The Best Players Need the Best People.
This position will support Presidents Cup in Chicago.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Sales, Marketing or other related field preferred
- Two to four years of corporate business experience required
- Prior experience in the sports industry with exposure to event management or event sales preferred
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills to include mail merges and intermediate level Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Salesforce / CRM experience preferred
- Prior experience heavy volume of outbound sales calls
- Able to safely operate a utility vehicle such as, but not limited to, golf carts, utility carts, and shuttle carts
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
- Sell ticketing and hospitality packages through new business leads and upselling as well as leading renewal sales for existing or previous clients for PGA TOUR Operated Golf Tournaments
- Circulate and manage administration of Sales Agreements to renewal clients within the established deadlines
- Follow up on sales leads and current client base regularly
- Enter all sales contracts into the Ticketmaster Archtics system and forward approved copies to new and renewal clients within the established deadlines
- Generate the internal sales reports and validate the data to ensure that all sales are captured accurately
- Interact with clients to answer questions and assist with incremental sales
- Monitor and track all outbound sales calls/contacts
- Assist the Manager Event Services with the post-sale process to include wrap-up reports, feedback/critiques, invoicing, client relations, merchandising/inventory control, etc
- During tournament week, interact with clients to ensure all of their needs are met, prospect new clients, assist Sales Director to secure repeat purchases, and conduct fan surveys as requested
- Attend various community and charitable functions as a representative of tournament
- Special projects or other duties as assigned
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The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the world’s best players, hailing from 29 countries and territories (93 members are from outside the United States). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to 212 countries and territories in 23 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving.
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