What do REPS earn?

rediguana

Hello!

What's the going rate (per annum) for a rep for a large company? In this case, the company also provides a fully-expensed car and phone and gives you a E50 lunch allowance per week.

I was interviewed recently. It went well and the interviewer asked what I thought I should be paid. I told him the more the better, and that I'd get back to him.

Any advice appreciated.

Dave!

The more the better

foxy06

Are you getting commision? If so and your are any good you will make loads anyway but 25-30K is about average basic pay for little experience

rediguana

foxy06 wrote:

Are you getting commision? If so and your are any good you will make loads anyway but 25-30K is about average basic pay for little experience

There are bonuses, but I don't think it's straight commission. I have some relevant experience (about 18months of sales) plus a related degree. Would this bump it up much from the E25k-E30k range? I don't mind negotiating.

nesf

rediguana wrote:

I have some relevant experience (about 18months of sales) plus a related degree.

What kind of sales? Is it relevant to the kind of work that you will be doing? As in, 18 months working on phones isn't hugely relevant to pitching in person. Ditto with working in a team versus working alone etc. It also depends on what you were selling, the target market etc. Selling small or one off goods to consumers/small business is a long way away from long sale cycle durables/large purchases/services. Changing sectors can hurt your wage packet (though not always). There are quite a few factors tbh.

rediguana wrote:

Would this bump it up much from the E25k-E30k range? I don't mind negotiating.

It would depend on the bonus/expenses structure and the field that you would be working in. There is quite a difference between sectors depending on how much technical knowledge of the product you need to have. 30 would be very high starting out in some fields but only middling in others.

Millionaire

for salary levels check out www.salesjobs.ie

rediguana

Thanks for that, Millionaire.

Nesf, my experience is a mishmash of unrelated sales work, so I guess it's hardly a selling point of mine. But there is a high level of product knowledge required, much of which I have already.

Actually, I have two rep jobs in the pipeline and the relevant factors vary between both roles. All in all, I'm thinking I'll probably end up somewhere in the middle of the range they give me.

nesf

rediguana wrote:

Nesf, my experience is a mishmash of unrelated sales work, so I guess it's hardly a selling point of mine.

There is an analogy with tech support in IT. A year or two in tech support might get you that leg up into another area of IT but wouldn't contribute hugely to your pay packet. It's similar enough in sales, though more of the skills are shared between sectors tbh.

rediguana wrote:

But there is a high level of product knowledge required, much of which I have already.

That is a big plus. If it's anything remotely technical or B2B then you need to have a good understanding of both your product, it's uses and it's competitors to have any chance imho.