School Travel Specialist

CM recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tour operator is seeking an experienced School Travel Specialist to join their team in Nottingham. This position can be hybrid or fully remote and offers a salary up to £40,000 depending on experience. Responsibilities include generating sales opportunities and building customer relationships. The ideal candidate will have a background in outbound school trips and exhibit strong sales skills. Benefits include 25 days holiday, a company pension, and the chance to travel for work.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Opportunities to buy extra holiday

Company pension

On-site parking

Opportunities to travel

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales specific to school trips.
• Demonstrated strong commercial understanding and sales performance.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Follow up on sales leads and generate new opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with customers.
• Prepare bespoke quotes tailored to customer requirements.
• Achieve personal revenue and margin targets.
• Support new product development.

Skills

Previous sales experience in the outbound school trips sector

Strong commercial awareness

Proven sales skills

Excellent team player

Proactive, 'can-do' attitude

Ability to prioritize tasks

Resilience under pressure

Job description

Our client, a tour operator specialising in educational school trips, is seeking an experienced School Travel Specialist to join their team. This role is Monday-Friday and either hybrid in Nottingham or fully remote and comes with a salary of up to £40,000 DOE plus commission.

School Travel Specialist responsibilities:

• Follow up on sales leads and generate new opportunities
• Build and maintain strong relationships with potential and existing customers
• Prepare costings and create bespoke quotes tailored to budgets and requirements
• Follow up quotations and close sales effectively
• Achieve personal revenue and margin sales targets
• Support and promote new product development, including travel to destinations for research
• Collaborate with the Tours Sales and Product Manager to identify new products and markets

School Travel Specialist skills required:

• Previous sales experience in the outbound school trips sector
• Strong commercial awareness and proven sales skills
• Excellent team player with a proactive, “can-do” attitude
• Ability to prioritize tasks, remain resilient, and handle pressure calmly

Additional information:

• Salary up to £40k DOE plus comms
• Opportunities to travel
• 25 days holiday plus all bank holidays (increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days)
• Opportunities to buy extra holiday
• Hybrid or remote working – 2 or 3 days in the office
• Company pension
• On-site parking