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Sales Manager

memoryBlue, Naperville, Illinois, United States, 60564

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Inside Sales Manager / Inside Sales Leader – industrial hardware components

This range is provided by memoryBlue. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $100,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types Annual Bonus and Commission

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** THIS IS FOR A CUSTOMER OF MEMORYBLUE SALES RECRUITMENT, RECRUITERS AT MEMORYBLUE ARE NOT INVOLVED **

About the role

This is a build-and-lead opportunity at a well-established industrial organization that has scaled rapidly through acquisition and is now formalizing a

net-new inside sales function .

You’ll inherit a small team of inside sales / BDR reps selling into an

existing customer base

and be responsible for

behavior, execution, and accountability

— not just reporting.

This role exists because leadership recognizes that

process and discipline , not product knowledge, are the current bottlenecks.

What you’ll own

Manage and coach a team of ~5 inside sales reps

Establish daily activity standards (calls, outreach, follow‑up)

Drive consistent outbound behavior into an existing book of customers

Reinforce education-driven, consultative sales conversations

Monitor KPIs: connected calls, pipeline hygiene, close rates, YoY growth

Partner with senior leadership to refine comp plans, quotas, and process

Help shape the future inside‑sales operating model as the team scales

Industrial / manufacturing / MRO‑focused customers

Short‑cycle, repeat‑purchase sales motion

Metrics matter — but coaching matters more

Who they’re looking for

Proven

inside sales manager or team lead

experience

Background in

industrial, distribution, MRO, facilities, or similar B2B sales environments

Comfortable managing phone‑heavy teams with clear activity expectations

Strong at coaching behaviors, not just forecasting numbers

Direct, structured, and consistent leadership style

What will not work

Hands‑off managers

"Motivational speakers" without process discipline

Leaders who avoid performance conversations

Pure enterprise SaaS backgrounds with no inside‑sales rigor

Base:

~$100K–$110K

Variable:

~30%

OTE:

~$130K–$145K

Tuition reimbursement launching in 2026

Location

On‑site preferred: Aurora / Naperville, IL

Backup location possible depending on final team structure

Why this role

Opportunity to

build a team the right way , not inherit a mess

Stable, PE‑backed company with strong tenure

Clear executive support for inside sales as a growth lever

Real influence over how the function evolves

The bottom line

If you’re a hands‑on inside sales leader who knows how to drive activity, coach behaviors, and bring discipline to a growing team — this is a chance to make a visible, lasting impact.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Business Consulting and Services

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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