Water Treatment District Sales Manager-Door-to-Door Sales Leadership

AQUAKLEEN PRODUCTS INC is expanding its residential door-to-door sales organization and seeks District Sales Managers to lead from the field. This performance-based 1099 independent contractor role focuses on recruiting, training, and coaching while maintaining strong personal sales production in support of increased installations and team growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit and onboard new sales representatives for the door-to-door sales team
• Interview and evaluate field-sales candidates
• Train new representatives and support ramp-up through field enablement
• Conduct field rides and provide live sales coaching
• Lead daily and weekly team meetings
• Establish activity and production standards
• Manage sales KPIs and monitor team performance
• Improve individual representative performance through targeted coaching
• Maintain personal selling proficiency
• Build team culture and accountability
• Develop future field leaders within the organization
• Increase completed installations and support expanding assigned territories
• Support rapid organizational growth

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of successful door-to-door sales experience
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and sell face-to-face
• Experience in a performance-based sales environment
• Strong field leadership skills
• Ability to coach and develop representatives
• Comfort managing activity and sales KPIs
• Ability to hold team members accountable
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Experience

• Solar
• Roofing
• Pest control
• Home security
• Fiber or telecommunications
• HVAC
• Windows and doors
• Home improvement
• Residential direct sales
• Other door-to-door organizations

Compensation and Earnings

The role is performance based. The estimated salary range is USD 75,400 - 200,000 per year, and production-based earnings are expected to vary based on individual and team outcomes.

• Estimated production-based earnings: $99,000–$660,000+ annually
• 30 completed installations per year is approximately $99,000 in gross commissions
• 200 completed installations per year is approximately $660,000 in gross commissions

Earning potential and advancement are driven by production, completed installations, recruiting, team development, leadership, and organizational growth. Examples at the current District Manager compensation level are based on approximately 30 to 200 completed installations annually.

Interview Expectations

• This is a proficiency-based leadership interview
• Be prepared to discuss your personal D2D production
• Be prepared to discuss previous team production
• Be prepared to discuss how many representatives you have personally recruited
• Be prepared to discuss your new-rep training process
• Be prepared to discuss how you coach struggling representatives
• Be prepared to discuss how you manage field activity
• Be prepared to discuss which KPIs you track
• Be prepared to discuss how you create accountability
• Be prepared to discuss how you identify future leaders
• You should also be prepared to answer: “If we gave you a Southern California territory tomorrow with zero representatives, how would you build it?”

Why AQUAKLEEN

• 30+ years in residential water treatment
• Established operations and installation infrastructure
• Customer financing available for qualified homeowners
• Internal recruiting support
• Structured representative training
• Rapid installation capabilities
• Opportunity to build your own organization
• Defined leadership-development path
• Expansion into multiple major markets
• A+ BBB-rated Costa Mesa operation

What Success Looks Like

Success in this position is not defined by the number of people reporting to you. It is measured by how many productive representatives and future leaders you create. District Managers may have the opportunity to advance into larger Area Manager and market-development positions as the organization expands.

Position Details

• Job type: contract
• Employment structure: 1099 independent contractor sales leadership opportunity
• Work location: Remote (Temecula, CA)
• District Managers participate directly in building and producing within their organization

Earnings Disclaimer

• Compensation is performance based
• Earnings examples assume approximately 30 to 200 completed installations annually at the current District Manager compensation level
• Actual earnings vary based on individual and team production, completed installations, customer financing approval, cancellations, chargebacks, compensation-plan qualifications, organizational performance, and other applicable terms
• Earnings examples are illustrative and are not guarantees of income