Sales Director - Luxury Travel
- Employer
- Travel Trade Recruitment
- Location
- Cheshire, England
- Salary
- plus company benefits
- Closing date
- 29 Nov 2019
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- Sector
- Tour Operator
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Job function
- Executive / Senior Management
Job Details
JOB DESCRIPTION
*Be responsible for leading, developing and driving the sales and service strategy to deliver and maximise revenue and commercial returns for the Travel Group.
*Accountable for developing and delivering a contact strategy that provides flawless customer experience whilst driving a culture of continuous improvement through regular analysis of key metrics, booking patterns, conversion, market influences, sales leads.
*Own and drive a strong people agenda, overseeing the development of a high-performance team and effective succession planning.
*-Responsibility for the sales budget and the target and bonus structure
*-Conducting Sales analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and changes in strategy
*-Brand review and market research to identify trends, working with other departments to capitalise on insights
*Manage key relationships with industry partners and clients, over-seeing commercial agreements
*Oversee the trade calendar regarding events and incentives
*Leading the engagement of sales managers and their teams for implementation of new strategy, services and products
*Driving best practice of new and existing technology, processes and standards
*Over-seeing a highly personalised Concierge service
*Responsible for driving best practices across operations and customer service
*Developing the annual coaching strategy in align with company objectives for client experience
*Recruiting and retaining the best sales talent, supporting mangers to recruiting and contributing to achieving a successful working environment with high levels of engagement and personal development
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
We are seeking a results orientated sales director with excellent people leadership who is able to develop a high-performance sales and customer service culture. You will have an analytical approach to decision making and strong commercial acumen. Travel industry experience is a must, ideally from a tour operations background!
THE PACKAGE:
The successful candidate can expect an attractive salary depending on experience plus excellent benefits.
INTERESTED?
To apply for this role please send your CV to Lisah@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk or alternatively call Lisa at Travel Trade Recruitment on 0161 923 6120.
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
- Website
- http://www.traveltradejobs.com/
- Telephone
- 0203 887 9444
- Location
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3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB
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