Community Sales Director in Assisted Living

Benchmark Senior Living; Cedar Grove (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays & PTO

Meal discount program

Referral bonus program

Wellness programs

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

401k with match

Life insurance & LTD

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living is launching a new Cedar Grove community in New Jersey and seeks a Director of Community Relations to drive occupancy through meaningful personal relationships with potential residents, families, and professional partners. You will move beyond transactional outreach and focus on prospect-centered selling that reflects our culture and commitment to quality care.

You will lead a founding team, shape community relations, and help set the standard for an exceptional resident

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 3–5 years of proven sales experience, preferably in assisted living.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Possessing a driver’s license, insurance, and reliable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support prospects throughout the sales process.
• Build and manage detailed prospect and professional profiles in our database.
• Generate and maintain your sales pipeline.
• Understand your community’s competitive market landscape.
• Research and/or visit competitors’ facilities.
• Articulate the Benchmark Difference to prospects.
• Cultivate reciprocal professional relationships in the marketplace.
• As a Sales & Marketing Director, demonstrate empathetic, diligent, and active listening with strong verbal and written communication.

Skills

Sales experience

MS Office

Driver's license

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM database

Job description

Be Part of Something New in Cedar Grove!

We’re growing and we’re excited to bring our next community to Cedar Grove, New Jersey! Building on the strength of our 70 communities, this brand-new location marks an exciting milestone as we trailblaze our expansion into New Jersey and continue growing our presence. This is more than an opportunity to join a growing company, it’s a chance to help build something from the ground up. As one of the founding team members at our Cedar Grove community, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape the culture, create meaningful connections, and set the standard for an exceptional experience from day one. If you’re energized by growth, excited by new beginnings, and ready to make your mark as we expand our family of communities, we’d love for you to be part of what’s next.

Are you a sales professional who enjoys building relationships and tired of chasing metrics? Are you committed to quality, not just quantity? If you are, then Benchmark at Cedar Grove is looking for YOU! As a Director of Community Relations for Benchmark Senior Living, say goodbye to transactional relationships with prospects, telephone call blitzes and sales urgency built around promotions. Instead, you will drive occupancy in your community by developing meaningful personal relationships with potential residents, their families, and professional partners through our commitment to prospect-centered selling.

Responsibilities

• Supporting prospects throughout the sales process
• Building and managing detailed prospect and professional profiles in our database
• Generating and up keeping your pipeline
• Comprehensive understanding of your community’s competitive market landscape
• Researching and/or visiting competitors’ facilities
• Articulating the Benchmark Difference
• Cultivating and managing reciprocal professional relationships throughout marketplace
• As a Sales & Marketing Director for Benchmark Senior Living, you must be an empathetic, diligent and committed active listener with excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• 3-5 years of proven sales experience, preferably in assisted living
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Possessing a driver’s license, insurance, and reliable vehicle
• Ability to speak intelligently about our services

Benefits

• 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off
• Discounted Meal Program
• Associate Referral Bonus Program, up to $1,500
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits, upon hire with no waiting period
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Company-provided Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.