Business Development Manager (Florida Based)

About the role

Join Victory Cruise Lines as a Business Development Manager and help chart the course for our continued growth! In this pivotal role, you'll be responsible for driving revenue growth, cultivating strong and lasting relationships with key travel partners, and uncovering new opportunities within your assigned territory. As the face of Victory Cruise Lines in the market, you'll combine strategic sales acumen with a passion for building connections, all while showcasing our world-class cruise experiences.

Seeking remote candidates already located in Florida at this time, to be focused on Florida & Eastern U.S. Must have similar experience to this position, within the cruise/travel industry.

This position is eligible to earn commissions and incentives above and beyond base salary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic sales plans to grow revenue among the travel trade within the assigned territory
• Build and maintain strong relationships with agency ownership and advisors
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities
• Represent VCL at trade shows, industry events and other relevant meetings to drive interest in VCL
• Collaborate with sales leadership and marketing to create effective sales presentations and materials
• Provide on-going product training and sales support to travel advisors and agency leadership
• Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and market performance in order to recommend proactive sales strategies
• Use Saleforce.com to record all advisor and agency leadership interactions
• Create a Quarterly sales plan
• Other duties as assigned by the VP, Sales

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree.

Experience: At least 3+ years of experience in a similar role. Travel/tourism, hospitality and/or cruise industry experience strongly desired.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required

Additional requirements

Post offer / pre-employment criteria must be satisfied to complete a successful hiring process; this may include, but may not be limited to: drug and/or alcohol screening, physical or other health assessment, background screening, culture index surveys, any other assessments as deemed necessary by the Company for a position.

Must have a legal right to work in the United States.