Travel Account Manager

The Business Connection Group; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Company pension

Free parking

Gym membership

On-site parking

Job summary

The Business Connection Group is seeking a Travel Account Manager to manage relationships with a portfolio of clients and drive sales growth across a single product line. The role is based in the UK with hybrid working and opportunities for international travel as needed.

You'll work Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm, enjoy a company bonus, generous annual leave, a pension and access to training to support your development.

Qualifications

• Experience in the travel industry is essential.
• Strong drive to exceed goals with a customer-focused approach.
• Excellent organisational skills and proactive attitude.
• Willingness to travel and adapt working patterns as needed.

Responsibilities

• Managing relationships with a portfolio of clients, driving sales growth and developing new opportunities through telephone, video and face to face meetings
• Supporting the growth of products, including international sales
• Attending client visits, meetings, events and familiarisation trips as necessary
• Communicating new product developments, internally and externally
• Analyse sales, looking into trends and opportunities
• Providing internal and external stakeholders with market insights and running reports
• Working with marketing to ensure the smooth running of campaigns

Skills

Travel industry experience

Results driven

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Travel flexibility

Self-learning

Job description

Travel Account Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for a Travel Account Manager within a company encompassing multiple brands, with their customers at the forefront of all they do. The Travel Account Manager will be working exclusively on one of the company's products as expert providers within the trade. Working on behalf of a well-established global brand, your personality matters just as much as how good you are at what you do - be passionate, forward-thinking and respectful.

Working Monday to Friday 9am-530pm, the benefits of the role include an annual company bonus; 33 days annual leave, including Bank Holidays; hybrid working (one or two day per week from home); company pension; internal training academy to support your learning and personal development; modern office with an on-site gym and bar so you can enjoy a free drink on a Friday!

Our client is all about what makes their customers tick. From attending conferences to find new business, to managing relationships to help customers boost their performance, the role is busy, varied and extremely rewarding. Responsibilitiesinclude:-

Responsibilities

• Managing relationships with a portfolio of clients, driving sales growth and developing new opportunities through telephone, video and face to face meetings
• Supporting the growth of products, including international sales
• Attending client visits, meetings, events and familiarisation trips as necessary
• Communicating new product developments, internally and externally
• Analyse sales, looking into trends and opportunities
• Providing internal and external stakeholders with market insights and running reports
• Working with marketing to ensure the smooth running of campaigns

This could be the right role for you if you have:-

Requirements

• Experience of working the travel industry. A keen knowledge and experience of all things travel is a must!
• Passion and drive to achieve results - getting things done to exceed business goals and targets
• Great organisational skills and a proactive approach to work
• Commercial awareness with a strong customer service ethic
• Flexibility with regards to travel and working patterns as and when required to support the team and business needs (may involve overseas travel)
• The desire to 'self-learn/develop' skills to increase your understanding of industry practices

KEYWORDS: travel, sales, clients, results, growth, customer service

Unfortunately, due to time restrictions we cannot respond to every applicant, in the event that we haven't contacted you within 48 hours please take it you have not been successful for this particular role, but your details will be kept on file and considered for all future vacancies.

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Benefits

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site parking

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ellesmere Port