Branch Manager- Spalding

If you’re passionate about travel, why not come and work at Travel Weekly’s Best Agency to Work For 2024?

Full-timeCompetitive Salary & Unlimited Bonus Potential

At Hays Travel we put people at the heart of everything we do, that extends to our customers and colleagues alike. As the UK’s largest independent travel agency, we welcome new ideas, foster innovative thinking and encourage career development.?

Not only are we dream holiday makers, we are also passionate about living and breathing our SMILE values.?

• Supportive??

• Motivational??

• Innovative??

• Loyal??

• Excellent?

What makes a successful Branch Manager?

• You lead from the front and by example. You have great leadership skills and experience of working in a team, leading and coaching your colleagues.?

• You have 2 years travel sales experience and supervising a team under your belt.?

• You achieve your own sales targets and drive your team to achieve their individual targets.?

• Your exceptional communication and customer service skills are at the forefront of your day-to-day.

• You love numbers and are able to stay on top of the branch’s sales and targets.

• You are enthusiastic, optimistic and committed to contribute to the growth of the business?

• You take a keen interest in the development of colleagues to maximise job satisfaction, performance, and talent succession?

If you do not have 2 years’ experience of working in a travel agency, then please check out our New to Travel opportunities which is a fantastic way to join Hays Travel.

So, what does a Branch Manager at Hays Travel do in a day?

• Be a true role model for your team as a trusted and inspiring leader who meets targets, continuously strives for excellence and delivers great service.?

• Lead the overall profitability of your branch by maximising all sales to the fullest potential, exceeding targets wherever possible.?

• Enable the effective day-to-day operation of your branch and foreign exchange bureau.?

• Increase the exposure of your branch through new business leads and maximise the use of social media to promote offers, generating customer engagement and sales.?

• Oversee and support your team’s performance, supporting areas for development to achieve maximum productivity whilst ensuring colleague motivation and morale is at its best.?

• Act as a figurehead within the local community, attending all promotional activities and events that will boost your branch performance and impact exposure.

• Assist in the recruitment of colleagues into your branch, including apprentices - you will ensure their development is tailored to their talent progression.

Why should you really work for Hays Travel?

There’s more to life than work, annual leave, and pensions. At Hays Travel we emphasise the value of having a work-life balance, we offer:?

• A range of training programmes to help you progress personally and professionally??

• Strong recognition and promotion opportunities?

• Opportunities to travel on educational trips?

• Discounts on booking your own holidays?

• Uncapped earning potential?

• Health care plan?

• Eyecare vouchers?

• Shopping discounts?

• Loyal service awards to celebrate important milestones?

• Recommend a friend bonus scheme??

• Smile Rewards - A personalisedMasterCard loaded with daily & monthly cash booking incentives?

• A work environment that thrives on uplifting one another?

We pride ourselves on the quality of service we provide and uplift one another with our enthusiasm, positivity and passion. Sound like you? Apply now!?

Hays Travel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all colleagues. As an accredited employer provider of apprenticeships, we undertake basic checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure the safety of our apprentices for relevant roles.?

Data Security - You are responsible to ensure all personal & business data is kept secure at all times & any data breaches are reported immediately.