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Tour Operator Sales Support

Employer
Platinum Travel Recruitment
Location
London, Surrey, Kent, Middlesex
Salary
up to £23k + comm + benefits
Closing date
16 Aug 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Customer Service

Job Details

 

Our client is a successful, dynamic and well-established travel company that offer UK, European and Worldwide entertainment for leisure and corporate clients with offices around the world. Due to success and expansion, they are now seeking a dynamic Travel Agency Sales Support to join their vibrant and busy team. 

We are seeking a travel professional with a natural instinct for delivering great customer service with proven customer service record.  This role is a great opportunity for a travel professional with experience in sales, administration, customer service, product, operations or sales support, seeking something a little different in which you will be rewarded for your hard work. Reap the benefits and apply today!

This exciting role entails a wide range of tasks in which no day will be the same, this includes:

  • Co-ordinate the logistics for all promotional material for roadshows and events
  • Produce weekly sales reports for the regional sales team and by account as required
  • Handle all agent requests concerning systems support, merchandise supplies & joint marketing
  • Provide operational support for the regional sales team
  • Set up all new trade accounts
  • Distribute welcome packs to new agent sign ups, provide introductions to their regional sales manager
  • Attend and support some travel events, trade and consumer roadshows
  • Responding  to complaints
  • Ensure that personal knowledge of both trade operations and trade products are kept up to date
  • Promote key messages/ incentives and product updates
  • Coordinate travel arrangements for the head of sales
  • During peak booking periods - support the reservations team and respond to all travel agent and consumer direct telephone and email enquiries
  • Process bookings, including contact with overseas suppliers

To be the cut above the rest:

  • Similar experience within the travel industry from a tour operator or travel agency background i.e. operations, sales support, customer service or administration.
  • You must have excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-starter with a positive attitude
  • Possess high attention to detail
  • Comfortable with using Excel

Benefits:

  • Career progression
  • Sociable working hours 
  • Incentives
  • Bonus
  • Training
  • Generous holiday perks
  • Private health care
  • Pension
  • Profit share
  • Free drinks and fruit
  • Social events
  • Varied job role
  • Opportunity to work for a forward thinking and dynamic travel company, in state of the art offices, within a friendly team in which you will be rewarded for your hard work.

Give your career a boost and apply today! Please note only candidates with sales experience with high attention to detail will be considered for this post.

 

To apply click APPLY NOW, any questions give us a call on 0208 393 9925 and our dedicated team can assist in locating the right opportunity for you. www.platinumtravelrecruitment.co.uk

Company

Our Story – Travel Recruitment Specialists

Platinum Travel Recruitment have become recognised specialists within the travel industry for many years. Our consultants possess a profound depth of knowledge of the travel industry having worked within travel, with an array of contacts throughout the UK and beyond. 

This is just one of the factors that allows us to provide a superior recruitment service. We ensure that our clients have access to the cream of the crop within the travel industry and candidates can enjoy exciting career-enhancing opportunities. The services that we provide to our clients and candidates show that we are not just recruiters; we are HR professionals, career advisors and experts in the travel industry.

Having two offices strategically placed in the Midlands and Surrey, close to London, this enables us to service a large geographical area and provide that face to face contact for both clients and job seekers.

Strategic in our thinking with a responsive approach to future needs, we think far beyond the conventional recruitment process by conducting a thorough analysis of both our candidates and clients.

Our experienced consultants manage the full recruitment process, screen and test each potential applicant matching the job specifications ensuring time is not wasted on unsuitable candidates. Our open, honest and committed approach will ensure that you reach your goals. So, let’s link up and chat what success means to you.

 

Why use Platinum Travel Recruitment?

Employers

Ability to supply professional pre-scanned travel candidates screened from consultants with years of experience in the travel industry.

Quality applicants rather then quantity.

We appreciate locating the right candidate can be a challenge. We save you time and money on locating candidates by short listing, database searching, head hunting and advertising the vacancies at no cost.

With our strong marketing prescience we are able to target the best applicants right from the outset.

Interviews are only organised for applicants clients wish to see free of charge. Once the candidate is placed a competitive fee will be charged with free trial periods for candidates starting with your organisation.

Many clients use us on an exclusive basis as we listen to requirements and offer the highest level of customer satisfaction whilst understanding your business needs.

If you are looking to expand your company or need recruitment advice feel free to call us on 0208 942 4103

Candidates

Assistance with the interview and application process

Our experienced and qualified consultants will listen to your requirements in locating the right role and progress your career

Able to provide free career advice on your next move

We have a range of roles including Reservations, Business Travel, Marketing, Product, Management plus more many more exciting opportunities to enhance your career.

Our service is free and kept strictly confidential.

Utilise your experience and achieve your goal – send us your CV today

Company info
Website
Telephone
07715365415
Location
Coombe Croft, Howell Hill Grove
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 3ER
GB

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