We are excited to be recruiting a specialist sales consultant to join our Americas & Caribbean team, a position which offers excellent prospects within our award-winning tour operator. Our key requirements are a passion for, and knowledge of, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Antarctica. This position is a very hands-on role, and the successful candidate will be passionate about the Americas, Caribbean and Antarctica, be highly organised, driven, be an excellent communicator, and clearly understand our customers' needs.

The Job:

• Delivering the best possible service to clients for both new and existing accounts ensuring that you convert new accounts and retain existing accounts as effectively as possible. This will involve dealing with clients primarily via phone and email but also in person.
• Ensuring you and your team are always up to date on your specialist product. This will involve competitor and client research, data analysis, research trips etc. as well as solid information sharing.
• Working closely with other departments in the business to ensure the success of both your specialist team, and the wider company. This will involve, but is not limited to, working closely with the Service team to ensure that post-booking organisation is flawless;
• Interaction with senior staff in Product Development and Marketing to ensure that what we offer, and how we offer it, is constantly reviewed, and updated to ensure our offering is the best it can be. There will be further opportunities to take responsibility for the product of one or two countries within your region.
• Assisting the Region Manager and other senior members of your team in the day-to-day running of the team including assisting in the recruitment and training of new and existing team members

Experienced Required:

• Passion for, and demonstrable knowledge of North and Latin America, the Caribbean and Antarctica with the Americas the priority.
• A minimum of two to five years' work experience. Experience of working in an Americas travel role at the bespoke end of travel is preferential. The key for us is passion and knowledge of the regions.
• Experience of having lived and worked in the region would be a benefit.
• Proven ability to deliver high quality results in a timely fashion.
• Strong communication skills.
• A personable manner.

The Package:

• Salary up to £34,000 + commission dependent on experience
• 23 days annual leave, increasing one day per full year of service up to 30 days
• Research trips overseas approximately every 12-18 months
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Private healthcare
• Travel insurance
• Sabbatical option after five years of continuous service

Interested:

• If you would like to apply for the above vacancy, please click 'APPLY' or call/email Helen 02038879444 helen@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk