The Purple Team is COi Rubber’s independent representative program. This is rank 3 of 6: Sales Director.
What this rank involves
| Learn | How a quote moves through sampling and qualification to a first order. |
| Qualify | Generate your first customer-paid order. |
| Take on | Support the account. The servicing requirements are set out in the written agreement. |
How you advance
Earn your Book 3 certificate (Build A Life You Believe In) to advance toward Senior Sales Director.
Every Purple Team activity earns points: buyer introduction 100, qualified RFQ 500, approved quote 300, approved sample 1,000, first paid order 2,500, repeat order 1,500. Points are a program record only, not cash, commissions or a promise of earnings.
Take the Book 3 testStudy guide
Pass with 8 of 10 and your COi certificate is emailed to you.
Use the personal test link from your welcome email.
An illustrative scenario
Year one, shown as annual collected sales: the sample is approved, the first order lands, and two repeat orders follow. Base commission at the existing flat 6%.
| Approved sample | 1,000 pts |
| First customer-paid order | 2,500 pts |
| Two repeat orders (2 x 1,500 points) | 3,000 pts |
| Career points so far | 7,600 pts |
| Annual collected customer sales (hypothetical: one $60,000 first order) | $60,000 |
| Base commission at 6% of collected sales, excluding tax and freight | $3,600 |
How much business is out there
- U.S. plastics and rubber products manufacturers recorded approximately $287.9 billion in shipments in 2024.
- Rubber products within that: approximately $47.3 billion.
- Non-tire rubber categories, derived: about $26.8 billion.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Integrated Economic Survey via the St. Louis Fed FRED database, 2024 shipments, as published in the Purple Team Library, Book 05 (The Component Opportunity). These are industry totals, not COi revenue, available customer accounts, or what any representative may earn.
The practical opportunity is built account by account: one buyer, one part, one order at a time.
Earnings scenarios on this page are hypothetical illustrations on annual collected customer sales, excluding tax and freight. They are not a forecast, a promise or a guarantee of earnings. The Purple Team is commission-only, independent contractor work; earnings depend entirely on collected customer business. Points track recognition and advancement; they are not money and not a commission. Photography is illustrative stock imagery; the people shown are not COi staff, customers or representatives, and the photos are not evidence of earnings. This page is not an offer or a contract. The arrangement that applies to any representative is decided after COi reviews their application and is given in writing before they start.
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Purple Team representatives are independent contractors regardless of title.