French Speaking Regional Sales Manager - Travel Industry

French Selection; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to cover the French market. This remote position requires fluency in French and experience in sales, particularly in the travel sector. Key responsibilities include selling destinations in England and Ireland, managing key accounts, and identifying new sales opportunities. The ideal candidate will be competitive and possess excellent communication skills. Remote possibility for candidates ideally based in London, Edinburgh, or Dublin.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing key accounts focusing on new clients.
• Familiarity with UK, Ireland and France regions.
• Solid understanding of quoting and contracting beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Sell destinations in England, Scotland, and Ireland while developing the French market.
• Source new sales opportunities from tour operators and travel agents.
• Set and implement the sales plan for the French market.

Skills

Fluent in French (written and spoken)

Sales experience in travel or DMC sector

Excellent communication skills

Competitive and positive attitude

Good problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

FRENCH SELECTION (FS)

French speaking Regional Sales Manager (Travel Industry)
Location: Remote in the UK
Salary: circa 40,000 per annum
Ref: 4290SF

To apply using our preferred format, please visit French Selection website, go to the vacancies page, search job reference: 4290SF

The company: A well-established tour operator with local and international operations who pride themselves in creating memorable travel experiences

Responsibilities

• Selling destinations of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as developing the French market
• Responsible for managing key accounts, focusing on new clients
• Identify new sales opportunities and cross sell where needed
• Source and develop opportunities from tour operators, travel agents and coach operators, leading bids to win and secure new contracts
• Set and implement the sales plan for the French market
• Conducting sales trips, telesales and participating in trade fairs are essential components of the role.
• Liaising with internal teams as needed

Qualifications

• Fluent in French (written and spoken) essential
• Remote with ideally based in London, Edinburgh or Dublin area
• Experience in sales especially within the travel or DMC sector
• Familiarity with the UK, Ireland and France regions
• Solid understanding of quoting and contracting beneficial
• Excellent communication skills
• Competitive, positive with good problem-solving skills

The salary: circa 40,000 per annum

French Selection, leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international business (industries and services). We are the leading recruitment consultancy for German, French, Italian and Spanish speaking positions. Also recruiting for positions with other languages such as Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic.