National Sales Manager - Travel sector

We have a brand new, fabulous opportunity for a travel industry sales professional to join a multi award-winning travel organisation as a National Sales Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Sales, the successful candidate will lead on our client's trade strategy, growing their agency channel in line with company targets. You'll be responsible for developing all new business opportunities from the trade (travel agent accounts) and managing a portfolio of accounts. The role will cover all duties including, business development, implementation, account management, training, attending road shows, conferences and networking events to promote our client's product to an agency audience. This will, of course be supported by a team back at HQ.

Please note - the role will require extensive travel both around the UK and possible conferences worldwide, and you should anticipate being field based up to four days per week, plus a monthly visit to our client's office based in the West Midlands.

In return, our client can offer a package including a salary of up to £32k, bonus, company car, travel industry incentives and other excellent benefits. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading travel orgaisation who've been awarded Employer of the Year, UK Holidays Provider of the Year and are Silver Carbon Literate, so if this role is of interest to you, please press the apply online button now!

Role of National Sales Manager:

• To develop and drive trade strategy to deliver future business strategic goals and objectives
• Have a comprehensive plan in place and deliver activity to ensure sales targets are met through partnerships with agents
• Implement commercially advantageous partnership agreements
• Work with the Head of Sales to maximise consortia and other third party relationships
• Manage the sales activity securing activity performance across all Partners
• Work closely with the sales and marketing team and influence from a trade perspective the product strategy and direction
• Build awareness of competitor activity locally and nationally
• Develop close relationships with key tour operators and travel agents on behalf of the company and your clients
• Work closely with marketing on trade marketing plan, advising on activity and content including submission of content for monthly trade enews
• Assist in organising events for clients, ranging from small dinners to larger scale events
• Keeping track of all deliverables outlined in the contract with your clients and ensuring that you are hitting all targets

Skills required for the role:

• Minimum 5 years’ sales experience within the travel trade / travel agency
• Proven history of hitting and exceeding targets
• Strong sales/business development and account management skills
• Confident presentation skills
• Experience with problem solving and customer complaints
• Ability to work on own initiative and to tight timescales when necessary

If you’re interested in learning more about this National Sales Manager role, please press the apply online button now!

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