Area Sales Associate

TravClan; India; On-site; INR 540,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

TravClan in India seeks an Area Sales Associate to engage local travel agents, grow their business with TravClan, and deliver an exceptional experience. You will work closely with the founding team and have opportunities for rapid appraisal and salary growth.

The role offers field work across Pan India, learning fast, and high ownership in a dynamic startup environment. Prior sales or travel domain experience is valued, with willingness to travel widely.

Qualifications

• 1 year or less experience in travel industry (eligibility).
• Prior Sales or Account Management experience preferred.
• Startup or travel domain exposure is a plus.
• Willingness to travel across Pan India.
• Disciplined and process-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact to build and manage a highly engaged community of agents in a region.
• Educate members about TravClan and manage 100–200 business accounts.
• Retain agents while growing their business volume with TravClan.
• Address agent grievances related to payments, services, products, etc.
• Manage feedback and escalations from customers and vendors.
• Host region-wide offline and online events and meetups.
• Collaborate with finance, product and marketing to improve processes and reach.

Skills

Sales Experience

Account Management

Startup Mindset

Travel Industry Knowledge

Willing to Travel

Disciplined & Process‑Oriented

Job description

Job Description:

About us:We are a well-funded B2B travel tech startup. We have raised ~USD 5mn Pre Series A investment rounddespite the global pandemic and are looking to grow our Demand & Growth team. We are growing rapidly. We have crossed our pre-covid numbers. We want to become the world’s biggest B2B travel company by enabling over million travel agents, travel entrepreneurs and influencers to grow their business, and achieving Annualized GMV of $25 billion by 2026.

Profile Overview:

Area Sales Associateat TravClan is a key role that focuses on growing the volume of business done by agents in a specific city/ state/ region. You will be engaging/ interacting with local travel agents to grow their business with TravClan while providing them with a wonderful experience.

Growth Prospects:

• Annual CTC:5.4 - 8 LPA

• Promotions + aggressive growth prospects (read further) !

• Fast Appraisal- Despite Covid, we had appraisals in 6 months in Jan & July 2020

• Aggressive Hikes- in the last Appraisal cycle, the Annual hike was 35%.

What on Offer:

• Work with a young & passionate team to excel and make an impact

• Work closely with the founders

• Fast Career Growth with fast appraisals and fast salary increase

• Super passionate team with deep conviction which has stayed together during covid.

• Very high ownership role in a fast-paced environment

• Great Culture -> No hierarchy / politics nonsense guaranteed!

Our founding team:

The founding team has aced their respective leadership roles at successful internet startups in India, which are as follows:

• Ashish- Cofounder, leads technology, Ex CTO Cars24, CTO FabFurnish, Gaadi.

• Arun- Cofounder, leads product, Ex Cars24, TravelTriangle, TripFactory, IIM Bangalore.

• Chirag- Cofounder, leads business, Ex Oyo, TravelTriangle, IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Roorkee.

Company Profile:

• You read the detailed company profilehere.

• To know more about us, have a look at a few videos on Youtube!

What do we value?

• We are a team of believers. At the same time, we are constantly learning and growing. We are on an audacious mission and a rock-solid belief we can get there.

• We dream big, yet we start small and start quickly. We are not deterred by the

• extra effort needed to relentlessly execute, iterate, and execute to realize our dreams.

• We are a team of differentiated and ambitious individuals, united by a common goal. We are a single team, where every member is important.

• We believe flexibility in roles and freedom to execute ideas are the two foundation values for aggressive growth.

• We constantly protect and evolve our culture. As a super energetic and experienced team, we want to enjoy the time we spend together.

What we are looking for:Roles & Responsibilities:

• First point of contact in building and managing a highly engaged community of business entrepreneurs/ agents in a specific city/ state/ region

• Educating members about TravClan and managing 100-200 business accounts.

• Healthy retention of agents while growing the volume of Agent's business through TravClan

• Ensuring customer delight while managing Agent's grievances related to payments, services, products etc.

• Effectively managing feedback and escalations from customers and vendors.

• Hosting region wide offline and online events & meet ups of members from time to time.

• Working in close interface with the finance, product and marketing team to build better processes, products and reach, respectively.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Ethical, hardworking, and'passionate about startups' mindset

• Disciplined & Process Oriented

• Prior Sales / Account Management Experience

• Prior Startup / Travel experience preferred

• Good understanding of different business verticals

• Willing to learn more

• Willing to travel for work

Eligibility Criteria

• Upto 1 years of experience in travel industry

The Recruitment Process:1. Telephonic Call: We evaluate the candidate’s basic profile, communication skills, and suitability for the role

2. Personal Interviews:2-3 video interviews. Detailed discussions about the job profile, company & candidature are discussed in these rounds.3. Extending an offer:On successfully clearing the interview rounds, the job offer is extended to the candidate.

Important Points:

• Office Location- Pan India

• Field work

• Timings - You are considering joining a startup. Building anything of value takes time

Looking forward to having you on board with us!

Requirements: