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Travel Consultant - Glasgow Braehead

Employer
Red Planet Recruitment
Location
Glasgow Braehead
Salary
up to £18,000 per annum + uncapped commission + outstanding benefits
Closing date
17 Oct 2019

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Sector
Travel Agency
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Sales

Job Details

Travel Consultant.  Would you love to work for a company that puts YOU at the heart of the business, listening to your views and ensuring you get the opportunity to develop a lifelong career? How about a finding a Travel Consultant role where you get to sell dreams and help people plan the most exciting trips of their lives?
 
If this sounds like the perfect job for you, then read on…
 
Our Multi-Award Winning client is on the hunt for the best talent in the industry to join their incredible sales team. They’re rapidly expanding across the UK and are looking for passionate people who love travel and most importantly, love providing exceptional experiences for holidaymakers.
 
The Travel Consultant role is fast-paced, rewarding and incredibly diverse and is best suited for those who thrive in a dynamic face-to-face sales environment. Our client’s dedicated Training Academy offers support for every single member of their team, with you every step of the way to help get your career off to a flying start.
 
Here’s Some Key Information about The Role:

  • As a specialist Travel Consultant, you will be creating and booking unforgettable experiences, tailored exactly to your customer’s needs
  • Confidently communicating with prospect clients, building a rapport and following hot-leads through a wide range of channels including online live chats, social media, telephone enquiries and face-to-face conversation
  • Offering out-of-this-world customer service. Our client has won multiple awards for their fantastic customer service and are looking for more great people to join their award-winning teams
  • Meeting sales targets and working as a team to contribute to your branch’s overall targets

Now Let’s Talk About You:

  • Travel Consultant with real passion – you’ve got to love travel and be passionate about customer service
  • A flair for communicating with a wide variety of clients; you’ll need to be able to adapt and quickly build a rapport
  • The confidence, determination and drive to succeed. You should also love learning – the travel industry is always changing and you’ll need to be able to stay on top of trends and emerging destinations
  • Tenacious and determined – as a key member of the sales team, you’ll have an individual target to work towards as well-being pivotal to the overall store target
  • Experience or of the travel industry is essential - full tailored training plans are provided for everyone

What’s On Offer:
Our client don’t simply offer jobs. They offer careers, with real development and growth prospects. They’re rapidly expanding across the UK with 76 retail outlets and even more planned for 2020, which means there’s huge opportunity for career progression. You’ll also be joining a family of brilliant colleagues; who love working hard but play even harder. Take a look at some of the many benefits on offer:

  • Competitive base salary of £16,500 - £18,000 DOE, with uncapped earnings through our client’s commission and bonus schemes
  • Incredible incentives; from all-expenses paid bucket-list holidays and free flights, to iPads and Love2Shop Vouchers , there’s the chance to win great prizes every single month
  • The opportunity to travel the world, thanks to our client’s incredible worldwide familiarisation trips which are designed to enhance your product knowledge
  • A Personal Development Plan and continued training and development. Tell our client your career-goals and they’ll work with you to help you achieve them
  • Generous staff discounts for your own holidays plus discounts available for family and friends
  • Up to 34 days of annual leave (well, you need time to enjoy those amazing holiday discounts, don’t you?)
  • The opportunity to take paid overtime
  • A hugely varied company benefits scheme which includes amazing discounts with high street retailers and access to child-care vouchers
  • Personal life assurance policy
  • Pension scheme
  • The chance to attend some unique industry and teambuilding events throughout the year PLUS each year our client host a company awards party to celebrate their fantastic teams and raise a glass (or two) to the coming year
  • Charity is a huge part of our client’s life and so all of our employees get one paid day per year to dedicate to voluntary work for a charity of their choice

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning company, selling a product you love, whilst reaping the rewards of an extremely generous bonus structure within a fun and exciting industry.
 
Sounds Like you?
To apply, submit your CV letting us know why you’re the perfect fit and let us know your career goals and ambitions, or simply call us to discuss the role further. Don’t forget to tell us about your favourite holiday destinations.

Important, Please Note: It is unlawful to employ a person in a UK-based role who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation prior to applying. 

Company

We are travel experts

No matter what your career goals, Red Planet has the expertise and the travel industry connections to help you maximise your potential in today's job market. 

We believe a job is more than just a means to pay the bills - it is a creative outlet for people to apply their skills and talents to something that’s bigger; something that is both challenging and rewarding. The right job will not leave you dreading Monday morning, but positively anticipating what new things the week will hold. If that is something you have yet to discover, then it’s time to call Red Planet! 

As specialists in travel recruitment, Red Planet offers candidates a service that is second to none. The services we provide to our candidates show that we are not just recruiters; we are career advisors and experts in the travel industry.

Red Planet prides itself on the fact that the recruitment team is managed by people who know the travel industry exceptionally well because they have also worked in this exciting and vibrant sector. This makes a big difference as they know what they are talking about.

We have merged the best services that a recruitment agency can offer in order to create an exclusive travel industry personnel and recruitment service, benefiting both our candidates and clients.

Consider us your travel industry connection

Contact us

Red Planet Travel Professionals
86-90 Paul Street
London, EC2A 4NE

Telephone: 020 3540 8981
Email: jobs@redplanetrecruitment.co.uk
Skype: redplanetrecruitment

www.redplanetrecruitment.co.uk

 

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