working closely with a strong internal support team.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 2 Years of Family Entertainment industry experience preferred
  • Demonstrated success in a solutions-based sales role
  • Proven ability to prospect, & generate leads and new business
  • Strong discovery and listening skills
  • Ability to manage a full sales cycle
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote territory environment
  • Disciplined CRM usage and respect for process and KPIs
  • Willingness to travel within assigned territory

What We Offer
  • Become an employee-owner and earn shares every year
  • Compensation: Base salary is $75K plus commission (Total Comp: OTE $120-$150K)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid vacation and paid holidays
  • Supportive and collaborative work environment

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