At TDS Telecom, our Sales teams are our front-lines. They are interacting with customers everyday, at their doorstep -- educating them on our products and services, and how they can enrich their life. If you enjoy an entrepreneurial approach to sales, relationship building, having flexibility to create your schedule, and having trust from your leadership team to get the job done, our Direct Sales Representative opening might be right for you!

As a Direct Sales Representative, you will be selling our products and services door-to-door. You will be canvassing different neighborhoods in your assigned territory, door knocking and selling Internet, TV, and phone services to customers. If you enjoy being outdoors and not being tied to a desk, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Schedule:

Manage your own 40-hour work-week between 9am-9pm Monday-Saturday

Compensation:

Base salary + uncapped commission. Targeted earnings from $60,000-$100k per year or more!

The salary listed for this position is encompassing of both the base salary, as well as what one might expect to earn when meeting established sales quotas. 

Whether your background is in sales, recruiting, IT, education, social work or a similar field, this could be the right career path for you. Our Direct Sales teams are made up of diverse individuals from different backgrounds, but one thing is the same - they enjoy the flexibility we offer, the family-oriented "people first" approach to our culture, and the ability to grow in their career here.

TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Metrocom/TDS) is a leading provider of fiber internet service. With more than 50 years of experience, the growing communications company is building and deploying new, fiber optic networks in neighborhoods across the country to deliver up to 8 Gigabit internet speeds to homes and up to 10 Gigabit internet speeds to businesses. In addition, TDS provides innovative TV entertainment and advanced phone services. Visit tdsfiber.com to learn more. 

TDS provides communications services to a mix of small to mid-sized urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the United States. The company employs more than 3,600 people nationwide and is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS Inc.), a Fortune 1000^® company [NYSE: TDS]. Founded in 1969, Telephone and Data Systems provides wireless, broadband, video, and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its businesses: UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions. Visit tdsinc.com for more information.

• Contact cold and warm prospect customers through in-person cold calling at people’s homes, networking, and referrals to educate them on voice, data, and television services in territory provided by TDS
• Make sales calls to determine customer need, gain information, and sell TDS services to prospective customers in order to achieve their sales quota
• Prepare documentation of sales orders received from customers and remit to supervisor on a daily basis.  This includes sales orders and agreements, third party verifications, and sales reports in a manner consistent with manager specifications
• Manage the customer account from the sale through installation.  Perform telephone follow-ups on each sale after it is installed to ensure customer satisfaction after the sale
• Set up and attend community events that will allow for sales opportunities

Required Qualifications

• 6+ months of sales/customer service experience – OR – current military service, or prior military service with honorable discharge
• Ability to obtain and maintain any credentials and/or licenses necessary to sell
• Must have access to reliable transportation

Benefits

Associates scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week have access to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off benefits such as vacation (15 days accrued per year for full-time; pro-rated for part-time associates working between 20-39 hours), sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates), seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday, paid parental leave (2 weeks after 12 months of employment), among others.  Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability coverage is also available for associates working 30 or more hours per week and Education Assistance is available to full-time associates.  Associates scheduled to work under twenty hours per week or for a limited term (i.e. interns) are eligible for medical coverage, the 401(k) plan (if 18 or older), as well as sick leave (10 days accrued per year for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates). For more detail on the benefits we offer click here.

At TDS, we embrace Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our differences and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by law. To learn about our diversity & inclusion philosophy and culture, click here!