Travel Sales Executive
About the company
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.
Your tasks
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.
- Generate new business opportunities through outbound calls and lead generation
- Build relationships with prospective and existing customers
- Identify customer requirements and recommend suitable travel products
- Prepare quotations and proposals to support sales conversions
- Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities
- Manage incoming enquiries and direct leads to relevant Account Managers
- Maintain accurate customer records and sales activity within CRM systems
- Support Account Managers with customer enquiries and administration
- Develop strong product knowledge to provide informed recommendations
- Work towards sales targets and contribute to business growth
Requirements
Previous experience within group travel, specialist travel or a similar travel sales environment is particularly desirable.
- Previous experience within group travel or specialist travel sales is highly desirable
- Experience in travel sales, group bookings or a similar customer-focused sales environment
- Previous outbound sales and objection-handling experience
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Confident making outbound calls and engaging with decision-makers
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Comfortable using CRM systems and managing customer enquiries
- Passion for travel and delivering excellent customer service
- Able to work collaboratively within a busy sales team
What we offer
- Hybrid working, 3 days per week in the Brighton office
- Opportunity to experience trips first-hand
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
- 2 learning and development days per year
- Friendly and supportive team environment
How to apply
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 between 9:00am - 5:30pm.
Other
*Role: Travel Sales Executive Location: Brighton, East Sussex, Hybrid Hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week Pay:** Competitive, dependent on experience