At Northwest Navigator, we thrive on a passion for the extraordinary. Our continuous growth over our more than 15 year history is reflected in Excellence, Reliability, Safety and Luxury at every level of the customer experience. The Sales Specialist will be the go-to for meeting sales objectives in the best interests of the company; for ensuring closing on sales quotes, quickly and effectively; trips are booked within the requirements of company policy; and client relationship building aligns with our sales growth strategy. THIS POSITION DOES WORK IN THE OFFICE AND IS NOT A HOME-BASED ROLE.
NW Navigator Luxury Coaches is the finest luxury motorcoach company in the Pacific NW. We have been recognized as:
- The West Coast’s first motorcoach company to be GREEN Certified by The University of Vermont’s Certification for Sustainable Transportation
- Among the 100 Top Private Fastest Growing Companies in Portland
- Top Women Owned Businesses in Portland by the Portland Business Journal
- Best of Portland
- First ever motorcoach company to be awarded Trusted Carrier by the Department of Transportation
- Travel Oregon’s Forever Oregon Partner Award for Sustainability
- American Bus Association Green Spirit Award for Sustainability
- Travel Portland’s Sustainability Award
- 5000 Top Private Companies List
Our perfect person for the job:
- 90% of your time is spent on the phone, building rapport with prospective customers and closing sales, clear communicator and straight forward.
- On-time, all the time is your motto! You’re never late to following up with customers, social events, client meetings or doctor appointments.
- You consider yourself a creative problem solver and builder of new opportunities. Customer objections are a starting point for making things happen. You aren’t afraid to push back with pleasant persistence. You see hurdles as a fun challenge.
- You would have been a forensic accountant if it weren’t for the fact that you are gregarious by nature and thrive on working with people. Details are still important to you!
- You are committed to your career and growing your sales empire, one customer at a time.
- You embrace technology as a powerful tool to help you stay organized and on top of your sales objectives and current customer bookings.
- You are presentable and professional.
Hours: Monday – Friday, full-time days with some overtime, as required. On-call phone support after hours 1-2 weeks per month.
Pay: $40K-$64K/year, based on base pay and bonuses.
- High school diploma/GED required; 4-year degree in a related discipline preferred.
- 2+ years sales experience, creating and building customer sales relationships. You’re going to be on the phones a lot but in a good way. We’re all about building relationships with our clients. Experienced in telemarketing sales? Did you spend a lot of time on the phone planning events for hotel customers? We love that! Look, the bottom line here is you need to be an effective sales person but you also need to do things the NW Navigator way. We want you to make a big pay check (because then we do too) and take pride in your work!
- Comfortable working with Outlook, Word, Excel and other software in a business environment.
- Experienced working in a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
- Valid driver license and dependable transportation
- Criminal background check and drug test (including for MARIJUANA) required. Yep, mary jane, that’s right. We are a federally regulated company and pot is still illegal nationally.