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Luxury Sales Manager (Africa)

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
London, England
Salary
Market Rate
Closing date
22 Aug 2019

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

Job Details

My client, a luxury bespoke travel company is seeking an experienced and well-travelled Sales Manager for their Africa team. As a Sales Manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Africa Travel specialist. You must have the ability to lead, develop and coach a team of Africa Travel specialist with the aim of improving their performance, profitability and conversion. This role will involve day to day management, and you will demonstrate a hands-on approach and a "lead from the front" attitude, inspiring others to deliver the end to end results.

DUTIES:
* Inspire high performance in sales by leading with a clear vision aligned to the company and leveraging individual strengths within your team.
* Develop, execute and evaluate team strategy in line with company goals.
* Work with Head of Sales Operations to analyse data and identify opportunities for growth and improved efficiency/productivity.
* Effectively manage the team and assist with day-to-day sales
* 1-1's, quarterly reflections and goal-setting, annual best-self reviews.
* Provide effective formative feedback to ensure continuous improvement.
* Regular training sessions on product from suppliers and within the team.
* Reviewing and updating product on our website to ensure the best service and choice for our clients.
* Drive positive change by seeking out and implementing new ideas and systems to continually improve what we do.
* Researching and sourcing new products, experiences and suppliers to improve our offering to clients.
* Maintaining strong relationships with existing partners.
* Interviewing and training new members of staff (in coordination with Head of Sales Ops and Sales Coach).
* Contributing to new marketing initiatives for your region.
* Working with the Content team to design sample itineraries for the website, and ensure online information is up-to-date and relevant.

Skills Required:

* strategic thinking which takes organisational impact into account alongside team goals.
* Leading by example; modelling and promoting our vision and values in your everyday actions and interactions.
* Empowering team members to do their best work through facilitation and coaching, allowing each individual to thrive in their own individual way.
* Relationship-building with a wide range of partners and colleagues.
* Identifying and resolving issues within and across teams when/before they occur.
* Preparing and supporting team members through organisational growth to successfully adopt change.
* Able to actively listen and demonstrate empathy and self-awareness.
* Exceptional communicator.
* Good knowledge of Africa
* Proven relationship-management skills.
* Strong experience in client-facing, service-oriented roles.


The Package:

The successful candidate can expect a starting salary of £35,000 - £37,000 depending on experience + team based commission (£60-70k OTE)

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday 10.00 am to 6pm


Interested?

To apply for this position please click 'APPLY' or email regis@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

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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