Product Executive

Travel Trade Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Travel Product Executive or Travel Sales Consultant. The role involves developing and managing travel products while offering a competitive salary of up to £28K. Ideal candidates will have essential travel industry experience and a passion for customer service. The position offers hybrid working, combining office and remote work, along with several company benefits designed to promote a friendly working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Commission

Incentives and discounts

Friendly working environment

Qualifications

• Essential travel industry experience required.
• Passion and enthusiasm for learning will be evaluated.
• Experience with travel systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source and promote new offers and content for marketing.
• Monitor sales and suggest business decisions to drive sales.
• Identify training requirements within the business.

Skills

Travel industry experience

Customer service

Flexibility in managing tasks

Job description

Established Tour Operator in the Midlands are seeking an experienced Travel Product Executive or even a Travel Sales Consultant to join their growing product development team working partly in their Warwickshire office and partly from home. This fantastic Tour Operator pride themselves on going the extra mile, offering expert tips & advice, with in-depth local knowledge to turn inspiration into a bespoke holiday ideally suited to the customer. This position encompasses having responsibility for developing, managing and maintaining the products that they have in their portfolio including but not limited to distribution systems, pricing and yield, commercial relations and delivery of offers.

They are looking for enthusiastic Travel Consultants that want to step into a new career within the travel industry or if you are a Travel Product Executive or Product Development Executive then we want to hear from you too!!! SALARY up to £28K and including so many company benefits.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Be able to source and promote new offers and content for use via promotional material, mailshots, and other channels.
• Keep updated on latest products and offers both internal and external.
• Monitor sales and recommend re-active and pro-active business decisions to drive sales of product
• Identify training requirements within the business, and assist with delivery of the same sourcing or producing appropriate documents to address knowledge gaps
• Provide basic technical support, working with 3rd party technical suppliers to log, monitor and resolve issues.
• Assist in defining future commercial opportunities to plan, co-ordinate and deliver new product development projects.
• Load, check and manage hotel contracts in stock system
• Ensure the existing product range meets the evolving requirements of the business
• To assist with any departmental tasks and business opportunities that may arise on an ad-hoc basis.
• Perform a general ambassadorial role for the company in relation to all external contact where appropriate and when requested taking a lead role in commercial negotiations with suppliers.

EXPERIENCED REQUIRED:

• TRAVEL EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL - PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TRAVEL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
• Travel Product Executive experience desirable but will look at travel consultants wanting a change of direction within the industry.
• Previous experience of dealing with travel systems
• The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm to learn, be able to provide a professional level of customer service dealing appropriately with confidential and sensitive information and a flexible approach towards managing time and tasks.

PACKAGE:

• Competitive basic salary of up to £25K - £28K plus commission, working Monday - Friday
• FULL TIME
• Hybrid working - office/remote
• My client offers incentives and discounts, with a low staff turnover due to their friendly working environment.

INTERESTED?

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