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Trade Sales Consultant Fully remote

Travel Trade Recruitment
Posted 7 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Witham, Essex CM8 1UG

Salary

£26,000 - £60 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Trade Sales Specialist position is available at a leading travel company in the UK, seeking a Travel Consultant to work from home.
  • Candidates should have experience selling tailor-made itineraries to long-haul destinations and using a GDS, preferably Galileo.
  • The role offers a competitive basic salary of £26,000, with the potential to earn an OTE of £60,000 through uncapped commission.
  • Working hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 5:45pm, with occasional Saturday shifts and no late nights or Sundays.
  • Applicants are encouraged to apply if they have a passion for travel and excellent communication skills, along with a minimum of two years of relevant experience.

Trade Sales Specialist - Leading Travel Company, one of the UK's largest independent Tour Operators selling via Travel Agents, is expanding its team of Travel Consultants. This Trade Sales Travel Company is seeking a Travel Specialist to join their growing team as a specialist Travel Consultant homeworker, selling to Travel Agents.

You will be handling incoming sales calls from various travel trade partners, putting together tailor made holidays to long haul destinations by understanding the customer's travel needs, budgets and interests to build their perfect tailor-made holiday.

If you are looking for competitive basic salary, uncapped commission (OTE £60k pa), and the flexibility to work from home, please apply now! No late nights or Sundays

Job Responsibilities:

  • Tailor-making itineraries to long haul destinations to suit the clients individual needs.
  • Meeting and exceeding personal objectives, including sales, revenue and productivity targets
  • Follow up sales enquiries promptly and liaise with customers and Travel partners
  • Provide outstanding customer service.
  • Offer expertise, advice and knowledge to Travel Agent partners and customers about destinations, airlines and ground arrangements.
  • Provide packages that are "tailor-made" to suit the individual needs of our clients.
  • Take advantage of opportunities and up-sell whenever possible.

Skills Required:

  • Experience selling tailor-made itineraries to long haul destinations
  • Experience using a GDS, preferably Galileo
  • Experience within a target driven sales environment
  • Excellent geographical knowledge and previous travel experience to long-haul destinations
  • The ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
  • To have a professional manner
  • To have a passion for travel

The Package:

  • A competitive basic salary of £26,000 depending on experience plus uncapped commission (OTE £60k pa).
  • Fully home working

Hours:

  • Monday - Friday: 9am - 5:45pm
  • Saturday: 9am - 5pm (2 Saturday's per month with a day off In Lieu)
  • No bank holidays or Sundays

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV! For any further information please call or email If this role is not quite right, but you have Travel Industry experience and are keen to find a new opportunity, please do send your CV, we may have something else that could be perfect for you! Know someone else who might be interested in Travel Industry opportunities? Please share our details!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.