Sales Consultant

The Recruitment Co are currently recruiting for an Sales Executive to work for an established, growing business in the Blackpool area.
Sales Executive salary: £21,500 (OTE £24,500 expectation in first year)
Sales Executive hours: 8am -4pm or 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Sales Executive company benefits:

• In addition to a basic salary, you will benefit from a commission structure linked to personal performance, a team incentive scheme
• Company pension contribution consistent with the Government auto-enrolment scheme rising to 5% after 2 years' service.
• Annual leave entitlement will be 25 days per annum, and unpaid leave can be requested (following a probationary qualifying period for 6 months.)
• Free parking

Sales Executive Roles and responsibilities: - Creation of new business and management of existing using both telesales and email techniques

• Liaising with the client to ensure accurate tailored proposals are created
• Accurately costing the proposals using our bespoke costing system
• Ensuring accurate information re hotel, destination, visits is always imparted
• Servicing the clients' requirements in the most efficient & effective way
• Ensuring all internal guidelines are adhered to

- Delivery of exceptional customer service and some sales administration for a fluid number of tours throughout the year, including....

• tailor making proposals reflecting the requirements of the group
• generating accurate tour costing's,
• liaising with support departments to request and confirm travel, accommodation / visit requirements
• ensuring all tours are costed within set budgets and client deposits are received in the agreed time frames
• Introduce the concept of "life-long" relationships with both client and supplier

- Sound product knowledge, including...

• regularly visiting assigned areas, taking part in inspection visits
• input into maintaining and continually improving information packs about visits in the assigned areas
• researching subjects and destinations in assigned areas to ensure up to date knowledge bank.
• Understanding and awareness of NGT's Safety Management System and Health & Safety Rules
• Understanding of associate memberships and benefit to client & company

- Coaching of less experienced Sales Consultant colleagues to develop skills and confidence in customer service skills as / when appropriate
- Contribution to identifying improvements to work organisation and procedures etc.
Skills / Qualifications Required

• Proven telesales experience and successful target management ability
• Proven experience and full understanding of delivering exceptional customer service
• Ability to resolve problems, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work as under own initiative, and essentially as part of a wider team
• Analytical skills
• Ability to fully prepare a specialist tour package including transport, accommodation and costings to suit all School Groups requirements
• IT literate and knowledge of Microsoft products
• Ability to follow procedures and willingness to enhance them
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and be highly organised
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and accurate written and spoken English
• Commercial & financial awareness and be numerate
• Adaptable and flexible

If this sounds of interest, please do feel free to apply through the link below, or alternatively please do get in touch on , or drop me a message on LinkedIn - in/harry-greenhalgh/ and I will be happy to discuss further!

The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.