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| Funding | 10M-20M USD |
| Employees | 60 |
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City General Manager
at FiveStars in Chicago, IL
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May 12, 2013
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Overview
WHAT'S FIVESTARS:
Sick of carrying around a bunch of loyalty cards and punch cards? Wouldn't it be easier if you had one card that tracked your rewards everywhere? Well you intelligent individual, we thought so too! Join the next big start-up backed by the same folks behind Google, Facebook, and Y Combinator.
FiveStars takes the traditional punch card to a whole new level. The FiveStars Card is a single card that works at HUNDREDS of locations and tracks your points on your way to be rewarded. With a new round of investment, we are ready to push FiveStars nationwide. So ask yourself, "Self, am I ready to embark on a journey of creating the coolest thing since Fonzy?". If the answer is "YES" then we want you; come join us for a chance to grow something.
Sick of carrying around a bunch of loyalty cards and punch cards? Wouldn't it be easier if you had one card that tracked your rewards everywhere? Well you intelligent individual, we thought so too! Join the next big start-up backed by the same folks behind Google, Facebook, and Y Combinator.
FiveStars takes the traditional punch card to a whole new level. The FiveStars Card is a single card that works at HUNDREDS of locations and tracks your points on your way to be rewarded. With a new round of investment, we are ready to push FiveStars nationwide. So ask yourself, "Self, am I ready to embark on a journey of creating the coolest thing since Fonzy?". If the answer is "YES" then we want you; come join us for a chance to grow something.
Responsibilities
CITY GM RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are seeking a high energy, fast-paced, rockstar City General Manager who wants to grow the FiveStars team!
The City GM will need to be multi-talented in sales and management. Besides selling to local businesses, we are looking for someone to who can lead from the front and is skilled at training and mentor-ship. You will both personally conduct and teach others to execute face-to-face meetings with business owners, gain new business through cold-calling, network at various events, leverage existing relationships, and generate leads and referrals. Team members should be able to identify customer needs and utilize solution-based selling techniques to demonstrate the value of FiveStars services. Since this is a start-up, thinking outside the box is a definite plus. Or as one team member said, "what if there is no box?..."
Experience
CITY GM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
3-6 years experience within a sales environment with excellent performance
Enjoy working in a start-up environment and meeting face-to-face with business owners daily
Bubbly personality, personable, and magical ability to connect with business owners
Leadership experience at the local sales level
High level of integrity, customer service, and customer management skills
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
Able to hit aggressive sales objectives, enjoy challenges and competition, while being a team leader
Understand competitor strengths/weaknesses and able to articulate FiveStars' competitive advantage
Resourceful, assertive, and comfortable taking risks to achieve these goals
CITY GM PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
(Don't have these skills but willing to learn? Please apply! We'd love to hear from you!)
Successfully sold to franchise, chain, or individual pay-at-the-counter food/drink shops (i.e. coffee shops, tea shops, restaurants, etc...)
Has a "rolodex" of business owner contacts in the food and beverage space
Experience in launching new sales markets
Prior start-up experience
Compensation
JOB PERKS:
-Learn how to run a start-up
-Be a leader in an incredibly bright and growing national team
-Marketing support
-An easy product to sell
-An influential role in what will be a national sales force
-Full benefits
-Base salary + commission
-Start-up equity
-Learn how to run a start-up
-Be a leader in an incredibly bright and growing national team
-Marketing support
-An easy product to sell
-An influential role in what will be a national sales force
-Full benefits
-Base salary + commission
-Start-up equity
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