Sales Manager

Are you an experience Sales / Partnership Manager within the Tourism / Hotel Industry? Are you a natural people person thrive off building and nurturing existing relationships? We have the role for you!!!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sales Manager (UK & Ireland) to join a high-end luxury hotel on a remote / field-based basis.

The primary focus of this role is to take responsibility for sales in UK market for two overseas Hotels - Generating and maintaining wholesale relationships, sales training, arranging sales calls & roadshows, identifying partnership & direct sales opportunities.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for developing and maintaining long term relationships with leading luxury tour operators, Luxury travel agents, Concierge companies, tourism bodies and affiliations to ensure market share and penetration.
• Schedule weekly face-to-face meetings & calls to provide sales training and updates.
• Each contracted partner will have a target in place for each year. Ensure that plans are put in place to allow partners to reach their targets which in turn will mean a successful year.
• Organise and attend industry related functions, trade shows, exhibitions and resort-related events as per the Sales & Marketing plan or where required.
• Provide product training to tour operators and key travel agent partners through the use of sales calls.
• Keep the Managing Director UK well informed on all relevant sales correspondence and deal with situations as they arise and solve problems as they occur.
• Weekly report (WIP) including update on targets for the month, meetings held, actions being worked on.
• Maintain a high level of customer service focus by approaching your job with the customers always in mind and being proactive in a timely manner towards their needs and requests.
• Be involved with client/consumer feedback in order to maintain a good understanding of the standards of each resort's performance.
• Ensure a high level of product knowledge of the resorts and local area.
• Perform any special duties or projects as assigned from time to time by Management.
• A 100% dedication to fairness and integrity and considerate treatment of others.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years' experience in a similar capacity, preferably within the luxury hospitality segment.
• Maldives/Indian Ocean experience and or Grand Canaria (highly desirable)
• Ability to present yourself with confidence, displaying strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Existing contacts within the Travel Industry (Travel Agent contacts highly desirable)
• Excellent level of both written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office & Outlook.
• Superb organisational skills and ability to respond to different situations with flexibility in a fast-paced environment.

The package:

• Fully remote / field based (ideally in the South of UK)
• £45,000 + £6,000 per year car allowance
• Monday - Friday office hours

Interested?

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