Sales Assistant

Company: Acts Retirement-Life Communities
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Interested in Advancing your Career as a Sales Professional? Join our Team at Acts Retirement-Life Communities! Acts is the nation's largest not-for-profit owner, operator, and developer of resort-style continuing care senior living communities. Acts provide residents with a lifestyle that includes on-campus conveniences, services, and amenities such as casual and fine dining venues, beauty salons, fitness centers, security, healthcare, activity programs, and much more. Our senior living communities provide residents with a complete range of lifestyle accommodations from independent living to assisted living and skilled nursing care. We strongly believe in providing our employees with great benefits, such as tuition reimbursement, scholarship programs, university partnerships, professional development programs, referral and retention bonuses, employee discount programs, annual appreciation events, wellness initiatives, and much more! Acts is currently seeking qualified candidates for our Sales Assistant position. On-the-job training provided for future Life Care/Sales Consultant opportunities within Acts. We are looking for a goal-oriented, empathetic, and curious person who is ready to grow into a sales representative position. Recent college graduates and individuals with a background in hospitality, food service, customer service, or financial services are welcomed! In this role, you will assist the Sales Consultant and other sales/marketing staff with various duties such as planning and executing marketing events for the three communities, communicating with prospects by answering and making sales calls, scheduling visits/appointments for the sales consultants, entering accurate contact/account information in Salesforce (CRM), completing timely reports, and monitoring/ordering sales & marketing collateral. You will also learn, develop, & implement sales skills to help maintain a sold-out community, keep strong waiting lists as a backup for future vacancies, understand the benefits of a Life Care Community, deliver professional presentations, and meet/exceed monthly sales goals.

The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent (college degree preferred)
• Experience in sales, marketing, or related field is preferred, but not required
• Strong communication and presentation/public speaking skillsTo protect the health and safety of our residents, employees, and the communities we serve, Acts has implemented a universal COVID-19 and flu vaccination requirement for all employees. Qualified reasonable accommodation requests for exemption will be reviewed by the Human Resources Department. At Acts, you can build a challenging and rewarding career with competitive benefits, and a full range of opportunities for professional growth. Full-time employees are eligible for a generous benefit package including health benefits (medical, dental and vision), health spending account, life insurance, disability programs, 401(k) with 4% company match, paid time off (PTO) & holidays, and much more! Some part-time positions may also be eligible to receive certain benefits. For more information or to apply, visit us at . Acts is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Acts is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.

Keywords: Acts Retirement-Life Communities, Wilmington , Sales Assistant, Sales , Wilmington, Delaware