Director – Sales

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NASCAR seeks a talented professional to join in the position of Director, Sales based in our Miami, Florida office.

This person is responsible for being an experienced sales minded, results driven individual who can develop and secure corporate sponsorships and large-scale hospitality programs with companies across NASCAR Southeast properties (Homestead-Miami Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway).

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the VP of Sales on priorities, approach to the market and daily prospecting efforts
• This sales executive will continually be prospecting for future revenue opportunities and must be highly self-motivated, goal oriented, and contribute to the overall success of the Southeast sales team. 
• The Director of Sales will work from Miami / Homestead-Miami Speedway and is responsible primarily for generating new revenue, while also renewing and upselling existing Homestead-Miami Speedway accounts. 
• This role will involve a high volume of cold calling, prospecting, meeting with and building relationships with clients.
• The candidate for this role must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and ability to establish relationships with senior level executives.
• Responsible for establishing new marketing/hospitality partnerships to achieve annual revenue goals
• Acquire new clients, grow revenue from existing clients, and strengthen customer relationships
• Prospect and secure sales meetings through existing relationships as well as cold calling locally, regionally, and nationally
• Meet and exceed daily/weekly/monthly corporate revenue and prospecting goals
• Research and identify industries and organizations to pitch sponsorship/hospitality opportunities while also tracking local, regional, and national trends/emerging markets
• Maintain high level of customer service to existing and new corporate clients
• Regularly attend networking & community events to build professional network and identify/develop sales opportunities for HMS
• Work in coordination with Client Services team to ensure proper execution of partner assets and maintain strong relationships
• Maintain sales pipeline and forecast weekly
• Assist in annual revenue/expense budget preparation
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Sales

Required skills / experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years of proven sales experience (prior sports sales experience is preferred)
• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Sales/Sports Management
• Understanding of sponsorship/hospitality sales, event marketing and activation process
• Ability to confidently communicate the value of sponsorship & hospitality offerings
• Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact comfortably and effectively with internal and external clients at all levels of the applicable organizations
• Highly self-motivated with a strong work ethic, results oriented, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends, as required
• Strong computer skills in all aspects of Microsoft Office and CRM
• Bilingual in Spanish/English a plus, but not a requirement
• Currently located in South Florida is a plus, but not a requirement
• Strong business relationships in Miami, Atlanta, Orlando and other Southeast markets a plus, but not a requirement

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Learn more about this role and our team by applying at https://careers.nascar.com/  for consideration.

NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.