Role: Travel Sales Executive
Location: Brighton, East Sussex, Hybrid
Hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week
Pay: Competitive, dependent on experience
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Travel Sales Executive to join one of our longstanding clients, an established and growing travel business based in Brighton.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded individual with a passion for travel and sales. You'll play a key role in generating new business, building customer relationships and supporting the wider sales team.
Previous experience within group travel, specialist travel or a similar travel sales environment is particularly desirable.
Benefits:
Hybrid working, 3 days per week in the Brighton office
Opportunity to experience trips first-hand
Additional day off for your birthday
Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
2 learning and development days per year
Friendly and supportive team environment
The Requirements:
Previous experience within group travel or specialist travel sales is highly desirable
Experience in travel sales, group bookings or a similar customer-focused sales environment
Previous outbound sales and objection-handling experience
Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Confident making outbound calls and engaging with decision-makers
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Comfortable using CRM systems and managing customer enquiries
Passion for travel and delivering excellent customer service
Able to work collaboratively within a busy sales team
The Role:
Generate new business opportunities through outbound calls and lead generation
Build relationships with prospective and existing customers
Identify customer requirements and recommend suitable travel products
Prepare quotations and proposals to support sales conversions
Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities
Manage incoming enquiries and direct leads to relevant Account Managers
Maintain accurate customer records and sales activity within CRM systems
Support Account Managers with customer enquiries and administration
Develop strong product knowledge to provide informed recommendations
Work towards sales targets and contribute to business growth
If you're keen to join a friendly and growing travel business offering excellent development opportunities and the chance to experience exciting travel products first-hand, then please apply to this Travel Sales Executive role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9:00am - 5:30pm
