Excellent opportunity for a Travel & Hospitality Industry experienced Trade Sales and Marketing Manager to work for a leading Hotel & Spa Resort. This role is focused on building relationships with trade partners, such as Tour Operators, agree promotions and encouraging repeat business to build a loyal clientele base. The role is based in the South-West London office, with travel required, including to the resort based on a beautiful Greek Island!

Objective:
To turn trade partners into loyal supporters and fans, making the Resort a best seller through Trade Partners, which include big Tour Operator brands and smaller bespoke independent companies.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
* To actively seek and create new social media and online exposure to the public and potential guests.
* To check and increase results of digital marketing and advertising with the assistance of your colleagues and the sales team where necessary
* To be available and extend a warm, natural assistance to our existing trade partners
* To check contracts and terms of agreements and rates with our trade partners
* To negotiate better terms with our partners and find opportunities to increase our cooperation with our trade partners
* To handle any queries whenever necessary and check all information about the hotel online and on printed material
* To create competition analysis every few months for online or other partners
* To promote and actively participate in a variety of geographical markets and sales activities.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
* Holder of a Hospitality Management or other relevant to the position Diploma
* Minimum 2 years of experience in 4 or 5 star hotel, in a similar Trade Sales & Marketing role. Alternatively, we might consider the right candidate with a longer experience in the travel industry.
* Warm personality with a guest-oriented approach
* A good team player who can support all departments
* Fluent in English. Any other languages will be considered as an advantage
* Advanced computer skills.
* EU citizen working already in the UK or UK citizen

THE PACKAGE:
* Salary: £29,000 - £37,000 (dependent on experience) PLUS Bonus related to results
* Other advantages include: Free stay at the resort for you, your partner and children for 4 days each year on All Inclusive (with option to accumulate). Option to stay for leisure weekends in the hotel when travelling on business and Discounted Holidays for wider family members.
* Career development opportunities and wide range of Training
* 28 paid holidays per annum including Bank Holidays increasing by 1 day for each full calendar year of service after the 3rd year.
INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply, attaching your CV. For further information, please send your CV to info@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk