Job Description

Who is Pioneer Golf?

• A well-established, Scottish-owned golf travel company in Austin, TX (located at Bee Cave Rd & Loop 360) that organizes hundreds of international golf trips for its mostly American and Canadian customers. Our clients are groups of friends or fellow country club members who are headed abroad for a golf trip.
• One of the two largest golf tour operators servicing Scotland. Scotland is the #1 destination worldwide for the traveling golfer. The third largest golf tour operator servicing Ireland/Northern Ireland (the #2 destination worldwide).
• An official distributor of tee times for the St Andrews Old Course, arguably the most famous golf course in the world and certainly the oldest.
• Current focus is Scotland and Ireland but expanding destination offerings and looking forward to growing significantly over the next few years.
• Currently, we are a team of 20 individuals.
• The company is well-poised to grow significantly, and we are in the process of building a great team. Revenues and staff have doubled over the last 4 years.

Job Description

• Inside Sales
• Comfortable making 20-40 calls per day
• Ability to close deals and collaborate with internal teams as there’s many moving parts to the business. Organization and email communication management is paramount.. 
• This role’s responsibility is converting incoming leads to a completed sale. Our customers generally come to us to plan their dream golf vacation. We do not require cold calling or pushy sales tactics, but rather our approach is simply to be knowledgeable and informative to those seeking to select a company to arrange their trip. Our industry is competitive, and we strive to offer a level of service second to none and delivered with the utmost professionalism. We sell our reputation and level of service.
• This position is 100% in office (i.e., not hybrid or remote). Full-time, Monday through Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm. Alternative schedule is Tuesday through Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm plus Saturday 8am to 5pm. 
• Training takes about 2-3 weeks depending on previous knowledge and aptitude.
• Since our industry appeals to many who are passionate about golf and/or travel, we receive many applicants so please do both of the following if you’d like us to prioritize your application: 1) Apply via LinkedIn and 2) Send an email with a cover letter and resume to the Managing Director of Pioneer Golf. Her email address is her first name followed by @pioneergolf.com. Her first name can be found on our “About Us” page on our website. We will respond to applicants who do this within a day!

Ideal Candidate:

• A golfer who is passionate about the sport.
• Someone interested in travel and/or tourism hospitality. 
• A skillful communicator who can relate to golfers and can build rapport quickly over the phone.
• Motivated and driven to meet/exceed goals and objectives.
• Someone with a genuine interest in helping others have a trip of a lifetime. 
• Good-humored, kind, strong work-ethic, and smart.
• Sales Experience: 3 years of sales (preferred)

Salary:

A base salary plus commission on sales. OTE between $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 the first year. The second year, good performers generally get close or hit $100,000. In the third year, a good performer is generally making $100,000 - $120,000 plus.

Benefits:

• A pleasant, friendly environment that is very team focused.
• Matching Retirement plan - 100% match (dollar for dollar) up to 3% of salary
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance with a 50% company contribution
• Total of 27.5 to 29.5 days (approximately 5-6 weeks) of paid time off classified as follows:
• Vacation: 10 days (increases with tenure)
• December Holiday Reward: 5 days - December holiday reward of an additional 5 days (accrues depending on start date) and serves as reward for helping with our emergency phone.
• Personal/sick days annually: 5 days (accrues monthly)
• 7-9 paid Public Holidays annually
• Half-day on birthday

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