Strategic Trade Partnerships Lead

Travel Trade Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking a Trade Relationship Manager in the United Kingdom. You will drive lead generation, increase brand awareness among existing and prospective trade partners, and strengthen relationships to boost conversion and onboarding of new B2B partnerships.

The role includes commission processing, invoicing, and supporting trade marketing initiatives, with targets set by the Head of Sales.

Qualifications

• Experience in a trade sales environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to train staff and create resources.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding targets.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME on trade-related reservations and queries.
• Hit targets set by Head of Sales for leads and bookings.
• Ensure departments are trained to handle trade queries.
• Onboard new agents and maintain agent records.
• Apply commercial terms for agents in the reservation system.
• Promote the trade sales channel internally through training and PR.
• Support and train staff to ensure best trade practices.
• Develop and deliver trade sales training for new starters.
• Produce trade sales and partner/revenue reports as required.
• Gather feedback from trade partners and share insights with leadership.
• Deliver onboarding journeys for new travel agency partners.
• Assist in organising in-house trade events and attend events as needed.
• Coordinate centralised agent gifting initiatives.

Skills

Trade sales experience

Stakeholder communication

Lead generation

Target driven

Organised

Team training & coaching

Tools

MS Office 365

Excel

Job description

Travel Trade Recruitment is seeking a Trade Relationship Manager in the United Kingdom. You will drive lead generation, increase brand awareness among existing and prospective trade partners, and strengthen relationships to boost conversion and onboarding of new B2B partnerships.

The role includes commission processing, invoicing, and supporting trade marketing initiatives, with targets set by the Head of Sales.