Business Development Manager

Platinum Travel Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager based in the North. This role involves driving trade sales, establishing relationships with partners, and requires a clean driving license due to frequent travel. The company offers a lucrative salary, generous commission, and a range of benefits including enhanced pension and holiday packages.

Benefits

Enhanced Pension plan

Life and Critical Illness cover

Generous holiday packs

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

Medicash Healthcash Plan

Volunteer day per annum

Familiarisation trips

Corporate discount scheme

Holiday Buying

Season Ticket Loan

Smart Tech Loan

Social events

Qualifications

• Experience in leisure travel business development.
• Clean driving license & car for traveling.
• Flexible working hours with overnight trips possible.

Responsibilities

• Increase trade sales within the North region.
• Follow-up on all stages of the sales cycle.
• Identify and sell new opportunities to partners.
• Establish long-term relationships with retail partners.
• Educate and service key trade accounts.

Skills

Business development experience

B2B sales

Communication skills

Social media proficiency

Job description

We are on the hunt for an experienced on the road Business Development Manager based up North to join a fabulous forward thinking travel company. Lucrative salary is on offer plus generous commission and perks.

The Business Development Manager will have an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to succeed. You will be outgoing, passionate and get huge satisfaction from exceeding our customers expectations. A first-class communicator, you will be able to express yourself with energy and fun, across all platforms.

Business Development Manager Duties:

• Increase trade sales within the specified catchment area to agreed target levels
• Initiate and follow-up all stages of the sales cycle, from prospecting to closure, in order to achieve or exceed established sales targets.
• Identify new opportunities to increase sales and offer a positive ROI, and assist in selling these opportunities in to key partners.
• Establish and develop long term commercial relationships with all retail partners in the North.
• Educate, train and service the needs of key trade accounts.
• Support your accounts by attending trade events including overseas conferences.
• Host FAM trips and entertain key accounts, whilst ensuring there is appropriate follow up to maximise all available sales opportunities.
• Provide input and creative contribution to all marketing strategies and media including Facebook.
• Attend and support roadshows within the specified catchment area and ensure follow up with all attendees.

Business Development Manager Essential Requirements:

• Clean driving licence & car as the role involves being on the road around 2-3 times a week.
• Business development experience within leisure travel.
• Flexible approach to working hours. There will be occasions where you will be required to work away from home for up to 5/7 nights.
• B2B sales experience and experience of working with travel agents is ideal but not essential.
• Experience in presenting, ideal but not essential.
• Experience using social media platforms and creating content e.g. TikTok videos would be ideal but not essential.

Business Development Manager Benefits:

• Enhanced Pension plan
• Life and Critical Illness cover
• Generous holiday packs
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Medicash Healthcash Plan
• Volunteer day per annum
• Familiarisation trips to exciting destinations
• Corporate discount scheme on high street shops
• Holiday Buying
• Season Ticket Loan
• Smart Tech Loan
• Lots of social events