Recreation Sales Representative

As a Recreation Sales Representative, you sell products and services to businesses in the recreation industry — sporting goods retailers, outdoor outfitters, campgrounds, recreation departments, or fitness facilities. You're helping these businesses serve their customers with quality equipment and products.

Your day involves calling on recreation businesses, understanding their inventory and service needs, presenting products, writing orders, and building relationships for ongoing business. You might specialize in specific categories like camping gear, watersports equipment, or fitness products.

The hardest part is the seasonal and discretionary nature of recreation spending. Economic downturns hit recreation hard. Seasonal patterns create feast-or-famine rhythms. Retail consolidation has reduced the number of independent recreation stores. The people who thrive here love the recreation industry and can weather its cyclical nature.