Business Development Executive

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a growing trade team as a full-time trade representative in the South of England. You will be responsible for growing industry sales by building new relationships and maintaining existing ones with there top performing agents by offering consistent training and support as well as communicating to the travel trade to educate them on new products and services, delivering marketing material and identifying new business opportunities.
We are looking for a passionate and ambitious person, someone who loves travel extensive training will be given.

Key Responsibilities
? Maximise and grow agency sales in the travel industry in the UK
? Develop and maintain strong relationships with our travel agent partners to help make agents.
? Creating and updating training presentations to a high standard.
? Provide excellent training sessions to trade partners with enthusiasm and passion including regular sales visits in person, as well as leading webinars
? Provide consistent communication with agency partners to communicate news, product updates, incentives and training
? Manage your own day-to-day schedule with help and guidance as required
? Attending and hosting (if applicable) travel trade, consumer and conference events. This requires regular evening and occasional weekend work
? Incorporating booking incentives into training presentations, and coordinating the issuing of prizes alongside the Head of Trade Sales.
? Creating fam trips and hosting selected Fam trips
? Updating social media channels with any trade activity on a regular basis
? To be familiar with the trends of the company's and competitors' products and to advise the Head of Trade accordingly.
? Collecting travel agent contact information during sales calls, and update the database accordingly
? Respond quickly and efficiently to travel agent queries and assist with any requests and support they need
? Help manage sales budgets alongside head of trade sales
? Monthly reporting on agent call and visit activity
? Regular driving is required, therefore a clean driving license and car is essential

About You

? Enthusiastic, personable and engaging
? Confident, friendly and a professional
? Ability to think creatively
? Highly organised
? Ability to analyse and interpret statistics
? Excellent at developing instant rapport with new people
? Highly articulate

? Confident on the phone, face to face or presenting to a group.
? Must be ambitious and driven
? Enjoys going to functions and social events
? Enjoys working independently but is also a team player
? Good sense of humour!

Salary up to £33,000 Plus Car Allowance & Other Expenses

Interested apply here or email