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Airline Sales Manager

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
London, England
Salary
£38000 - £42000 per annum
Closing date
20 Sep 2024
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Sector
Airline & Airport
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Management

Job Details

An exciting opportunity to join a reputable Airline as a Sales Manager

Do you have 5 years experience within a Senior Sales role?

This may be the perfect job for you!

Summary of job content:

  • To represent the airline in a professional and knowledgeable way to travel trade partners and commercial companies (dedicated role)
  • To increase revenue and market share on the airline route network
  • To maintain current and secure new sales accounts
  • To increase awareness of airline to the trade and public sectors
  • To meet annual Targets
  • Work effectively with the Airlines Country Manager
  • Motivate and manage a small team of Reservations / Sales

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining and increasing revenue and market share
  • Maintaining regular contact with travel trade partners and commercial companies
  • Visiting agents to present airline product information and training to front line staff
  • Interpreting revenue statistics, data and providing statistical reports
  • Identifying new sources of revenue from UK travel trade
  • Recommend commercial terms / fares structure to win new business
  • Reporting and reacting to market conditions
  • Preparing regular sales activity reports
  • Represent the airline at trade shows and exhibitions
  • Participate in Corporate Working Group functions and meetings, if required
  • Maintaining and increasing revenue and market share to meet annual targets
  • Provide pricing and fare analysis for the client in the UK market.
  • Benchmark competitor activity in the market, suggest alterations and feedback to the Airlines/Head of Sales
  • Support Management team in Marketing and all sales-related functions

Core Skills Required:

Education:

  • Educated to A level standard or equivalent
  • Good standard of written and spoken English
  • Good standard of numeric skills
  • Good standard of Microsoft Office Suite, primarily Excel.

Experience:

  • Minimum 5-years' experience in a senior sales role
  • Travel industry account management
  • Knowledge of airline GDS and distribution channels
  • Knowledge of airline fare structures
  • Good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint programmes
  • Knowledge of general airline procedures
  • Ability to interpret fare and ticketing rules
  • Negotiating skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Good knowledge of MIDT, E-Smash & BSP
  • Understanding of agencies changing distribution systems
  • Good understanding of Revenue Management & Dashboard reports

Personal qualities:

  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure & unsupervised
  • Ability to prioritise workflows
  • Supervise Reservations and one Sales executive
  • Good time management
  • Ability to communicate at all levels including the Airlines HQ
  • Flexibility
  • Excellent attention to detail

Salary:

Up to £42,000 DOE

Benefits: 21 days of holidays + 8 days of bank holidays p.a.; extra 1 day after 2 full years of service with extra day per year afterwards; capped at 25 days.

Life assurance, pension (after 3 months), dental and medical insurance, regular socials, birthday gift, EAP, access to retail discounts and a bonus

This is a fully office based role, 5 days a week, Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week


INTERESTED?


Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. For further information call 02038879444 or email; jane@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
United Kingdom

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