Partnership Executive

Travel Innovation Group; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

33 days annual leave

Hybrid work options

Pension contribution

On-site gym & bar

Training academy

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Travel Innovation Group is seeking a Partnership Executive in Ellesmere Port to drive sales growth and manage client relationships for Aviate's Virgin Atlantic Flightstore product. The role involves engaging with clients by telephone, video and face-to-face meetings, and supporting product growth.

The ideal candidate will have travel industry exposure, a results-driven mindset, strong organisation, and a flexible approach to travel and schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience of working the travel industry – ideally, you’ll already be working in the industry but if not, a keen knowledge and experience of all things travel is a must!
• Passionate about results and getting things done.
• Great organisational skills and a proactive approach to work
• Are commercially astute with a strong customer service ethic.
• Are flexible with regards to travel and working patterns as and when required to support the team and business needs (may involve overseas travel)
• Aim to ‘self-learn/develop’ skills and understanding of industry practices.

Responsibilities

• To manage relationships with a portfolio of clients, drive sales growth and develop new sales opportunities by telephone, video and face to face meetings
• Supporting the growth of Virgin Atlantic Flightstore’s products, including international sales and Out of Date Range
• Attendance at client visits, airline meetings, events and FAM trips as necessary
• Communicating new product developments, internally and externally
• Analyse our sales, looking into trends and opportunities.
• Providing internal and external stakeholders with market insights and running reports
• Working with marketing to ensure the smooth running of campaigns.

Skills

Travel industry experience

Sales driven

Organisational skills

Customer service ethic

Flexibility with travel

Job description

Partnership Executive

Contract

Permanent / Full Time

Location

Ellesmere Port, UK

Shift pattern

9:00am – 17:30pm
(Mondays to Fridays)

Salary

£25,000
plus bonus and additional benefits

Who we are?

We’re the foundation brand bringing together our three companies, Lime, Calrom & Aviate, all with unique services to the travel trade. This position is working under Aviate, who were founded in 2009 with the purpose of offering the best flight content to tour operators. They now encompass multiple brands with a broad offering, all with their customers in mind.

The Partnership Executive will be working exclusively on one of Aviate’s products, Virgin Atlantic Flightstore, who act as an extension of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd as the preferred distribution method to the trade. We are the experts on the global destinations that Virgin Atlantic, and their airline partners, offer. Working on behalf of a Virgin company, your personality matters just as much as how good you are at what you do – be passionate, forward-thinking and respectful.

About this Role

Here in Partnerships, we’re all about what makes our customers tick. From attending a conference to find new business, to managing relationships to help our customers boost their performance, our jobs are busy, varied and extremely rewarding.

Tasks & responsibilities include:

• To manage relationships with a portfolio of clients, drive sales growth and develop new sales opportunities by telephone, video and face to face meetings
• Supporting the growth of Virgin Atlantic Flightstore’s products, including international sales and Out of Date Range
• Attendance at client visits, airline meetings, events and FAM trips as necessary
• Communicating new product developments, internally and externally
• Analyse our sales, looking into trends and opportunities.
• Providing internal and external stakeholders with market insights and running reports
• Working with marketing to ensure the smooth running of campaigns.

We think you’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Experience of working the travel industry – ideally, you’ll already be working in the industry but if not, a keen knowledge and experience of all things travel is a must!
• Passionate about results and getting things done.
• Great organisational skills and a proactive approach to work
• Are commercially astute with a strong customer service ethic.
• Are flexible with regards to travel and working patterns as and when required to support the team and business needs (may involve overseas travel)
• Aim to ‘self-learn/develop’ skills and understanding of industry practices.

What you’ll get:

• Annual company bonus in addition to your salary.
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Hybrid working options (one day per week).
• 5% matched company pension contribution.
• Modern office with on-site gym and bar so you can enjoy a free drink on a Friday!
• Internal training academy to support your learning and personal development.
• Additional company benefits to support your wellbeing and happiness!

Get to know us more

Take a deeper look into who we are and what we do by visiting www.vaflightstore.comand www.travelinnovationgroup.com

We think you’ll like it here

You Is there room to grow? Travel Innovation Group We have an internal training platform — your development is on us You What’s parking like? Travel Innovation Group There’s free on-site parking, plus electric car chargers at World House! You Free drinks on Fridays — seriously? Travel Innovation Group Every Friday at World House (Ellesmere Port), no catch

Incentive bonus

£1,000 bonus after you complete your first year

Modern office

with on-site gym and bar so you can enjoy a free drink on a Friday!

5% company pension

matched pension contribution

33 days annual leave

including bank holidays

Internal training academy

to support your learning and personal development

Additional benefits

to support your wellbeing and happiness

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