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Operations Support Executive

Travel Counsellors
Posted 21 hours ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Urmston, Greater Manchester M41, England

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance
Employee Discounts

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Sonic Summary

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  • The Operational Support Executive role at Travel Counsellors requires a minimum of 2 years of operational travel experience and offers a competitive salary plus an annual company bonus.
  • The position involves providing exceptional customer service to Travel Counsellors, managing bookings, and contributing to process improvements in a dynamic environment.
  • Candidates should possess strong organizational skills, proficiency in MS Office, and the ability to handle multiple communication channels effectively.
  • Benefits include 25 days of holiday (increasing to 28 after 5 years), flexible working arrangements, career development opportunities, and private medical insurance.
  • Travel Counsellors is a rapidly growing company recognized for its supportive culture and has received multiple awards for being a top workplace in the travel industry.

Our TC Support function is the engine room of our business. We are investing in a multi-skilled team of Operational Support Executives and are on the lookout for professionals with operational travel experience and a passion for customer service.

Over time, you would spend time in different areas of TC Support, enabling us to flex according to business needs and provide the best possible support to our Travel Counsellors.

As we undergo a companywide Digital Transformation programme, the role of our TC Support teams is shifting from a traditional helpdesk to a multi-skilled group of high-performing individuals who are driven to deliver exceptional service as well as to think creatively about how we improve our service and processes.

In return, you'll have the chance to share your ideas and contribute to exciting projects that will enhance your experiences and career opportunities within a disruptive and ambitious business.



Adding Value to Travel Counsellors

Comfortable with change and flexible in your approach, you will have the ability to respond easily to the varying needs of our customers. This Operational Support Executive role will rotate between different areas of TC Support; duties include but are not limited to:

  • Acting as a brand ambassador to provide professional and world-class customer service to new and existing Travel Counsellors
  • Supporting Travel Counsellors to secure new bookings, including manual pricing
  • Managing voluntary and involuntary changes to existing bookings
  • Assisting with booking cancellations
  • Being the first point of call for in-house system queries
  • Contributing to team discussions around process improvements
  • Supporting our Travel Counsellors to adopt new ways of working and tools available


Benefits

  • A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus
  • Flexible hybrid working model
  • Career development and promotional opportunities
  • 25 days holidays (increasing to 28 after 5 years of service)
  • A Moments That Matter Day (annually)
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
  • Holiday buy and sell (up to 5 days per year)
  • 3 paid days charity leave
  • Company events, socials, and incentives
  • 3x annual salary death in service benefit
  • Company pension scheme
  • Costco membership
  • Salary sacrifice, company car scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages
  • Referral scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Private medical insurance (taxable benefit) or healthcare cash plan (costs incurred by employees)


Essential Skills

  • An energetic, motivating, and positive individual with strong organisational skills
  • Knowledge of dealing with operational enquiries
  • Proficient in MS Office products, including Excel and Outlook
  • Ability to work across different contact channels at the same time, such as email, telephone, and live chat
  • Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism while working with both internal and external customers
  • Must be accountable and be able to work with minimal supervision to resolve customer queries fully
  • Ability to work at pace and thrive in a high-pressure environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills with a flair for customer service
  • Flexible in working hours to cover a variety of shifts

Progress in your career with an award-winning travel business; apply for this Operational Support Executive role today!



Desirable Skills

  • Knowledge of dealing with in-resort issues
  • Experience with GDS systems
  • Contract loading experience


About Company

Here at Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities, and colleagues lie at the heart of everything we do - and that's what makes us special. For us, relationships come before transactions, and we are there for our customers, connecting with them on a deeply human level through the moments that matter.

We've been changing lives for the past 30 years as the leading travel marketplace for self-employed travel entrepreneurs, empowering over 2,000 global independent travel agents to run successful leisure and corporate travel businesses. We pride ourselves on remaining a company that truly cares and has never wavered from its purpose - to redefine what personal means for a travel business.

Our Travel Counsellors are supported by a team of over 400 super-talented people in our support offices to help them create unique, inspiring, and exciting experiences for their customers whilst building lasting personal relationships that bring them back to us, time and time again.

Our unique approach within the workplace - as well as towards customers - has seen us receive numerous awards and accolades, including being named The Best Place to Work in Travel at the 2022 TTG Travel Industry Awards, placing in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list 2023 and 2024 (Large Company) as well as being the first travel company to be awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category!

We are expanding at a phenomenal rate - on the back of our record year in terms of revenue (over 930m) - and are looking for outstanding individuals to join our dedicated Head Office team to help the company continue to flourish.

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