Director, Sales – Outside Sales, Midwest

Kensington; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kensington Tours seeks a results-driven Director of Sales for Outside Sales covering the Midwest. The role supports engagement with high-end leisure agencies and their agents, with a focus on growing revenue and strategic partnerships from home office.

You will travel to key markets up to 70% and drive premium travel experiences for discerning clients. The ideal candidate has a proven sales track record in premium travel, strong presentation skills, and the ability to manage complex

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with an innate sales drive.
• Supplier Rep or retail travel industry experience in this territory is essential.
• Familiarity with premium and luxury product lines preferred.
• Demonstrate professional and superior sales presentation techniques.
• Strategic business planning, analyzing, and reporting.
• Advanced skills in interpersonal relationship management.
• Valid driver's license, reliable vehicle, and qualify to rent a car.
• Ability to bend and lift up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to travel within assigned territory on a regular basis, up to 70%.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop sales from top leisure agencies within your territory
• Setting appointments and calling on key accounts to engage owners/managers and their agent teams in a professional and compelling manner
• Represent Kensington Tours at trade shows and preferred agency network events, presenting our products and services and vigorously following up to ensure traction
• Provide superior levels of customer service and sales support to all agencies within the territory
• Analyze and manage key agencies' sales data to creatively initiate improvement
• Achieving sales revenue targets within budget

Skills

Sales drive

Agency/travel industry experience

Sales presentation techniques

Strategic planning & analysis

Interpersonal relationship management

Job description

Director, Sales – Outside Sales, Midwest

United States

Kensington delivers the world’s most personal travel experiences. We bring to life each client’s desire to travel in a way that’s tailored specifically for them, in the company of local private guides who ensure that they enjoy the authentic best of their destination. The result is a unique journey rich in memories that last a lifetime!

We achieve this because of our extraordinary people, passionate experts with deep knowledge of their destinations. They are what enables us to deliver remarkable experiences in over 120 countries worldwide, and across each of our businesses – Private Touring, Cruises, Villas, Yachts, Expeditions, Ultraluxe Land, Private Jets, and Air.

We are looking for a sales-driven Director of Sales with a proven track record as an experienced and gifted Sales Representative. Ideal candidate should have a successful, stable work history, and you’re now keen to explore new ground. This role is most suitable for in those who are comfortable working from a home office and will focus on top-producing luxury leisure travel agencies and agents within the territory. (Midwest based in MI, OH, IN, IL)

Key Accountabilities

• Identifyand develop sales from top leisure agencies within your territory


• Setting appointments and calling on key accounts to engage owners/managers and their agent teams in a professional and compelling manner


• Represent Kensington Tours at trade shows and preferred agency network events, presenting our products and services and vigorously following up to ensure traction


• Provide superior levels of customer service and sales support to all agencies within the territory


• Analyze and manage keyagencies'sales data to creatively initiate improvement


• Achievingsales revenue targets within budget

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with an innate sales drive


• Supplier Rep or retail travel industry experience in this territoryisessential


• Familiarity with premium and luxury product lines preferred


• Demonstrate professional and superior sales presentation techniques


• Strategic business planning, analyzing,and reporting


• Advanced skills in interpersonal relationship management


• Validdriver's license, reliable vehicle,and qualify to rent a car.


• Ability to bend andlift upto 30 lbs.


• Ability to travel within assigned territory on a regular basis, up to 70%.

Additional Information

We offer an attractiveremunerationpackage and a dynamic working environment.

The Range Group may use artificial intelligence throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for this position. These tools assist our hiring team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by the hiring team. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.