General Manager - Sales & Marketing
Job No:
115047
Location:
Brisbane or Auckland
- Interesting and varied executive position for an experienced sales and marketing leader who loves travel!
- Enjoy an attractive remuneration circa $100,000 PLUS super, commission, vehicle allowance, phone, laptop and business performance bonuses!
- Full-time position based out of Brisbane or Auckland
About Student Horizons
Student Horizons is an Australian and New Zealand educational travel organisation that facilitates the travel of school group tours for secondary students. They provide educational, music, and sports trips and are passionate about broadening the minds of young people through international travel.
Student Horizons works with a variety of well-established private and public schools.
In many businesses the ‘WHY’ is lost and people are unhappy as they don’t quite understand why they do what they do. Student Horizons are in business to make the world a more peaceful place one student connection at a time; Travel is a critical pillar to a young person’s development and on a macro level international connectedness is important for a more peaceful global community. The work done at Student Horizons matters and the team is making a difference.
To learn more about Student Horizons, click here.
About the Opportunity
Student Horizons now has an opportunity for a full-time General Manager - Sales and Marketing to join their team. This position can be based out of the new Brisbane Global Head Office or the Auckland office.
This is a pivotal leadership position forming part of the Executive Team, responsible for spearheading the growth of the business in order to affirm and enhance the business position within the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Some of your key duties will include:
- Developing and driving strategic direction to achieve revenue goals through strategic sales and marketing initiatives;
- Overseeing the Sales Team including providing team members with mentoring, coaching and training;
- Strategising with the senior leadership team regarding sales and marketing plans; and
- Executing hands-on selling.
About You
In order to be successful in this position, you will be a senior professional with a strong sales management background. Experience in growing and developing sales teams at a national level, with the ability to recruit talent, monitor performance and build a motivated and productive team in a healthy working environment, will be critical to your success.
Due to the nature of the role, it is also expected that the successful candidate will possess experience in the creation and implementation of strategic marketing initiatives that support and boost sales activity. As there is an element of hands-on sales activity within this position, it is also important you have a strong personal track record of closing sales and hitting KPIs.
Student Horizons is seeking an inspirational leader, with charisma, coaching ability, and excellent people management skills. A strong collaborator will be best suited to the role, as you will be working in close connection with the executive team in strategic planning capacity.
As the business continues to expand, change will be common. As such, it is essential you be an adaptable individual who thrives in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
It goes without saying, the ideal candidate will also be well travelled with a passion for the industry. This will ensure your willingness to jump into different areas of the business here and there, in order to develop a full understanding of the service offerings the organisation delivers. Although not essential, any experience in selling within the secondary education market will be highly regarded.
About the Benefits
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced sales and marketing manager to take on an executive position with a thriving travel organisation! With a strong strategic plan and ambitious global growth goals, this is an excellent time to join and play a key role in the future direction of the business.
On offer is an attractive base salary circa $100,000 plus super, individual sales commission and an annual business performance bonus. You will also be provided with a vehicle allowance, phone and laptop.
Upon joining the Student Horizons team you will be welcomed into a friendly and relaxed atmosphere with a great balance of hard work and fun. Not to mention, you will also have the opportunity to join the team on their legendary Christmas parties - previous years have seen the Christmas Parties in Byron Bay and Fiji!
Most importantly, the right candidate will connect with the Student Horizons values and enjoy the reward of contributing to the wider organisational goal of making the world a more peaceful place, one student connection at a time.
If you're looking for a career opportunity that combines your passion for travel with an exciting executive challenge - Apply Now!