Assistant Manager

Fred. Olsen Travel; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Ringwood branch. The successful candidate will ensure high levels of customer care, coach staff, and meet sales targets. This full-time position requires strong organizational and leadership skills. The role offers a range of benefits including private medical insurance and discounted travel opportunities.

Benefits

Bupa Private Medical

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Discounted Travel

Retail discounts and cash back incentives

Qualifications

• Proven organizational skills.
• Ability to lead and develop people with a motivational style.
• Adaptable to changing situations.

Responsibilities

• Coaching staff to maximize potential.
• Offering high levels of customer care.
• Meeting branch and individual sales targets.
• Contributing to team discussions.
• Assisting with customer events.
• General office administration.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Customer service

Sales targets

Job description

Assistant Manager

Job details

• Posting date: 25 September 2025
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 10 October 2025
• Location: Ringwood, BH24 1AN
• Company: Vacancy Filler
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: SEP20251792

Summary

Fred. Olsen Travel was established in 1988 with family values at its heart with a passion to create unforgettable holiday experiences. As one of the UK's most established travel companies, we continue to provide an environment where our people can thrive, and where growth and great culture go hand-in-hand. We are proud to provide an outstanding customer service, choice and value for money through our distinct specialist areas. With 28 retail travel branches distributed across East Anglia and the South Coast, our retail team are on hand to offer holiday advice whenever needed. We are also the UK General Sales Agents for Star Clippers, Amadeus River Cruises, Pandaw River Cruises and American Cruise Lines. Additionally, from our Head Office in Ipswich we operate Fred. Olsen Business Travel providing a full corporate travel service and Fred. Holidays specialising in tailormade holidays in Rail and cruises, as well as Go Cruise and Travel Franchises.

Our mission is to be a world class provider of travel products and services with a reputation for outstanding customer service, unrivalled choice, exceptional quality and value for money. Our retail department continues to go from strength to strength and we are now in a position to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join the Retail Travel Sales team in our Ringwood Branch as an Assistant Manager. The successful candidate will have proven organisational skills, be adaptable and have the ability to lead and develop people with a positive and motivational leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Coaching staff to help maximise their potential
• Offering the customer a high level of customer care - adhering to service standards
• Meeting branch and individual sales targets
• Contributing to team discussions and presenting new ideas to improve sales
• To assist with arranging events and customer evening
• General office administration

Role details

This is a Full-Time, permanent position working 35 hours per week. Saturday availability is required on a rotational basis. The role is based at our Ringwood retail branch, located at 25 Market Place, Ringwood, BH24 1AN.

Our commitment and benefits

We know our people are our biggest strength, and we're determined to continuously enhance the way we manage, develop, and lead. Here at Fred. Olsen Travel we are proud to be accredited by Investors in People, and we take pride in putting our employees first. Fred. Olsen Travel offers a wide range of exciting employee benefits including but not limited to Bupa Private Medical, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay, Discounted Travel, Cruise Concessions plus retail discounts and cash back incentives through our MyBenefits scheme. Attached to this advert you will find a full overview of the fantastic benefits we offer, along with a detailed Job Profile for this position.

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Our values

• Customer Driven: We strive to look through the lens of each customer to ensure we continuously put their needs and expectations at the heart of everything we do.
• Valuing Diversity: We believe differing views and experiences make us stronger. By working to create a representative and inclusive business, we can deliver the right solution to our customers in the right way.
• Investing in people: We believe that by continuously seeking to grow personally and professionally develop our people, we can improve our future today.
• Winning Together: We deliver our best outcomes and results when we all pull in the same direction, creating a positive team spirit where people feel valued, support each other and share in success together.
• Doing the right thing: We pride ourselves on doing what is right and building trust in every situation with our people, customers and community.

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