Travel Sales Executive

Job Description

Role: Travel Sales Executive
Location: Brighton, East Sussex, Hybrid
Hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week
Pay: Competitive, dependent on experience

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An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Travel Sales Executive to join one of our longstanding clients, an established and growing travel business based in Brighton.

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This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded individual with a passion for travel and sales. You'll play a key role in generating new business, building customer relationships and supporting the wider sales team.

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Previous experience within group travel, specialist travel or a similar travel sales environment is particularly desirable.

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Benefits:

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• Hybrid working, 3 days per week in the Brighton office
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• Opportunity to experience trips first-hand
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• Additional day off for your birthday
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• Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
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• 2 learning and development days per year
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• Friendly and supportive team environment
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The Requirements:

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• Previous experience within group travel or specialist travel sales is highly desirable
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• Experience in travel sales, group bookings or a similar customer-focused sales environment
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• Previous outbound sales and objection-handling experience
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• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities
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• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
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• Confident making outbound calls and engaging with decision-makers
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• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
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• Comfortable using CRM systems and managing customer enquiries
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• Passion for travel and delivering excellent customer service
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• Able to work collaboratively within a busy sales team
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The Role:

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• Generate new business opportunities through outbound calls and lead generation
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• Build relationships with prospective and existing customers
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• Identify customer requirements and recommend suitable travel products
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• Prepare quotations and proposals to support sales conversions
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• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities
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• Manage incoming enquiries and direct leads to relevant Account Managers
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• Maintain accurate customer records and sales activity within CRM systems
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• Support Account Managers with customer enquiries and administration
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• Develop strong product knowledge to provide informed recommendations
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• Work towards sales targets and contribute to business growth
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If you're keen to join a friendly and growing travel business offering excellent development opportunities and the chance to experience exciting travel products first-hand, then please apply to this Travel Sales Executive role below or call Jamie Watson on 01273 063769 between 9:00am - 5:30pm.