Are you an experienced travel professional looking to move into a Business Development / Agency Sales role?

This successful tour operator is looking for a Business Development Manager to be based on the road developing business across Essex, East Anglia, Kent and the surrounding counties. This excellent opportunity will involve increasing brand and product awareness along with agent visits and training.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with excellent relationship building skills looking for a new challenge and to further their sales experience with an established travel company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
• Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
• Conduct training within travel agencies and via electronic tech such as webinars
• Promote the company's products/services addressing or predicting clients' objectives
• Analyse data produced by the business to ensure time and effort is optimised to ensure the biggest gains
• Provide trustworthy feedback to the business and aftersales support
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Attend client events as agreed and necessary
• Organise and host client events
• Organise and host FAM trips

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Proven experience as a business development manager or sales executive within the travel industry
• Proven sales track record
• Time management
• Excellent communication skills (Verbal & Written)
• Flexible approach to work

THE PACKAGE:

A starting salary of £25,000 - £30,000 (DOE) + quarterly and annual bonuses, car allowance or company car provided

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV! For any further information please call 0203 8879444 or email regis@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk If this role is not quite right, but you have Travel Industry experience and are keen to find a new opportunity, please do send your CV, we may have something else that could be perfect for you! Know someone else who might be interested in Travel Industry opportunities? Please share our details