A leading, specialist travel agency based in the Oxfordshire countryside with over 20 years' experience of organising the very finest luxury, tailor-made, skiing holidays across Europe and North America is looking to recruit someone extremely passionate about ski with a first-hand knowledge of a variety or resorts! Working closely with a personally inspected portfolio of exclusive hotels, privately owned chalets and operator run properties my client organise every aspect of a client's holiday to their specific requirements, down to the finest detail. With a competitive salary and bonus opportunities, your efforts will not go unnoticed!

DUTIES:

• Working as your client's travel PA, you will look after them from the moment they make their initial holiday enquiry, short listing ideas for them, taking them through the booking procedure and ultimately securing the booking.
• Building strong relationships with our hotel partners in resort to ensure we get the best options for the client and the maximum commission for the Company.
• To make all necessary concierge arrangements for the client, including airport transfers, ski lessons, restaurant reservations, spa treatments etc. To ensure everything is tailored to suit the individual client and that the process is as seamless and efficient as possible.
• To prepare and send out detailed itineraries that your clients can take with them and to have these ready to email out around 2 weeks prior to their departure.
• You will also be responsible for following up the clients stay once they return from their holiday and to address any issues and pass on this feedback
• To be pro-active in contacting previous clients and encouraging repeat business for the following seasons.
• You will be required to attend face to face meetings with hotel suppliers & relevant related events (which may be outside of standard office hours).
• To attend and be involved in the organisation of summer and winter FAM trips, to help you further understand the individual properties and resorts.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Ideally you should be educated to degree level or similar. Previous experience in a similar role is preferable but not essential.

Ideally you will have worked ski seasons in resort (either Europe or North America) or have good knowledge of the ski industry, most importantly you will have a passion for ski holidays!

You must work well in a team environment and be motivated to exceed set budget targets.

PACKAGE:

The is a very competitive salary on offer for the successful candidate within the region of circa £22k pa with first year earnings £25,300. Basic salary increases with experience and the OTE for a Senior Ski Consultant is £35k pa.

• Work within a team which has a proven track record year on year to exceed targets
• Opportunity to make the role your own
• Regular FAM trips to some of the most opulent ski properties in the world
• Strong opportunity for career progression and development
• Be part of a close-knit team
• Company pension scheme.

TO APPLY:

Please follow the link and click 'apply' or send your CV to katy@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk along with a covering letter - For any further questions please contact Katy on 0121 450 9776