Sales Manager - Chicago (Japanese & English Bilingual)

Chowbus•Chicago, IL

1d•$100,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Chowbus is hiring a Sales Manager to own a Chicago-area territory and manage the full sales cycle for its restaurant technology platform. The role involves finding restaurant prospects, demonstrating Chowbus products, closing sales, coordinating installations, and supporting and growing customer accounts after launch. Sales conversations often involve competing with Toast, Square, and Clover. Japanese is used on the job to communicate with Japanese-speaking customers and prospective customers.

Requirements

At least 1 year of quota-carrying, full-cycle B2B or outside sales experience.
A track record of meeting or exceeding quota, with results the candidate can explain.
Comfort with cold calling and walking into restaurants to start conversations with owners.
A patient, service-minded approach to customers after the sale.
Strong spoken and written English.
Fluency in Japanese, which is required for communicating with Japanese-speaking customers and prospective customers on the job.
Ability to work independently and stay organized while managing a territory.
Residence in or near Chicago.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Restaurant POS or payments experience, such as Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, Lightspeed, ISO, or merchant services.

Responsibilities

Build a sales pipeline through cold calls, restaurant walk-ins, and referrals.
Conduct product demonstrations for restaurant owners and close deals, often against Toast, Square, and Clover.
Hand signed restaurants over to technicians for installation.
Manage accounts after launch and grow them by selling additional Chowbus products.
Keep the sales pipeline up to date in the CRM.

Benefits

Uncapped commission on every deal.
Guaranteed commission draw during the first 3 months while ramping.
Hands-on training on the product, restaurant business, and competitive selling.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k).
100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD).
100% employer-paid Life Insurance, with the option to purchase additional employee-paid Life Insurance.
100% employer-paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, with the option to purchase additional employee-paid AD&D Insurance.
Company holidays.
Birthday off.
Paid Parental Leave.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Fuel reimbursement.