Sales Development Associate (Entry Level)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Product Sales Associate supports the company’s growth by identifying new opportunities, building authentic relationships with prospective customers, and helping move opportunities through the early stages of the sales process. Responsibilities include lead generation, outreach (including cold calls), coordinating conversations and demonstrations, and ensuring thoughtful follow-through with potential clients.

MISSION

Our company exists to use our business success to create lasting change. We purposefully allocate a substantial portion of our profits to care for the most vulnerable by combating extreme poverty, injustice, and human suffering. Our giving focuses on partnerships with organizations addressing the root causes of societal challenges—promoting lasting change, building communities, and fostering self-sufficiency.

This mission is expressed through our practice of Purposeful Generosity. Solving challenging problems and delivering meaningful value contributes directly to something larger.

The Product Sales Associate plays an important role in this story by helping connect clients with solutions that create real value.

VALUES IN PRACTICE

Success in this role requires consistently demonstrating our core values in daily work, decision-making, and client interactions.

Innovative Excellence

• In this role, curiosity matters. The Product Sales Associate asks thoughtful questions of all kinds to better understand challenges, our products, and the opportunities where we can create real value.

Courageous Honesty.

• The Product Sales Associate reflects this value by communicating clearly and authentically with prospects and colleagues, asking direct questions to fully understand needs, and representing our solutions with integrity.

Passionate Hard Work

• In this role, this means approaching outreach, relationship-building, and opportunity development with persistence, strong follow-through, and enthusiasm for learning and growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Generation & Outreach

• Identify potential customers and organizations through research, referrals, and targeted outreach.
• Conduct proactive outreach through phone, email, and professional networking channels, including cold calling.
• Collaborate with an external sales development partner and internal sales leadership.
• Qualify leads and schedule meetings or product demonstrations with senior sales and/or product staff and maintain accurate and organized records of outreach activity.

Relationship Building

• Build genuine relationships by understanding the goals, challenges, and priorities of each client.
• Partner closely with the company’s sales leaders and external sales team to ensure smooth handoffs, coordinated outreach, and thoughtful follow-up with prospective clients.

Curiosity & Product Understanding

• Demonstrate curiosity about our products, clients, and industry.
• Continuously develop knowledge of the company’s offerings and the client challenges they address.

Events & Industry Engagement

• Represent the company at conferences, conventions, trade shows, and networking events.

Pipeline Support

• Track and manage early-stage sales opportunities.
• Coordinate meetings, demonstrations, and follow-up communications.
• Provide updates on lead generation activity and pipeline progress.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to quickly learn, adapt to, and effectively use new software solutions.
• Comfort initiating conversations and building rapport with new people.
• Strong organizational skills and reliable follow-through.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for events or conferences.

Ideal Characteristics

• Naturally curious and eager to learn.
• Comfortable asking questions, even basic ones, to gain clarity and understanding.
• Strong memory for personal details and relationship-building conversations.
• Persistent when pursuing opportunities.
• Approaches outreach with resilience and energy, understanding that frequent “no” responses can be a natural part of sales and using them as motivation to improve, adapt, and continue building relationships.
• Alignment with our mission of Purposeful Generosity and values of Innovative Excellence, Courageous Honesty, and Passionate Hard Work.

We’re looking for someone who is driven, resilient, and motivated by growth—an individual who brings curiosity, persistence, and a strong desire to contribute and improve. This role offers meaningful, real-world experience in a sales environment; compensation ranges from $24–$28 per hour.

Pay: $24.00 - $28.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing and able to work in-office in Spokane, WA?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $28