Now Hiring - Carrousel Travel - Travel Corporate Travel Sales Manager in Minneapolis, MN

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CORPORATE TRAVEL SALES MANAGER

Carrousel Travel has a full time opening for a high energy Corporate Travel Sales Manager. Location for this role is at our Richfield, MN office . This is a hybrid position, partially in-office and partially remote.

An exciting position within the travel industry that allows for growth potential. The Corporate Travel Sales Manager is a client-facing position that requires great communication skills, and professional representation of Carrousel Travel. We're looking for a candidate that is motivated to sell, and prospect new business to expand our Corporate Travel Division.

Responsibilities and assignments:

-Primary contributor to the growth and success of the corporate travel department.

-‘Hunt’/prospect, research, contact, and generate new potential corporate account leads through phone, email, webinars, and in-person meetings.

-Meet sales quotas/goals and other expectations as outlined and reviewed with your manager

-Manage potential prospects in the sales pipeline, tracking all correspondence and materials in Sales Force.

-Set a structured timeline and sales routine for communication to clients and prospects.

-Follow-up on action items, from meeting in a timely manner.

-Fulfill and close new corporate sales leads.

-Capability to cross-sell and speak to our group department (& leisure as applicable).

-Create & maintain marketing collateral to prospective clients as necessary.

-Initiate additional new direct marketing campaigns, using creativity to highlight Carrousel while ensuring Carrousel brand image and ‘standards’ are met.

-Must be fluent in Microsoft Office products to format, and manage data into spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations etc… for all materials needed throughout the corporate sales process.

-Attend new client onboarding meetings and future trainings.

-Attend and participate in industry networking functions such as GBTA and tradeshows.

-Attend and participate in corporate client meetings where your industry expertise is needed.

-Attend in-house staff meetings.

-Attend in-house collaborative sales meetings and other meetings related to this role.

-Track and uphold client privacy agreements, and client contracts.

-Facilitate weekly meetings or correspondence with upper level Management to review leads.

-Understanding of Carrousel and Consortia brands and benefits, to explain in sales process.

- Facilitate, prepare, and lead RFP presentations/proposals in and out of state.

-Attend client and client prospect events as necessary.

-Miscellaneous duties as requested.

Key qualifications:

* Excellent written, and verbal communication skills

* Strong interpersonal skills.

* Proficient in Microsoft Office: Outlook (calendar invitations & appointments, creating and managing tasks, etc.), Word, and Powerpoint (presentations).

* Timely and efficiently facilitate webinars, or video call platforms.

* Proactive and self-motivated

* Professional in demeanor

Benefits

At Carrousel Travel, we value our employees, and that’s why we provide a competitive compensation and benefits package. As a member of our team, you will be eligible to receive:

· Competitive starting rate

· Comprehensive benefits package, including medical/dental/life/STD/LTD, EAP, and 401K

· Generous Paid Vacation Days

· Great work atmosphere. Voted eight-time winner and recipient of 2022 Best Places to Work award from the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Minneapolis, MN 55423: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• sales: 4 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Minneapolis, MN 55423