The Inside Sales Manager is responsible for managing and growing our portfolio of longtail accounts. This role focuses on building relationships, driving revenue, and ensuring customer satisfaction for smaller-scale, high-potential accounts. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a customer-first mindset, and a proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities :
- Manage a portfolio of longtail accounts, ensuring regular engagement through calls, emails, and meetings.
- Act as the primary point of contact for client inquiries, ensuring timely resolution of issues.
- Foster strong relationships to retain and grow accounts.
- Drive adoption of digital tools or platforms relevant to the travel industry.
- Oversee smooth onboarding processes for new accounts by providing training and handholding.
- Educate clients on products, tools, and best practices to optimize their experience.
- Provide ongoing training or workshops tailored to longtail partners.
- Regularly share client feedback and insights with internal teams to inform product or service enhancements.
- Address the lost and churned accounts and understand the reasons behind it to fix it.
- Conduct needs assessments to understand client requirements.
- Close sales by building rapport with new and existing clients and addressing client objections.
- Train travel agents on calls, meetings & webinars.
- Provide excellent customer service and post-sales support.
- Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets as per the KPIs.
- Work closely with the marketing and product teams to align sales strategies with product launches and campaigns. Find ways to approach clients and motivate them to book.
Qualifications :
- Experience : Minimum 1-3 years of inside sales experience,in TRAVEL INDUSTRY
- Language : German and good command of English
- Education : Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
- Skills :
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in CRM software (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and Microsoft Office.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing targets.
- Customer-focused with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills with high attention to detail
- Analytical skills for generating insights from sales and booking data
- Self-motivated and results-oriented
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
- Goal-driven with the ability to meet sales targets