Retail Travel Manager

Travel Trade Recruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FAM trips

Job summary

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking an experienced Retail Travel Manager in Essex to lead a small team of travel consultants and drive sales face-to-face or by phone. You will promote the business to new markets, arrange daily workloads, and monitor performance to keep the team motivated and productive.

The role offers a very competitive salary (£27,000–£28,000) plus bonuses and opportunities to participate in familiarization trips (FAM trips).

Qualifications

• Experience as a Branch Manager or Assistant Manager.
• Proven sales experience in travel.
• Excellent understanding of the travel industry.
• Self-motivated and good ability to multitask.
• Effective questioning & listening.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of travel consultants.
• Book all aspects of a holiday face to face or on the phone.
• Promote the business to new markets and attend trade events.
• Organise daily workloads and delegate work to appropriate personnel.
• Monitor team/individual performance to ensure productivity, enthusiasm and motivation.

Skills

Leadership/management

Travel industry knowledge

Sales experience

Multitasking

Customer service

Job description

Do you have experience as a Retail Travel Manager or Assistant Travel Manager within the Travel Industry?

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a well-established travel agency based in Essex. My client is seeking an experienced, sales focused, target driven retail travel professional who is a strong and inspiring leader with previous travel retail sales management experience. You should also have previous experience in booking holidays face to face or on the telephone with a passion for travel.

If you have previous experience as a successful travel manager, outstanding customer service skills and experienced in people management I would love to hear from you!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Manage a small team of travel consultants
• Book all aspects of a holiday face to face or on the phone
• Promote the business to new markets and attend trade events
• Organise daily workloads and delegate work to appropriate personnel
• Monitor Team/ individual performance throughout the day to ensure maximum productivity, enthusiasm and motivation

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Experience as a Branch Manager or Assistant Manager
• Proven sales experience in travel
• Excellent understanding of the travel industry
• Self-motivated and good ability to multitask
• Effective questioning & listening.
• The ability to work under pressure.

PACKAGE:

• A very competitive basic salary of £27,000 - £28,000 (Depending on experience) + bonuses
• FAM trips