Staples Business Development Associate (BDA) reviews

1.2

14% would recommend to a friend

(7 total reviews)
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Michael Motz

100% approve of CEO

1% positive business outlook

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7 reviews
5.0
Aug 13, 2019

Great place to work

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Pros

Great place to get your foot in the door with outside sales. Great training. Good corporate culture

Cons

Some of the metrics are repetitive.

3.0
Jun 3, 2014

BDA

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Pros

Good Corporate Experience; ability to learn and develop sales experience

Cons

Pay… is horrible and there is no margin in pencils so the commission was only a couple hundred dollars. Fine if your living at home with your parents

3.0
Mar 7, 2012
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Pros

Staples is a good company to work for... always trying to innovate and senior management does listen to employees which in my opinion is crucial to the success of an organization. Your schedule as a BDA is VERY flexible as you pretty much get to plan your own days. Management is very good at providing feedback and communicating with its employees. The ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) is an EXCELLENT benefit that you will be able to take part in as an employee. Medical, Vision and Dental are all excellent with the company... overall the benefits are incredible.

Cons

The job itself as with many door to door sales jobs isnt the most glamorous job. Your quota is tough to hit especially in as struggling market which we are in. It seems like management always wants us to focus on something different with no clear vision for its employess. They focus more on number of wins vs revenue dollars which in my opinion is a HUGE mistake. They said its to further market share but wouldnt it make more sense for us to close 5 good accounts in a period vs 10 garbage accounts? They have recently revamped the commision struture but compared to other B2B similar positions they pay is still way below average.

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