AE - Former Athletes Wanted – Entry-Level B2B Sales

Breakaway Talent Group; Rutherford (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Structured B2B sales training

Promotion opportunities

Uncapped residual commissions

Job summary

Breakaway Talent Group is partnering with a Rutherford, NJ logistics company to build a dynamic B2B sales team. This role is ideal for recent graduates or early-career professionals who are competitive, coachable, and motivated by performance-based growth.

You will prospect, reach out to SMBs, learn shipping and logistics, identify opportunities to improve cost, service, and efficiency, and manage a defined territory with clear performance goals and training for promotion.

Qualifications

• Recent graduates and early-career candidates encouraged to apply.
• No prior sales experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and reach out to small and mid-sized businesses.
• Make outbound calls and build new client relationships.
• Learn how businesses currently handle shipping and logistics.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost, service and efficiency.
• Manage your own territory and grow a book of business.
• Follow a structured sales process and work toward clear performance goals.

Skills

Competitive

Coachable

Strong communication

Relationship-building

Resilience

Structured sales process

Education

Recent graduate

Job description

We’re partnering with a growing logistics and supply chain company in Rutherford, NJ that is hiring for its B2B sales team.

This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional who is competitive, coachable, comfortable talking to people, and motivated by performance-based growth.

Former high school, college, and professional athletes are strongly encouraged to apply, but athletic experience is not required. Candidates from hospitality, coaching, retail, customer service, and other competitive or people-facing backgrounds can also be a strong fit.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prospecting and reaching out to small and mid-sized businesses
• Making outbound calls and building new client relationships
• Learning how businesses currently handle shipping and logistics
• Identifying opportunities to improve cost, service, and efficiency
• Managing your own territory and growing a book of business
• Following a structured sales process and working toward clear performance goals

Who They’re Looking For

• Competitive, energetic, and coachable
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Comfortable with cold calling, outreach, and rejection
• Resilient and able to bounce back quickly
• Strong work ethic and willingness to follow a process
• Recent graduates and early-career candidates
• Former high school, college, or professional athletes are strongly encouraged to apply
• Candidates from hospitality, coaching, retail, customer service, and other client-facing backgrounds are also encouraged to apply

Prior sales experience is not required.

Why Former Athletes Tend to Do Well

The role rewards many of the same traits that drive success in sports: preparation, consistency, resilience, accountability, competitiveness, and the ability to respond to coaching.

You’ll have measurable goals, a clear performance scoreboard, a structured team environment, and the opportunity to directly impact your own growth and earning potential.

Compensation

• $85K–$95K+ Year 1 OTE
• $95K–$120K+ Year 2 and beyond
• Uncapped residual commission
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Structured B2B sales training
• Clear performance-based promotion opportunities
• Opportunity to build and manage your own book of business
• Long-term earning growth as your client base develops

If you’re competitive, coachable, and looking to build a long-term career in B2B sales, we’d love to connect.