Travel Business Development Lead - Uncapped Commissions

Collette; North Carolina; On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Time Off

Volunteer Time

Financial Security

Family Support

Travel Discounts

Job summary

Collette in North Carolina seeks a Business Development Manager to sell guided travel, open new accounts, and build long-term relationships with guests and travel professionals across the Raleigh/Durham area.

The role involves traveling within the territory, promoting Collette travel experiences, supporting partner marketing, and meeting revenue goals aligned with corporate priorities. The starting salary is $60,000 with uncapped commissions and year-end bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or any combination of education and experience may be considered.
• History of high levels of achievement and overcoming obstacles in business, academics, or athletics
• Strong relationship development and management skills
• Effective communicator in varying mediums and to a variety of audiences
• Proactive, trustworthy and self-driven approach to business
• Growth mindset leading to continual development
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Passion for developing a personal brand in alignment with Collette’s brand
• Ability to travel overnight – up to 5+ nights a month and to domestic and international sales trips

Responsibilities

• Act as Collette brand ambassador while partnering with travel professionals in promotion and education of Collette’s products to produce revenue in the assigned territory while achieving and surpassing sales goals.
• Close both B2B and B2C sales through effective communication and critical thinking in alignment with the sales strategy.
• Strategically prospect for new business to drive revenue and gain market share leveraging technology, relationships, and in person meetings.
• Develops an understanding of assigned territory’s existing partnerships and potential partnerships to enable a strategic approach in line with sales and company priorities.
• Leverage data to ensure activities are aligned to priorities and are having desired results on revenue and market share.
• Partner with internal departments to ensure customers’ needs are communicated, appropriate expectations are set and repeat business is created.
• Lead education of travel professionals in regards to the Collette brand, product offerings, special promotions, techniques to sell Collette tours, and any other relevant information.
• Actively participate and contribute to educational and development programs such as international/domestic sales meetings, product seminars, and trade shows and is an active participant in the learning opportunities.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Self-driven

Travel readiness

Growth mindset

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Collette in North Carolina seeks a Business Development Manager to sell guided travel, open new accounts, and build long-term relationships with guests and travel professionals across the Raleigh/Durham area.

The role involves traveling within the territory, promoting Collette travel experiences, supporting partner marketing, and meeting revenue goals aligned with corporate priorities. The starting salary is $60,000 with uncapped commissions and year-end bonus.