Job Description:
Work out of SLS headquarters in Boston, MA as part of the Sports Loyalty Systems (SLS) Business
Development team. Primary responsibilities are to sell National Merchants to join SLS and
issue points across all the markets in which SLS will be present. Merchant categories of focus
will be Gas, Grocery, Fast Food/Dining, Mass Retail, Drugstore, Cellular, Video, Consumer
Electronics and several others.
Candidate will be traveling at least 50% of the time to large corporate headquarters making
sales calls to VP level and possibly CMO level marketing decision makers.
Team BD Manager will report into the SLS VP of Business Development. Salary plus commission
bonuses.
Requirements:
- Self starter, quick learner, highly motivated
- Merchant sales experience with large Fortune 500 companies with heavy retail slant. Selling
into Gas, Grocery, Fast Food and other frequency driven retail businesses will be heavily
weighed
- Sales background in selling points programs/rewards programs such as Airline Miles, Hotel
Points, Credit Card Points or Upromise/Air Miles Canada/iDine programs is a plus
- Enthusiasm and knowledge about baseball
- Knowledge and proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power Point
- Strong presence and oral presentation skills; Confidence a must
- Strong interpersonal skills and client relationship skills
- Ability to navigate complex organizations
- Creative thinking and multi-tasking skills are valued
- BA or higher required, MBA a plus |