Sales Responsible Associate

AppleOne Employment Services; Mission Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commissions

Performance incentives

Career growth opportunities

Coaching and training

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Agency in Mission Viejo, CA is seeking an Inside Sales Representative for early-career professionals. With 1–2 years of outbound sales or lead generation, you will prospect, qualify opportunities, and schedule appointments for the outside sales team.

Work closely with marketing and leadership, maintain accurate CRM records, and drive high-volume outreach across calls, emails, and social channels.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of outbound sales, business development, lead generation, or appointment-setting experience.
• Experience using CRM systems and sales prospecting tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to engage decision-makers professionally and confidently.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-volume outbound prospecting through phone calls, email campaigns, direct mail, and social outreach.
• Identify, research, and engage businesses across industries.
• Build targeted prospect lists, qualify leads, conduct discovery conversations, and identify customer needs.
• Schedule qualified appointments for the outside sales team and support new business development goals.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, including outreach activity, lead status, notes, follow-up tasks, and pipeline updates.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to improve outreach messaging and lead conversion.

Skills

Outbound prospecting

CRM usage

Lead generation

Appointment setting

Pipeline management

Communication skills

Decision-maker engagement

Tools

CRM software

Sales prospecting tools

Job description

Job Summary

AppleOne Employment Agency is seeking a motivated Sales Responsible Associate to join a growing, results-driven team in Mission Viejo, CA. This direct hire opportunity is ideal for an early-career sales professional with 1 to 2 years of outbound sales, business development, lead generation, or appointment-setting experience. In this Inside Sales Representative role, you will focus on generating new business opportunities through high-volume prospecting, strategic outreach, discovery conversations, and qualified appointment setting. You will work closely with outside sales, marketing, and leadership teams in a supportive environment that values coaching, performance, initiative, and career growth. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, engaging decision-makers, managing a pipeline, and turning cold prospects into qualified sales opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute high-volume outbound prospecting through phone calls, email campaigns, direct mail, and social outreach.
• Identify, research, and engage businesses across industries such as healthcare, education, professional services, fitness, hospitality, retail, and related markets.
• Build targeted prospect lists, qualify leads, conduct discovery conversations, and identify customer needs.
• Schedule qualified appointments for the outside sales team and support new business development goals.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, including outreach activity, lead status, notes, follow-up tasks, and pipeline updates.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to improve outreach messaging, campaign performance, and lead conversion.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $50,000 to $65,000 per year.
• Direct hire opportunity.
• Uncapped commission opportunities.
• Performance incentives and bonus programs.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Ongoing coaching, training, and support.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage outbound prospecting campaigns across phone, email, social outreach, and direct mail.
• Build and maintain targeted prospect lists and identify key business decision-makers.
• Conduct discovery conversations, qualify opportunities, and schedule sales appointments.
• Maintain an organized sales pipeline and accurate CRM activity records.
• 1 to 2 years of outbound sales, business development, lead generation, or appointment-setting experience.
• Proven ability to perform high-volume prospecting and generate qualified meetings.
• Experience using CRM systems and sales prospecting tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to engage decision-makers professionally and confidently.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, goal-oriented, and consistent with follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Strong pipeline management, follow-up, and activity tracking skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• B2B service sales experience.
• Experience selling into or prospecting businesses in healthcare, education, professional services, fitness, hospitality, retail, or similar industries.
• Experience in facilities, commercial services, or related industries.
• Prior success meeting daily activity goals and appointment-setting targets.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.