Are you passionate about travel, sales and helping others succeed?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded Business Development Manager to join a growing travel business and play a key role in supporting a network of Independent Travel Agents (ITAs).

This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll build strong relationships with ITAs, help them develop their businesses, drive sales performance and ensure they have the right tools, knowledge and support to achieve their goals.

You'll act as a trusted partner to ITAs, helping them identify opportunities, overcome challenges and maximise their potential, while also contributing to the wider strategy and growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong, professional relationships with Independent Travel Agents and provide ongoing support and guidance.
• Monitor and manage ITA sales performance, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Support ITAs with developing business plans, setting goals and creating sales projections.
• Provide product support and ensure ITAs have access to the products, resources and information they need.
• Work closely with Marketing and Product teams to provide effective sales tools, materials and resources.
• Produce regular sales reports and analysis, identifying trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Support the delivery of training and development throughout the ITA journey.
• Help ITAs develop their businesses, including supporting social media growth and engagement.
• Plan, support and attend ITA meetings, events and occasional business visits.
• Assist with ITA recruitment activities when required.
• Support ITA induction and onboarding programmes.
• Provide proactive, ongoing guidance to help ITAs achieve long-term success.
• Contribute ideas and insight to the development of the ITA strategy, helping improve engagement, performance and retention.
• Keep up to date with developments across the travel industry to ensure you can provide relevant and effective support.

About You

We're looking for someone who is people-focused, commercially aware and passionate about helping others achieve their goals.

You'll ideally have experience in a sales support, account management, business development or similar role, with the confidence to work with individuals, influence performance and identify opportunities for growth.

You'll also bring:

• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting sales growth and performance.
• Confidence delivering training, presentations and meetings.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
• The ability to analyse performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Confidence working independently and managing your own workload.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A genuine interest in the travel industry and a desire to continually develop your knowledge.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, Word and Canva.
• A full UK driving licence, as the role involves occasional travel.

Why Join?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing travel business in a role where you can make a real difference.

You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, influence sales performance, support independent businesses and contribute to the continued growth and development of the ITA network.

If you're a confident communicator who enjoys working with people, has a strong commercial mindset and loves the travel industry, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a hybrid role in the Cheshire area - 3 days office, 2 days from home.

Interested?

Please follow the instructions to apply, attaching your CV. For any questions please contact Gemma on 01619236120 or gemma@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk