Sales Manager - Chicago (Japanese & English Bilingual)

Chowbus•Chicago, IL

16h

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 through cold calls, walk-ins, and referrals; demonstrating the product; closing deals; coordinating signed restaurants with technicians for installation; and supporting accounts after launch by growing their use of additional Chowbus products. The Sales Manager maintains an up-to-date pipeline in the CRM and frequently competes with Toast, Square, and Clover. Japanese fluency is required because the role communicates with Japanese-speaking customers and prospective customers. The position offers uncapped commission, a guaranteed commission draw during the first three months, hands-on training, and a stated path to Senior Sales Manager and team leadership. Target first-year earnings are listed as $100,000–$120,000 – $160,000, comprising a base salary of $50,000–$80,000 plus uncapped commission. Base salary depends on experience, commission depends on results, and top performers may earn above the target range.

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 that can be discussed.
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; Japanese is used to communicate with Japanese-speaking customers and prospective customers.
Self-direction and organization to manage an independent territory.
Residence in or near Chicago.
A valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Restaurant POS or payments experience, including experience with Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, Lightspeed, ISO, or merchant services.

Responsibilities

Build a sales pipeline through cold calls, walk-ins, and referrals.
Run product demonstrations with restaurant owners and close deals.
Compete with restaurant technology providers such as Toast, Square, and Clover.
Hand signed restaurants off to technicians for installation.
Own 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.
A path from Sales Manager to Senior Sales Manager and team leadership.
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 an option for additional employee-paid Life Insurance.
100% employer-paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, with an option for additional employee-paid AD&D Insurance.
Company holidays.
Birthday off.
Paid Parental Leave.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Fuel reimbursement.