General Sales Manager

Adams Limitless; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Outside Sales Manager to drive business growth in Illinois. This role offers the chance to own a territory and improve workplace safety through innovative solutions. You'll be responsible for consultative selling, building long-term relationships, and conducting on-site assessments. With a competitive base salary, uncapped commission, and a supportive team environment, this position is perfect for those who thrive in fast-paced sales settings and are eager to make a significant impact in the safety sector.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Pension Plan

Uncapped Commission

Career Advancement Opportunities

Supportive Team Environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of B2B Outside sales experience selling to end users.
• Strong sales performer that constantly achieves goals and surpassing KPI's.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business opportunities in construction and manufacturing sectors.
• Develop and maintain strong connections with contractors and safety managers.

Skills

B2B Outside Sales

Consultative Selling

Client Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Lead Generation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CRM Tools

Job description

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Base pay range

$70,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr

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Territory: Illinois | Remote with Travel

Compensation: Competitive base salary + uncapped commission + unmatched 401K + benefits

Location: Remote & Field-based

At Adams Limitless, we are the recruitment partner for a global leader in fall protection and safety solutions.

If you’re an experienced Territory Manager, Outside Sales Representative, Solution Sales Manager, Account Executive, or Business Development Manager looking for your next big opportunity and have managed a team of outside sales reps - this could be the perfect fit.

This is more than just a sales job—it’s a chance to own a territory, drive business growth, and help companies across Illinois to improve workplace safety with their prefab customized safety ramps, rail guards, walkways, anchoring systems and so much more.

If you thrive in outside sales and supporting a team, enjoy building client relationships, and want a high-impact career with strong earnings and leadership potential, let’s talk!

What You’ll Be Doing:

You have full P&L responsibility of the Mid-West region

You will have full oversight

Owning & Expanding the Illinois Territory – Drive new business opportunities in construction, industrial, and manufacturing sectors

Consultative Selling – Educate clients on OSHA-compliant fall protection solutions, helping them reduce risk and improve safety compliance

Building Long-Term Relationships – Develop and maintain strong connections with contractors, safety managers, and key decision-makers

Hunting for New Business – Identify opportunities, generate leads, and grow revenue in a rapidly expanding safety market

Conducting On-Site Assessments – Must be comfortable working at heights (safely), climbing ladders, and evaluating job sites to recommend the best solutions

Plan and forecast sales order intake within the market sectors for short and medium term

Assist in the formulation of the regional budget and manage the activities within that budget

Prepare and present regular reports on sales/marketing activities and performance; ensure that all regional administration, proposals and reports are completed in an efficient and timely manner

Keep abreast with technological developments in the field and report regularly on competitor activity/pricing strategies

You’ll have the autonomy to manage your own territory while being supported by marketing, technical experts, and leadership teams to help you maximize your potential.

We measure impact by your successful ability to:

• The delivery of Personal monthly Sales target.
• Ability to provide sales guidance and leadership to Regional Sales Managers in your territory
• Attend customer sites for surveys for quotation purposes.
• Produce quotations from customers enquiries / drawings based on relevant design standards
• Set up, plan and present product lines to owners, architects, engineers and contractors that could potentially use our products
• Collaborate with the inside sales team on orders and projects
• Problem solve shipping, credit and logistic issues that inhibit meeting customer ship date requirements
• Utilize web-based tools to track construction projects to create new sales
• Perform research and market analysis to assist in new product creation and higher win percentages against competition
• Update customer/prospect/lead database with outreach activities and new contacts
• Develop targeted and focused marketing campaigns on specific niche markets in your given territory
• Identify indirect sales opportunities, potential markets and partners to generate sales
• Take lead with follow-up on prospects/leads generated by company advertising, referrals and telephone communications with the goal to achieve and exceed annual business sales goals
• Assist in the preparation of quotations for all product lines
• Perform other specific tasks as requested by the President, General Sales Manager or other company Directors
• Interest in training and developing a sales team and step into a leadership role.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of B2B Outside sales experience selling to end users.
• Experience in a consultative selling environment into Procurement and/or C-Level contacts.
• Willingness to work at heights on rooftops to complete full site inspections of clients.
• Strong sales performer that constantly achieves goals and surpassing KPI's.
• Preferably degree educated.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written as well as verbal)
• Proactive mindset to recognize direct and indirect opportunities for lead generation and sales
• Self-motivated, individual contributor and team player
• Working knowledge of CRM tools, preferred
• Ability to Manage a team and become a future leader.
• Ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly growing environment

Individual characteristics:

As the Outside Sales Manager, your attitude and aptitude are critical. You must be personally driven to hunt for business opportunities and exceed monthly sales targets. You will also need to demonstrate an ability to problem solve and take ownership of your work and responsibilities. You are part of the team, have access to support when needed, but will be most successful when you manage your time effectively and adapt quickly to changing priorities within the business.

• Base Salary + Uncapped Commission : Earn up to 6% commission on all deals. The more you bring in, the higher your reward!
• Career Advancement : Opportunities to grow within a high-demand field.
• Supportive Team Environment : Access to a dedicated support team whenever you need them.

If you're excited about leading in safety sales, thriving in a fast-paced environment, and meeting high-impact goals, we want to hear from you! Apply now with Adams Limitless and become part of a safety-first future.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales, Business Development, and Consulting

• Industries

  Wholesale, Manufacturing, and Construction

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Pension plan

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