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Aviation Executive

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Surrey, England
Salary
£24000 - £26000 per annum
Closing date
19 Jul 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Operations

Job Details

We have a new exciting opportunity for a well known tour operator! We are currently looking for a new Aviation Executive to come and join their bustling team based in Surrey. The successful candidate will join us on a full time, permanent basis and will receive a competitive salary plus benefits.


An incredible brand offering customer's unique holiday experiences. Operating across the globe, we're passionate about being the very best and pride ourselves on the providing unforgettable holiday's that truly last a lifetime. With over 50 years' experience, we are the industry leaders.
Join our dynamic team and in return you'll be rewarded with:
⦁Competitive salary
⦁A 3 week comprehensive induction programme
⦁Weekly developmental training
⦁Employee travel discounts across all product types
⦁Access to our exclusive rewards portal
⦁25 days annual leave
⦁Career progression opportunities
Please note that for all benefits, details were accurate as at the date of publication. Any changes will be notified to you upon your start with the Company.
About the Aviation role
We pride ourselves on inspiring and advising our customers ensuring we deliver a fantastic end to end service.
In this role you will support our sales team in delivering a premium level of service to all customers through knowledge, skills and your experience. You will show a passion for aviation and commitment to growing our existing flight program.

Main Duties
Key responsibilities
⦁Responsible for the full UK flight programme
⦁Manage flights through Amadeus and airline portals
⦁First point of contact for: Quoting and booking flights, sourcing group rates and assisting with any fare rule queries, name changes and general amendments
⦁Supporting with staff bookings and organising familiarisation trips
⦁Assist the sales team day to day with all aviation based enquires
⦁Send e-Tickets and add passenger information to flight bookings
⦁Prepare and issue tickets (Negotiated and published fares)
⦁To quality check each booking made and prompt the sales team where necessary
⦁Action Amadeus queues
⦁Process ticket reissues and refunds
⦁Update Schedule changes
⦁Manage all existing relationships with airline partners and explore new partnerships/flight routes where necessary
⦁Negotiate and manage flight allocations including load factor, inventory management and pricing, ensuring we are profitable and competitive in our pricing
⦁Update relevant departments with all aviation updates, including availability and price
⦁Help increase Sales teams flight conversion
⦁Work towards an annual Revenue goal
⦁Support our marketing teams in ensuring our online content around flights and airport ancillaries to correct and up to date
⦁Provide a monthly performance review to the business
⦁Supporting our global teams where necessary
⦁Attend weekly trading meetings and review flight routes in line with trading needs
Key Skills
⦁A working knowledge of Amadeus
⦁A good eye for detail - You would need to be accurate
⦁Be able to build strong relationship with colleagues in other teams
⦁Passion for Aviation and Travel
⦁Confident and Self-Motivated
⦁Be able to multi task and problem solve
⦁Experience in Microsoft Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel)

If you think you have relevant experience for this role please submit your CV online. You will be offered a competitive package.

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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