As a Sales Growth Manager in the Travel Academy, you will be responsible for assisting, recruiting, developing and growing sales talent to meet or exceed agency sales goals. This position also provides leadership to assist Regional Managers to grow sales and Travel advisors. This position has the potential to be hybrid in the future. Minimal travel (< 25%) may be required. If you are passionate about travel, sales, and developing others, please apply for this role!
QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma or equivalent.
4+ years' experience in sales, travel or training role.
Bachelor's Degree in business, entrepreneurship or related; or equivalent experience preferred.
Experience with industry partners, technologies and platforms preferred.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Partner with HR to recruit, select, hire and onboard new sales agents in order to grow net sales agent counts.
Supervise and track sales agents' activity including regular check ins, coaching, technical assistance, proposal reviews, product/carrier selection and adherence to company guidelines and procedures.
Conduct formal one-on-one month end progress reviews with every new sales agent to review results, activity, assist in goal setting, provide feedback and encouragement including corrective action as needed.
Become subject matter expert on business line preferred carrier partners, products, systems and lead generation programs available including making recommendations to leadership on new ways to maximize sales.
Conduct desk level reviews of agent activity and submitted business, including adherence to guidelines, processes and procedures.
Collaborate with leadership and/or training team to identify training needs, development of new agents, monitor and evaluate performance of various campaigns to increase agent sales performance.
Partner with Service, Operations and Training teams to support agency procedures and ensure new agents are using AAA's service model to maximize agent's selling capacity.
Develop and maintain positive partnerships with sales, service, marketing, IT and HR resources.
WHO WE ARE
The American Automobile Association (AAA) has been a leader in roadside assistance, mobility advocacy and traffic safety for nearly 120 years, AAA Washington also operates a full-service travel agency and the largest independent personal-lines insurance agency in Washington.
RANKED AS ONE OF WASHINGTON'S 2024 BEST PLACES TO WORKby Puget Sound Business Journal
BENEFITS
Health insurance (medical vision, prescription drug, and dental)
Up to 22 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) in the first year for vacation or sick leave
Eleven Paid Holidays every year in addition to PTO, including MLK and Juneteenth
401(k) with Employer Match
Life and LTD insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
4 Hours of Volunteer Time Off every year
Free Premier RV AAA Washington Membership
Paid, on-going training throughout your career
Free parking
SALARY RANGE
Target hiring salary range for this position is $96,700 - $118,450 and the offer rate is based on experience.
NOTIFICATIONS
AAA Washington is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and inclusive staff.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States; however, we do not sponsor visas.
We do not provide relocation assistance. The expectation for this position is that the employee lives within our Washington/Idaho service area.
