Assistant Manager - Metro Green

Hays Travel Limited; Leyland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading travel agency as an Assistant Manager, where you will lead a team, maximize sales, and ensure exceptional service. With a focus on personal growth and a positive work environment, this role offers unlimited earning potential and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Training programs for personal and professional growth

Recognition and promotion opportunities

Opportunities for educational travel trips

Discounts on holidays

Uncapped earning potential

Health care plans

Eyecare vouchers

Shopping discounts

Loyalty awards for milestones

Recommend a friend scheme

Smile Rewards

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Travel Consultant with proven sales record.
• Exceptional product knowledge in travel & tourism.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maximizing sales and ensuring branch profitability.
• Supervise and coach your team.
• Represent the branch in promotional events.

Skills

Problem-solving

Customer-focused

Organizational skills

Team player

Job description

If you’re passionate about travel, why not come and work at Travel Weekly’s Best Agency to Work For 2024?

Full-time Competitive Salary & Unlimited Bonus Potential

At Hays Travel, we put people at the heart of everything we do, extending this to our customers and colleagues alike. As the UK’s largest independent travel agency, we welcome new ideas, foster innovative thinking, and encourage career development.

Not only are we dream holiday makers, but we are also passionate about living and breathing our SMILE values:

• Supportive

• Motivational

• Innovative

• Loyal

• Excellent

What makes a successful Assistant Manager?

• You have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Travel Consultant with a proven sales record.

• You’re a problem-solving leader with the ability and experience to coach, develop, and motivate a team to maximize job satisfaction and performance.

• You have a customer-focused approach to work towards and achieve individual and team sales targets.

• You’re an enthusiastic and positive team player committed to contributing to the growth of the business and your colleagues.

• You live and breathe travel & tourism, possessing exceptional product knowledge.

• Your organizational and time-management skills help you stay on top of your tasks.

If you do not have 2 years’ experience in a travel agency, check out our New to Travel opportunities at: https://careers.haystravel.co.uk/new-to-travel

So, what does an Assistant Manager at Hays Travel do in a day?

• Assist the branch manager in maximizing sales and ensuring the branch’s profitability.

• Supervise and coach your team, supporting their development.

• Represent the branch in promotional events, use social media to promote offers, generate customer engagement, and sales leads.

• Lead by example, achieving your own sales targets and learning & development objectives.

• Ensure your team is motivated and effective to enhance branch productivity.

Why should you really work for Hays Travel?

We value work-life balance and offer:

• Training programs for personal and professional growth.

• Recognition and promotion opportunities.

• Opportunities for educational travel trips.

• Discounts on holidays.

• Uncapped earning potential.

• Health care plans.

• Eyecare vouchers.

• Shopping discounts.

• Loyalty awards for milestones.

• Recommend a friend scheme.

• Smile Rewards – a personalized Mastercard with cash booking incentives.

• A positive work environment that uplifts one another.

We pride ourselves on providing excellent service and fostering enthusiasm, positivity, and passion. Sound like you? Apply now!

Hays Travel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all colleagues. As an accredited employer of apprenticeships, we conduct checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure the safety of our apprentices for relevant roles.

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