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Audley Travel; Witney; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company in the UK seeks an experienced travel consultant to create bespoke trips for clients and engage with them throughout their journey. The ideal candidate has a background in consultative sales and strong communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary of £37,000 - £54,000+, with various benefits including flexible work options and training trips.

Benefits

Life insurance

Health cash plan

25 days holiday (rising to 30)

Flexible hybrid work options

Gympass

Discounted Audley trips

Qualifications

• Prior experience in consultative sales & customer service.
• Keen eye for detail (extensive administrative work).
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to educate clients on destinations and answer questions about itineraries.

Responsibilities

• Plan personalised, bespoke trips for clients using travel expertise.
• Participate in a familiarisation trip to the destination.
• Hit monthly sales targets while building client relationships.
• Engage and guide clients from first contact to return.

Skills

Consultative sales experience

Customer service

Effective communication

Detail-oriented

Job description

Overview

Create Dream Holidays: Plan personalised, bespoke trips for our clients using your travel expertise. Incredible Training and Educational Trips: Enjoy a 2-4 week familiarisation trip to the destination you will specialise in. Current new hires include destinations such as Japan, Vietnam, Kenya, Italy, Egypt and New Zealand. Sales Targets: Hit monthly goals while building lasting client relationships. Client Interaction: Engage and guide clients from first contact to return. You are passionate about encouraging others to see the world. You have prior experience in consultative sales & customer service. You have a keen eye for detail (this job entails extensive administrative work). You are able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. You are excited to educate clients on their destinations and answer questions about itineraries. Commission guaranteed with total salary of £37,000 - £54,000+ in year one.

Responsibilities

• Create Dream Holidays: Plan personalised, bespoke trips for clients using your travel expertise.
• Incredible Training and Educational Trips: Participate in a 2- to 4-week familiarisation trip to the destination you will specialise in.
• Sales Targets: Hit monthly goals while building lasting client relationships.
• Client Interaction: Engage and guide clients from first contact to return.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Prior experience in consultative sales & customer service.
• Keen eye for detail (extensive administrative work).
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to educate clients on destinations and answer questions about itineraries.

Compensation

Commission guaranteed with total salary of £37,000 - £54,000+ in year one.

Benefits

• Life insurance & Healthshield health cash plan — coverage for everyday healthcare and access to medical and wellbeing resources.
• Holiday: 25 days rising to 30 days with length of service. A day off for your birthday. A day off for volunteering to support a charity or community work of your choice.
• Flexible hybrid work options — minimum 3 days a week in the office.
• Gympass — wellbeing platform with discounted access to gyms, studios and wellbeing apps.
• Benefits Platform — discounts and cashback with retailers.
• Enhanced family leave & pension scheme.
• Discounted Audley trips (for you and your friends & family) and exclusive access to staff travel discount sites.
• Long service awards & sabbatical leave.

Interview Process

1. Recruiter reviews your application; if successful, you'll complete a video submission via HireVue.
2. Follow-up call with a recruiter to discuss next steps and role details.
3. Final interview with two Regional Sales Managers from the hiring team.
4. Outcome and final feedback; we welcome feedback to help improve our process.

Contact

For questions during the hiring process, contact our recruitment team at [e-mail]. Audley Travel is committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment. If there's anything we can do to make your application process easier, please let us know.