Sales Cover Letter

Your sales cover letter should motivate the reader to take action and call you to schedule an interview.

 Get the employer's attention and impress as the right candidate for the sales job with a well written and compelling cover letter. Adapt this sample cover letter for sales to create your own unique winning cover letter.

Sales Cover Letter

Your Name
Your Address
Your Contact details (phone and email)

Date

Mr Mark Stevens
Director of Human Resources
ABC Company
15 South Parkway
Long Island, NY 11551

Dear Mr Stevens

Your recent advertisement in the New York Times for a Sales Professional seems to perfectly match my experience and skills. Having worked in sales for the past 10 years with continued success in meeting business objectives I am enthusiastic and confident about the positive contribution I can make to ABC Company. Accordingly I have enclosed my resume for your consideration. 

The following achievements highlight why I believe I am an excellent candidate for this position:

• Generating more than $ xxxx in sales in less than X years with excellent margins
• Achieving an average of over X% sales growth across X years
• Developing and executing customer loyalty strategies and initiatives that resulted in X% increase in customer retention
• Establishing critical business relationships with large scale clients including DEF Company and LMN Organization
• Earning a reputation as a hard working and results-driven sales professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment

I will be calling you early next week to be sure you received my resume and to answer any questions you may have. I look forward to learning more about the position, ABC Company's plans and goals and how I can contribute to the success of your team.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely

Jack Smith

Enclosure

Your cover letter should clearly highlight why your experience and achievements make you the ideal candidate for this sales job. Grab the reader's attention and make sure you get the interview.