Sales Associate

Colonial Group; Rye (NH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays

Discounted Meal Program

Paid Training & Uniforms

Associate Referral Bonus Program

Health & Wellness programs

401k with company match

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living in Rye seeks a Sales Associate to join our community sales team. You will manage inquiries, nurture leads, and convert them into tours, while supporting events and community outreach.

The role emphasizes meeting monthly lead and tour targets, excellent customer service, and teamwork with the Director of Community Relations. Travel and events support may be required in a vibrant senior living community.

Qualifications

• Passion for working with seniors and ability to build rapport.
• Experience making outbound calls and converting leads.
• Ability to perform under high sales targets and time pressures.
• Proficiency with CRM tracking and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Make outbound calls and emails to prospects, following provided scripts.
• Convert leads to tours using Enquire system and updated calendars.
• Schedule and conduct tours when Director of Community Relations is unavailable.
• Support event promotion and partner outreach to drive traffic and inquiries.
• Update contact records and notes in the Enquire database.
• Assist with planning spotlight events, invitations, and logistics.

Skills

Seniors care passion

Relationship building

Cold calling

CRM proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benchmark at Rye has an incredible opportunity for a Sales Associate to join our team!

Join the Seacoast's premier memory care community with our recently added 70 unit assisted living addition!

As a Sales Associate you will support the community Sales Team by helping manage Enquire, working the qualified lead database, converting leads to tours and conducting tours when the Director of Community Relations is unavailable. The primary objective of this role is a focus on attention sales KPI’s and active conversion of leads to tours based on set monthly objectives.

$30/hr + move-in incentives!

Sunday-Thursday schedule

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Make outbound sales calls and emails and engage prospective residents and their influencers in conversation per provided scripts.
• Convert incoming leads to scheduled tours utilizing the Enquire system and Director of Community Relations calendar; meet daily/weekly/monthly call and tours booked goals.
• Demonstrate knowledge regarding Benchmark and its communities to answer basic questions of the prospective resident or influencer to generate excitement to schedule a tour and/or attend a community event.
• Conduct follow up activities, including calls, texts, and emails as the initial scheduled tour date approaches and any activities needed if a follow up tour is needed.
• Keep all contact information, including discovery notes, contact information, and contact efforts up to date in the Enquire system.
• Demonstrate effective customer service skills in each interaction with a prospective resident and/or influencer.
• Conduct tours when Director of Community Relations is unavailable.
• Assist Director of Community Relations with promotion of community and prospect events through outreach to professional partners.
• Assist Director of Community Relations with the planning and execution of spotlight events including, but not limited to, creating invitations, making phone calls to Enquire database, decorating, securing entertainment etc.)
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Passion for working with seniors.
• Proven ability to create relationships via communication and interpersonal skills that includes face to face and telephone interactions. Experience making cold calls and establishing rapport.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure with high demands for results.
• Proficient with customer/lead (CRM) tracking systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification:

• High school diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a sales support role.

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

• 8 holidays & 3floating holidays
• Discounted Meal Program
• Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
• Associate Referral Bonus Program
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off

*Eligibility may vary by employment status

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.