Senior Living Sales Specialist
Waconia, MNFull-time$24–38.5/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Sanford Health’s Senior Living Sales Specialist supports sales efforts at a senior living community and serves as a key contact for potential residents and referral partners. The role develops sales strategies, manages leads and territory activity, builds community relationships, and works with Marketing on materials and events. It aims to meet sales targets while understanding customer needs and the competitive market.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: GSS MN Waconia Westview Acres Location: Waconia, MN Address: 433 W 5th St, Waconia, MN 55387, USA Shift: Day Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $24.00 - $38.50
Job Summary
Provides support in the overall sales efforts in a senior living community. Acts as the key point of contact between the senior living community and potential residents and referral partners. Aims to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets consistently and aggressively. Plans and implements strategies to identify potential sales opportunities, while focusing on increasing or maintaining residents and referral partners. Generates and follows through on all sales leads. Works on building and maintaining qualified leads through phone calls, tours, home visits, presentations, emails and other approved tactics. Adheres to sales quality standards to build trust, uncover needs, and become a valued partner. Establishes and maintains relationships with referral sources and community leaders to promote the senior living community. Maintains and reviews customer relationship management database for prospective leads on a regular basis. Reviews key competitor's service offering and market position relative to the needs of potential customer and marketplace demands. Manages territory to maximize sales through analyzing market dynamics to ensure territory sales goals are met.
Develops and implements a sales plan that strategically supports the growth of sales under determined time frames and budgets. Works with Marketing to optimize marketing/sales materials and identify needs. Assists in the planning and organization of events targeted towards prospective residents and referral sources. Speaks at community events, service clubs and professional engagements regarding key selling features and differentiation of services.
Demonstrates a proven ability to succeed in a competitive sales environment. Possesses knowledge of all programs and services. Demonstrates skill in sales closing techniques and overcoming objections. Exhibits strong attention to detail, and must possess excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to maintain multiple projects at the same time, self-motivate and thrive under goals and accountabilities.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business required. In lieu of education, leadership may consider 5 years of applicable experience in direct sales.
Minimum three experience in direct sales desired. Senior housing and healthcare experience preferred.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0279432 Job Function: Marketing and Communications Featured: No
How this job compares
Set against the 2,533 open Sales Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24–38.5/hr
- Minnesota median$19/hr30 hourly ranges
- US median$20–21/hr732 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $31.25/hr, is 69% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the top quarter of Sales Specialist hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 44 open Sales Specialist jobs in Minnesota and 2,533 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
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- Experience
- Sales Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (775 postings).
- Education
- 192 of the 2,533 open Sales Specialist jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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