Sales Director, Assisted Living

Benchmark Senior Living; Middletown (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays

Vacation and Health & Wellness PTO

Discounted Meal Program

Associate Referral Bonus Program, up t

Physical & Mental Health Wellness

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living is hiring a Sales Director in Rhode Island to drive occupancy through meaningful relationships with prospective residents, families, and professional partners. This role emphasizes prospect-centered selling over high-pressure tactics and relies on empathetic, active listening and clear communication.

You will implement a strategic sales plan, manage a detailed pipeline, and stay informed about the competitive landscape while representing Benchmark with integrity and

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 (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Possessing a driver’s license, insurance, and reliable vehicle.
• Ability to speak intelligently about our services.

Responsibilities

• Supporting prospects throughout the sales process.
• Building and managing detailed prospect and professional profiles in the database.
• Generating and maintaining your sales pipeline.
• Understanding the community’s competitive market landscape.
• Researching and visiting competitors’ facilities.
• Articulating the Benchmark Difference.
• Cultivating reciprocal professional relationships across the marketplace.
• Demonstrating empathetic, diligent listening and strong communication in all interactions.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are hiring a Sales Director at Blenheim Newport!

We are seeking sales professionals who want to be part of an innovative and dynamic sales culture that focuses on making a difference in the lives of seniors. Joining the Benchmark Senior Living team means putting your passion to work. Our associates feel a sense of belonging with the care that they provide, empowered by the open and reliable team that surrounds them. Our diverse and skilled workforce takes immense pride in a shared commitment: a devotion to providing caring and dedicated service.

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 Senior Living 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

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

• 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.