Area Sales Director - East Coast

  • Full-time
  • Área/ função: Area Sales Director - East Coast

Company Description

At Atlas Ocean Voyages, we invite modern explorers to embark on a new style of Luxe-AdventureSM travel. Our inaugural itineraries in the Holy Land, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Antarctica will take bucket-list travel to new levels of discovery, while our intimate size ships enable guests to experience port cities and landscapes that are impossible for larger ships to reach. Holding just under 200 guests, World Navigator will begin sailing in 2021.

Atlas Ocean Voyages comes from a distinguished travel pedigree. We are a U.S. brand of MysticInvest Holdings (MIH). With more than 25 years of hospitality experience, MIH is a business leader in the travel and tourism sector, including river cruises, tours and attractions.

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, our leadership consists of cruise industry experts with almost 10 decades of combined experience. We are also travel enthusiasts, and we look forward to crafting experiences that take elite travelers off the beaten path.

Job Description

Our Regional Sales Directors are the ambassadors of our brand and work with the travel advisor community to promote and sell our cruise offerings. The primary goal of the RSD is to increase revenue in their assigned territory. Job responsibilities include establishing new relationships with key travel advisors, leveraging existing relationships with key travel advisors, providing sales training and sales support to travel advisors, and representing Atlas at trade shows and events. Successful candidates are able to:

 

·         Establish and maintain profitable long-term relationships with the right portfolio of travel sellers in their territory, which currently includes the following states and regions: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

·         Conduct 20 – 25 sales calls per week (combination of virtual and in-person)

·         Set revenue and growth targets with key accounts and develop sales and marketing plans to support achievement of targets

·         Cultivate affinity and group business

·         Monitor revenue of key accounts on a monthly basis to track progress to goal and follow up as needed

·         Provide on-going staff training both in person and via webinars to ensure travel advisors are knowledgeable about our brand and current promotions

·         Leverage social media platforms to engage, educate and communicate with travel advisors

·         Create and send weekly sales and marketing update email communications to your accounts using company CRM tools

·         Attend trade shows and events that will have a positive impact on revenue growth in your territory

·         Utilize company CRM tools to maintain territory database

·         Manage annual cooperative marketing budget and provide monthly forecasts

·         Submit weekly sales reports and participate in scheduled sales calls and sales meetings

·         Represent Atlas at consortia and top account meetings and events as assigned

·         Escort onboard FAM trips

·         Maintain a high level of product knowledge and understand the overall marketplace, competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, and economic and industry trends

·         Represent Atlas with professionalism and enthusiasm at all times

Qualifications

  • Must have 3 to 5 years expedition cruise sales experience
  • Legally permitted to work in the United States and possess required documentation
  • Have a valid driver’s license and own a reliable vehicle
  • Have a valid passport and able to travel internationally as overseas travel may be required
  • Ability to travel within a large territory on a regular basis. 60% travel required
  • Able to manage irregular work hours that include both evenings and weekends
  • Proficient with the Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.) as well as internet, conference call and webinar tools
  • Able to lift 20lbs with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Able to sit, stand & walk for long periods of time
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Teams and Video Conferencing platforms

Additional Information

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