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Sales and Business Development Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Lincolnshire, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 55000 - 60000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
2 October 2026 (12 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
30 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
Sales & Business Development Manager
D1 Training Lincolnshire Lincolnshire IL
Full-Time $55000$60000 Base Performance Incentives
On-Target Earnings: $70000$85000
Full-Time $55000$60000 Base Performance Incentives
On-Target Earnings: $70000$85000
OWN THE SALES. BUILD THE BUSINESS. DRIVE THE GROWTH.
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. While youll be a key member of our leadership team your primary responsibility is simple: grow revenue.
Youll be supported by a dedicated team member responsible for lead outreach nurture and appointment settingallowing you to focus on what great salespeople do best: conduct high-quality consultations close business build relationships and create new revenue opportunities.
But were not looking for someone who simply waits for appointments to appear on their calendar.
We want a hunter and a closer.
Youll be responsible for generating new business through grassroots marketing referrals local partnerships sports organizations community relationships and creative prospectingthen converting those opportunities into memberships personal training and small-group training.
WHAT YOULL OWN
Sales & Closing
- Conduct athlete and adult assessments consultations and goal-setting sessions
- Uncover each prospects goals challenges and motivation
- Recommend the appropriate D1 training solution
- Present and close memberships personal training and small-group training
- Confidently navigate pricing conversations and objections
- Own assessment-to-membership conversion
- Follow up on sales opportunities that require additional attention
- Consistently achieve individual sales and revenue goals
Business Development
Youll be expected to create businessnot simply work inbound opportunities.
Develop new leads and revenue through:
- Grassroots and community marketing
- Local business and corporate partnerships
- Schools athletic programs coaches and youth sports organizations
- Member athlete and parent referrals
- 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
Youll develop relationships that can produce business repeatedlynot 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.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Youll be accountable for measurable results including:
- New memberships and revenue
- Assessment-to-membership close rate
- Personal training and small-group training sales
- Personally generated leads and revenue
- Referral production
- New business and community partnerships
- Average initial sale
- Overall membership and revenue growth
Were not hiring someone simply to manage activity. Were hiring someone to produce results.
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR
You may be a great fit if you:
- 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
- Can build trust quickly and uncover what motivates someone
- Are confident discussing price and navigating objections
- Understand consultative selling
- Are competitive and motivated by goals and performance incentives
- Enjoy networking and developing relationships
- Are comfortable getting outside the facility to create opportunities
- Take ownership without waiting to be told what to do
- Want to help build somethingnot simply maintain it
This is primarily a sales and business-development position not a coaching position. Fitness knowledge and experience are important because youll be helping prospects identify the right training solution but your primary responsibility will be driving growth.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
Experience in one or more of the following is strongly preferred:
- Fitness membership sales
- Personal training sales
- Fitness consultations or assessments
- Recurring membership or service sales
- Business development
- Grassroots/community marketing
- Referral partnerships
- Youth sports or athletic organizations
- CRM and sales pipeline management
- Sales leadership
SCHEDULE
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.
COMPENSATION
Base Salary: $55000$60000
Plus performance-based incentives tied to sales and business growth.
On-Target Earnings: $70000$85000
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.
Our mission is simple:
You pick the goal. We help you get there.
D1 Training Lincolnshire is a new facility creating a unique opportunity to help build something from the beginning.
Youll 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.
WHY D1 LINCOLNSHIRE
Were looking for someone who wants ownership accountability and opportunity.
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 youve achieved how youve generated new business and why youre confident you can help grow D1 Training Lincolnshire.
Compensation: $55000.00 - $60000.00 per year
D1 Training is an emerging fitness franchise that is growing rapidly. D1 Training has over 80 facilities open and 180 in development. At D1 Training we inspire and motivate athletes to reach their goals. At D1 we believe in training the entire body as a unit to produce optimal human performance. No gimmicks no fads; we utilize trusted and proven training techniques used to build the worlds best athletes and deliver the in age-appropriate programs led by our expert coaches. Nothing at D1 is random. Every workout every day follows a strategic 8-week training cycle that is meticulously planned and backed by sports science. What began as training solely for the aspiring youth athlete matured into fitness training for adults as well. With all who participate in the D1 training process moving aggressively towards their goals.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
D1 Training is a non-traditional fitness training facility that has trained over 100 NFL Draft Picks and was named a Top 30 Gym by Men’s Health. Try us out today!
