Sales Manager Greece

Secret Escapes; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 3/2

Work From Anywhere 30 days remote

Travel credits

Employee discounts: hotel 20%, travel

Cycle to work

Complimentary in-office food & drinks

Job summary

Secret Escapes is seeking a Sales Manager focused on Greece to negotiate hotel and package contracts for our global members. You will build relationships with suppliers, curate regional product portfolios, and drive growth through strategic partnerships.

The role combines office collaboration in London three days a week with flexible hybrid arrangements. You will work within a dynamic team, leveraging data and market trends to deliver compelling offers and exceptional member value.

Qualifications

• Proven sales expertise with track record in travel or hotel contracting.
• Strong negotiation skills with hotel suppliers and DMCs.
• Experience managing regional hotel portfolios and relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and maintain business relationships with hotels and DMCs in your region.
• Curate a diverse product portfolio and negotiate the best hotel deals.
• Roll out Always on Hotel Portfolio, Flash deals and Packages across region.
• Drive growth by building relationships with supply chain decision-makers.
• Manage the sales process from outreach to pricing, contracts, and accounts.
• Report and optimize sales measures to ensure growth.
• Collaborate with Operations, Revenue, and Customer Service.
• Generate leads and research tourism trends for the region.

Skills

Sales

Account management

Negotiation

Analytical mindset

Target-driven

English fluent

Job description

We’re looking for a talented and driven Sales Manager to join our sales team, specialising in Greece. You ’ll play a key role in negotiating hotel and package contracts directly with suppliers, securing the best deals for our members. You’ll collaborate closely with a dynamic, results-driven team in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

About Secret Escapes

Secret Escapes is one of the world’s leading members-only, online travel deals companies, offering inspiring travel experiences and hand-picked offers to over 60 million members worldwide. Operating in 10 countries across Europe, Secret Escapes continues to grow and establish itself as a world-class business, dedicated to giving our members the best range and value in luxury travel deals at low prices.

We operate a hybrid working model where colleagues come into the office in London 3 days a week. We also offer flexible working with core hours between 10 am to 4 pm, and you have the freedom to schedule the remaining hours to suit your routine. As an inspiring travel brand, we also provide a “Work From Anywhere” scheme giving you the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world. This benefit is designed both to feed our travel passion and support parents and carers, especially during school holidays.

We’re a diverse and inclusive bunch of individuals from different backgrounds and with varied interests, but the one thing we all have in common is that we’re good people (even if we do say so ourselves!).

The Role & What You’ll Do

• Build and Nurture Relationships: Identify and maintain business relationships with a diverse remit of hotels (and/or DMCs) in your region, from chic boutique hotels to luxury beach resorts.
• Develop Your Portfolio: Curate a diverse pool of products across your assigned region, negotiating the best hotel deals to inspire our worldwide members to travel.
• Always on hotel, Flash deals and Package Evolution: Roll out the Always on Hotel Portfolio, Flash deals and Packages concept across your region, developing a diverse portfolio ranging from chic boutique city hotels, beach resorts to island hoppings and Greece roundtrips.
• Drive Commercial Growth: Build strong relationships with key decision-makers in the supply chain to drive regional performance.
• Oversee the Sales Process: Drive all elements of the process from target identification and initial contact through to pricing, contract agreement, and ongoing account management.
• Optimise Performance: Report on, evaluate, and implement suitable sales measures to ensure continuous growth.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Operations, Sales Steering & Revenue, and Customer Service departments.
• Be a Destination Expert: Generate new leads and research the competitive landscape and tourism trends within your region.

The Team

The sales team at Secret Escapes is made up of results-oriented individuals who are committed to securing the best deals from curated hotels and resorts. The team is a supportive and collaborative collective, focused on our mission to inspire the world to escape. We are open-minded and use data and insights to devise hypotheses to test in as lean a way as possible. We focus on positively impacting targeted outcomes in the sweet spot between customer and business value generation.

You Will Bring

• Proven Sales Expertise: Solid account management experience with a track record of successfully negotiating contracts in the travel industry.
• Regional Knowledge: Direct experience contracting in at least one or two specific areas within your designated region.
• Exceptional Negotiation Skills: The ability to establish and maintain long-term, strategic partnerships with hotel decision-makers.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong numeracy skills and the ability to leverage data to drive smart business decisions.
• Target-Driven Mentality: A history of exceeding sales targets and a passion for delivering results.
• Communication Skills: Fluency in English is essential and the local language for your specific region is a plus.
• Driving license: preferred or required depending on region (a bonus).
• Organisation: The ability to prioritise effectively and excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive & Entrepreneurial: You take ownership of your market and drive growth with a strategic mindset.
• Data-Driven & Commercially Minded: You use insights to make informed, impactful decisions.
• Results-Oriented & Resilient: You’re highly motivated by targets and have a proven ability to deliver success.
• Solutions-Focused & Adaptable: You thrive in a fast-moving environment and embrace challenges.
• Independent & Self-Motivated: You’re confident working autonomously while staying aligned with company goals.

What we offer

• Hybrid working: Enjoy a balanced 3/2 hybrid model (3 days in our modern office, 2 days remote).
• Work From Anywhere: 30 days per year to work remotely from anywhere globally, plus 5 additional remote days from your home country.
• Travel credits for onboarding, anniversaries, referrals, and recognition.
• Exclusive Discounts: 20% off hotel bookings and 10% off travel packages to explore the world with us.
• Subsidies for Via Vitality flexible perks and UNUM Occupational Health.
• Cycle to Work scheme and Season Ticket loan.
• Complimentary food and drinks provided in the office every day.

We are an equal opportunity employer:

Diversity and inclusion are important to us at Secret Escapes and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We value and actively seek out a richly diverse range of talent and our policies ensure that every job application and employee is treated fairly, with equal opportunity to succeed. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Human-First Recruitment:

At our company, we value the human touch. Your CV will be reviewed by a real recruiter, and the final hiring decision is always made by a human. We use AI tools strictly for administrative purposes (such as taking interview notes) so that we can give you our full, undivided attention during our conversation.