What Does a Sales Representative Do?
A sales representative drives revenue by finding potential customers, understanding their needs, and guiding them to a purchase. Depending on the role that spans prospecting and outreach, running demos, handling objections and closing deals — often measured against a quota.
Remote sales is common and lucrative, typically paid as a base plus commission (see OTE). Communication skill and persistence define the top performers.
Key skills
- Prospecting & outreach
- Discovery & qualifying
- Product demos
- Negotiation & closing
- CRM tools (Salesforce, HubSpot)
- Pipeline management
Remote Sales Representative salary
Across live remote Sales Representative roles on Remotix, advertised salaries reach up to $3k – $35k per year. Pay varies with seniority, location and the company's pay model — see our remote salary guide.
Open remote Sales Representative jobs
- Global Sales Director Freeze Dry Ingredients B2B and Private label — GFIC
- Global Sales Director Freeze Dry Ingredients B2B and Private label — GFIC
- Senior SAP Solution Architect - Strategic Presales | Germany | Switzerland | remote+ travel — Pertemps ERP
- Sales Manager KI (m/w/d) - Verkaufe die Zukunft, nicht nur ein Produkt — Berolina Trading Ug
- Sales Assistant — Endureed by Global Innovation · $25k
- High-Ticket Financial Sales Specialist & Team Lead Track — FSE LLC · $10k