Sales Manager

Company Overview

CUMULUS | Lafayette, LA currently features 4 stations and a digital agency in the Lafayette area. The stations are; KSMB 94.5, KRRQ 95.5, KNEK Magic 104.7 and KXKC/NASH 99.1 that reach thousands of listeners on a daily basis. At Cumulus Lafayette we strive to hire passionate, driven, resourceful, problem solvers who have the ability to drive the evolving, diverse culture of the Power of Radio and Digital to success.

Cumulus Media is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 384 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, US Soccer, AP News, and the Academy of Country Music Awards, across more than 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading national audio network;and

inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, an established and influential platform for original podcasts that are smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences.

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CUMULUS MEDIA | Lafayette is looking for a General Sales Manager with a proven track record of winning, successfully supporting their teams and creating a positive environment where everyone can succeed. Our General Sales Managers are exceptional problem solvers, true collaborators, creative, efficient and lead their teams to exceed our local sales revenue goals utilizing our on-air, digital and experiential assets.

Developing new business is key to our success so our sales leaders cultivate plans to assist our sales teams to strategically prospect, develop and maintain opportunities both locally and beyond our home markets. The right General Sales Manager candidate will be someone who lives by our FORCE Cumulus values; WE are Focused, Responsible, Collaborative and Empowered! If you are looking for a great culture and professional environment, then Cumulus could be the home for you.

• Develop and implement a strategic sales plan that will exceed the market’s revenue goals. The emphasis will be on selling integrated solution campaigns consisting of but not limited to:
  Radio, Audio, Digital, Live Events, Sweet Deals, and NTR
• Be a visible and available leader to your team and community
• Identify, recruit, train, coach, manage and develop high-performance Sales talent and build a successful team to ensure continued top-line growth
• Maintain an ongoing recruitment effort to ensure top quality team, always having a bench of 3 or more candidates
• Attend all high-profile account presentations; provide coaching and leadership to sales team
• Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with Sales Team members to evaluate pending business for conversion and note in CRM accordingly
• Maximize and monitor CRM to verify your team has a blueprint to succeed
• Participate and lead Sales staff meetings and training sessions
• Manage inventory and reporting in Stratus/Wide Orbit
• Manage administrative functions connected with forecasting revenue, rate, pricing and order approvals
• Actively participate in business & community associations with the intention of developing extensive relationships with local influencers and decision makers
• Develop and build relationships with clients by providing quality customer service
• Lead communication with other departments to assure quality service when placing orders and coordinating promotions
• Oversee special event sales
• Provide managerial assistance in local and national rate negotiations, sales plans and budgeting
• Develop creative, solution oriented, customer-focused revenue programs and ancillary sales projects
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