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Sales Consultant / Sales Executive - Travel

Employer
Freedom Treks
Location
Hove
Salary
£20000 - £24000 per annum
Closing date
10 Dec 2019

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Sector
Leisure & Tourism
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Title: Sales Consultants

Location: Hove, East Sussex

Salary: £20,000 - £24,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

Freedom Treks is one of the UK's leading independent tour operators, in business since 1996. We have two successful and growing brands - Ski Safari specialises in tailor-made ski holidays to North America, Scandinavia, Asia and Europe and Freedom Treks offers guided and self-guided cycling holidays across Europe and Asia.

Based in modern warehouse offices in central Hove and just moments from the beach, our specialists provide tailor-made holiday packages direct to the customer, combining our first-hand resort knowledge and passion for travel with excellent advice and award winning service. Our awards consist of UK's Best Ski Tour Operator for the last five years (2014 - 2018) and feefo Gold Trusted Service award (2018).

Key Responsibilities:

We're looking for an experienced and dynamic sales consultant to join our established and expanding team, selling cycling holidays and making a real contribution to our business.

This role is highly varied and you will be involved throughout the customer journey from point of enquiry right through to booking and beyond, consistently delivering the highest levels of customer service at every stage.

Working towards sales targets, you will be talking to customers on the phone, by email and on live chat to establish their holiday requirements. You'll then put together suggestions based on your knowledge of our programme and prepare tailored, informative quotations for the customer, before following up to answer any questions and secure the booking. Once confirmed, you'll look after all aspects of the booking, including preparing documents, answering pre-departure questions and liaising with suppliers.

You will also be involved in keeping our website up to date, maintaining excellent supplier relationships and contributing to marketing output.

Key Requirements:

  • Sales experience
  • Passionate about travel
  • Interest in cycling
  • Good general knowledge of the travel industry and be well travelled yourself
  • Excellent telephone manner and written communication skills
  • Track record of delivering the highest levels of customer service
  • Attention to detail
  • Highly motivated and positive attitude
  • Above all else, a willingness to learn about new products

Benefits:

  • Full training will be provided, including travel on our tours
  • Pension Scheme
  • Overseas travel to experience the products first-hand
  • Performance related annual bonus
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Death in service insurance

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday 9 am-5:30 pm, with occasional 10 am-6:30 pm weekday late shifts and 10 am-4 pm Saturday shifts.

Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and covering letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience and job titles of; Travel Agent, Business Travel Consultant, MICE Sales Account Manager, Sales Executive, MICE Account Manager, Travel-Trade, Key Account Manager, Client Support, Account Consultant, Product Specialist, Experienced Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Nationwide Sales, Sales Executive, Business Development, Sales, Sales Manager, Direct Sales, Key Sales, Business Developer, Business Plan, Business Development, Sales Development, Business Development Lead, Sales, Senior Sales Manager, Marketing Manager, New Client Sales, B2B may be suitable for this role.


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