Salary:
Are you ready to start your sales career for Canadas only Major League Baseball team?
The Toronto Blue Jays are hiring for Associates, Sales and Service Development Program.
Overview:
TheBlue JaysSales & Service Development Programis the natural starting point for emerging professionals seeking an opportunity tolearn the fundamentals of sales and service. This program is a 12-month, entry level position focused on mentoring, coaching, and developing successful candidates to becoming product experts and industry-best salespeople. Graduates from this program will be well-positioned for available full-time opportunities available within the organization.
The Toronto Blue Jays Ticketing Team prioritizes a collaborative, inclusive culture, where learning is continuous, and each team member is empowered to achieve goals and objectives.Reporting to the Management teams within the Memberships, Premium Seating, and Group Sales departments, this role is primarily responsible for helping the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club generate new ticketing subscription and event sales, while learning the fundamentals of selling within the sports and entertainment industry. This is a full-time 12 month contract.
Responsibilities:
- Answer all inbound sales calls andassistclients as needed
- Outbound sales calling to generate and drive ticket sales primarily in the consumer market
- Identifyopportunities to upsell and cross sell to maximize ticket sales
- In person sales generation (e.g., in stadium, sales booths, trade shows)
- Leverage internal sales process to effectively drive new business
- Maintain a detailed touchpoint history in the Salesforce CRM by logging all customer data and interactions in a clear,timelymanner
- Stay up to date with all products, pricing, and benefits
- Provide consistent,high-levelexperience to all clients
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge byparticipatingin and/or leading departmental product training sessions
- Exceed sales and revenue targets
- Work in conjunction with the entire Ticket Sales and Service team to uphold the mandates of the departmentregardingsales and service goals andobjectives
- Assist with game day responsibilities, including client meetings, prospecting initiatives and managing ticketing programs as required
Qualifications:
- Sales background with outbound experience is an asset
- General business knowledge with a basic understanding of Blue Jays products and services
- Strong work ethic with a humble mentality
- A strong commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience
- Willingness to be coached, with an appetite to learn and get better every day
- Ability to work collaboratively, multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Applicants must be willing and able to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends and holidays as required.
Salary:The anticipated base compensation for this role is $25.00 per hour.
Position Status:Vacancy
Blue Jays has a strong commitment to diversity, accessibility, and inclusion. Everyone who applies for a job will be considered. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply and join us in shaping the future of our club. Together, we will build a team that reflects the richness of the game and the communities that werepresent.
Throughout the recruitment process, we are dedicated to working with candidates who have accessibility needs to ensure they have the necessary support to perform at their best. Questionsregardingaccessibility throughout the recruitment process can be directed totbj.careers@bluejays.com.
