Sales & Business Development Manager

Bonus based on performance
Sales & Business Development Manager
D1 Training Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire, IL
Full-Time | $55,000–$60,000 Base + Performance Incentives
On-Target Earnings: $70,000–$85,000
OWN THE SALES. BUILD THE BUSINESS. D1 Training Lincolnshire is looking for a proven Sales & Business Development Manager to take ownership of sales and revenue growth at our new training facility. This is a sales role first.

You'll be supported by a dedicated team member responsible for lead outreach, nurture, and appointment setting—allowing you to focus on what great salespeople do best: conduct high-quality consultations, close business, build relationships, and create new revenue opportunities. You'll be responsible for generating new business through grassroots marketing, referrals, local partnerships, sports organizations, community relationships, and creative prospecting—then converting those opportunities into memberships, personal training, and small-group training.

Sales & Closing
Conduct athlete and adult assessments, consultations, and goal-setting sessions
Recommend the appropriate D1 training solution
Present and close memberships, personal training, and small-group training
Follow up on sales opportunities that require additional attention
Consistently achieve individual sales and revenue goals
Business Development
You'll be expected to create business—not simply work inbound opportunities.

Grassroots and community marketing
Local business and corporate partnerships
Schools, athletic programs, coaches, and youth sports organizations
Community events and activations
Local networking and strategic referral relationships
Social media prospecting and relationship building
Team and small-group training opportunities
A meaningful portion of your success should come from opportunities you helped create. Build Our Referral & Partnership Engine
You'll develop relationships that can produce business repeatedly—not just one transaction.

That includes building relationships with members, parents, athletes, coaches, businesses, schools, sports organizations, and other community partners. Your goal is to make referrals and partnerships a consistent, measurable source of growth for D1 Training Lincolnshire. Personal training and small-group training sales
New business and community partnerships
Average initial sale
We're not hiring someone simply to manage activity.

Have 2+ years of proven sales success
Can demonstrate measurable results from previous sales roles
Know how to close and are comfortable asking for the business
Have experience generating your own leads and developing new business
Have a background in fitness, personal training, athletics, sports performance, or fitness sales
Are competitive and motivated by goals and performance incentives
Enjoy networking and developing relationships
Are comfortable getting outside the facility to create opportunities
Want to help build something—not simply maintain it
This is primarily a sales and business-development position, not a coaching position.

Fitness knowledge and experience are important because you'll be helping prospects identify the right training solution, but your primary responsibility will be driving growth. Fitness membership sales
Personal training sales
Recurring membership or service sales
Business development
Grassroots/community marketing
Referral partnerships
Youth sports or athletic organizations
CRM and sales pipeline management
Sales leadership
This is a full-time, in-person position.

Because our business serves working adults, parents, and athletes, candidates must have flexibility to work some evenings and weekends based on scheduled assessments, community events, and business needs. Plus performance-based incentives tied to sales and business growth.

On-Target Earnings: $70,000–$85,000
Performance incentives are designed to reward results in areas including membership sales, personal training and small-group sales, self-generated business, and overall sales performance. As D1 Training Lincolnshire grows, there will be opportunities for increased responsibility, leadership, and earning potential. ABOUT D1 TRAINING
D1 Training is an athletic-based training concept serving youth athletes and adults. We help you get there. D1 Training Lincolnshire is a new facility, creating a unique opportunity to help build something from the beginning.

You'll have the opportunity to help establish our sales culture, build community relationships, develop new lead-generation channels, grow our membership base, and directly impact the success of the business. A year from now, we want you to be able to look at the growth of D1 Training Lincolnshire and say:
"I helped build this."
If you have a strong sales background, understand the fitness industry, know how to create and close opportunities, and want your performance to directly impact your earning potential and career growth, we want to meet you.

When applying, be prepared to discuss measurable sales results you've achieved, how you've generated new business, and why you're confident you can help grow D1 Training Lincolnshire.