Sales Development I4/ Associate, Growth Merchant Lead (aGML) – Emerging Markets.
Corpus Christi, TX
Date Posted:02-Jun-2026
Work Type:On-Site
Job Number:486718
Job Description
Job Title: Associate, Growth Merchant Lead (aGML) – Emerging Markets.
Location: Corpus Christi, TX (Candidate must be within 40 minutes of the location)
Duration: 12 Months Assignment
Responsibilities
Location: Corpus Christi, TX (Candidate must be within 40 minutes of the location)
Duration: 12 Months Assignment
Responsibilities
- Responsible for winning new business across assigned geography.
- Contribute to the overall growth strategy of company.
- Travel to emerging markets and manage a largely transactional deal cycle.
- Drive new partnerships with local and regional restaurants.
- Coordinate with the Regional Sales Manager on the Outside Sales team.
- Utilize sales tools including sales sheets, gift cards, business cards, and other resources.
- Conduct most sales transactions face-to-face in the field.
- Travel throughout the assigned territory as required.
- Majority of travel will be within 2 hours of the hiring city.
- May require overnight hotel stays and longer travel days (6–7 hours driving or plane travel).
- Travel expenses will be covered by the company.
- Travel activity will be monitored for compliance.
- Travel and expand the company footprint in emerging markets, primarily rural and untapped areas.
- Sell restaurant owners on the value of partnering with company.
- Negotiate revenue share agreements.
- Work in a fast-paced, transactional sales cycle.
- Close new business opportunities within days.
- 2.5+ years of sales experience in a closing sales role or related experience.
- Candidates with 2+ years of successful SMB sales experience, especially selling to restaurants or food & beverage businesses.
- Ability to travel to destination markets at least 50% of the time.
- Ability to meet with restaurant owners in person.
- Efficient and strategic with both inside and outside sales tactics.
- Ability to achieve sales goals.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Enjoy building strategies and playbooks for scalable success.
- Fixed pay rate of $29/hr due to commission structure (will be explained by the manager during the interview).
- Base compensation plus commission for every new restaurant partnership.
- On Target Earnings (OTE) for commissions: $1,900 per month.
- Opportunity to exceed OTE.
- Commission structure is uncapped.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $29.00/hr.