PGA Relationship Specialist & Golf Travel Advisor

Key Responsibilities

• Service, grow and develop relationship to expand Premier Golf -PGA Professionals Travel brand throughout the golf industry network within the assigned region
• Identify, qualify, recruit and engage PGA Professionals for participation in travel experience for them, their clubs and their members
• Create and coordinate Premier Golf events for PGA Professionals, including golf outings, networking dinners and hospitality events
• Conduct in-person visits with PGA Professionals and their clubs to promote travel opportunities and strengthen relationships
• Attend and represent Premier Golf at industry partnership events
• Identify sales opportunities, generate qualified leads, and collaborate with the sales team on follow-up and conversion efforts
• Deal with a high volume of inquiries on a daily basis, make a high volume of outbound calls per day while dealing with incoming calls and scheduled callbacks
• Build rapport with customers and use effective questioning and conversational techniques to identify their requirements
• Advise customers on the perfect destinations, hotels, golf courses, and added extras (golf carts, rental clubs etc) while stressing the unique selling points of these in relation to their requirements in order to make the sale and upsell where you can
• Consistently work to achieve individual and team targets
• Speak with hotel and golf course reservations departments, check availability and confirm bookings
• Maintain a high level of product knowledge at all times through ongoing training and personal research

Personal requirements

• You will be an enthusiastic sales person with excellent customer service skills, ideally in the hospitality or leisure sectors
• You will have an interest in golf and a good knowledge of the sport and various Golf Venues across the USA & Caribbean, and ideally further knowledge of international golf destinations
• Previous telephone or face to face sales experience would be preferred but candidates who can evidence a natural flair for; sales, consultative customer support and a passion for golf will also be considered

Benefits

• A competitive salary, commensurate with experience
• A wide range of benefits, including: Annual EBITDA-based bonus, Exclusive travel discounts, Comprehensive health benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid holidays, Retirement fund, Personalised professional development plans