Sales Advisor - Travel

Outskirts of Swindon

Permanent

Full-time

£23K-£25Kpa +commission

On target earnings: Year 1 £30,000 to £40,000, Year 2+ £41,000 - £60,000+

Our client based on the outskirts of Swindon are currently recruiting for a Sales Advisor to join their team.

Job Purpose

As they continue to grow, they are looking for a dynamic, highly driven and focussed person who loves sales and can demonstrate their ability in achieving KPI's. In this role there may be future opportunity to travel to one of their offices overseas if you are eager to learn and you have the ability to sell the amazing holidays they provide to their customers. Sales is the first part of the customer journey, therefore they are looking for an individual who has the required passion and skill to provide excellent service to their potential customers.

Typical activities:

To service inbound sales calls and understand the customers' needs, build rapport and offer expert holiday solutions

Provide excellent service to all of their customers, adapting the approach taken for each call.

Create fantastic customer engagement, understand the customer's requirements, pitch and close the sale

The ability to offer the customer alternative solutions if the original offering does not meet the customer requirements

Meeting, or exceeding, company KPI's

Making accurate cost calculations, and providing customers with quotations quickly and efficiently

Produce accurate administration work to complete booking process

Work pro-actively as part of a small team within a large department of Sales Advisors (circa 30+ people) bringing energy and drive to a fast moving and dynamic environment

Work effectively with other departments to ensure understanding of products

Skill set required:

Essential

Highly motivated sales person who is results orientated, driven to accomplish goals and have a high degree of self-motivation

Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations

Proven sales history with the ability to hit company KPI's

The ability to identify with customers, establish rapport and build relationships

The ability to adapt style to provide the customer with a personalised service

Must be able to organise themselves in order to achieve targets/KPI's

Takes responsibility for actions and results

Has the ability to thrive under pressure

Can demonstrate resilience and focus on opportunities, high quality and business profit.

Has excellent communication and listening skills

Can be flexible in approach and able to work weekends, evenings and extended or additional hours to suit business requirements.

Great attention to detail

Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook and the internet

Desirable

Travel industry experience would be beneficial but not essential. Full training will be given to the successful candidate.

Must have experience of call centre sales or travel sales

Benefits:

Company events

Company pension

Free or subsidised travel

Free parking

Company events

Life insurance

On-site parking

Supplemental pay types:

Bonus scheme

Commission pay

This role will be working 5 days out of the 7 including weekends. You will be working on a rotating basis of 8:45am-5:30pm, 10:45am-7pm and 11:45am-8pm.

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