New Business Development Manager – Cottage and holiday lettings

This is a fixed term contract of 9 - 12 months to cover maternity leave

- Ideally you will be based on the Essex Coast in Southend On Sea, Clacton On Sea, Canvey Island or other locations in and around Essex such as Chelmsford & Colchester however other areas around Essex will be considered.
- You'll be responsible for the whole of Essex, towards London and up to Cambridgeshire.
- Basic salary plus monthly sales commission with realistic On Target Earnings of £50k - £60k per annum however it is uncapped, so you can earn more if you’re an excellent sales professional other Business Development Managers are!
- You’ll also be provided with a Fully Expensed Company Car, laptop and phone, plus discounts on some of their travel brands too.
- Working Monday to Friday with flexible hours where you can adjust your hours dependant on clients and your areas business needs in order to meet sales targets.
- 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays.
 

The role in brief:-
- You’ll be based from home selling and communicating with prospective new property owners out and about in your area developing relationships with new clients whom are property owners to promote and sell the travel companies excellent branding to promote their property as a holiday let.
- You’ll be working for the UK’s longest established and most successful travel brand for the UK’s leading holiday cottage company.
- You’ll be responsible for self-generating your own leads as well as converting warm leads and effectively managing your sales pipeline to deliver results and sales targets.

- You’ll be identifying and sourcing new clients through local networking and developing relationships with estate agents and other key suppliers such as cleaning companies, accountants, maintenance contractors etc; in the area to generate referrals too.

- You’ll be negotiating with new and existing suppliers.

- You will be offering advice to new property owners and support on how to best feature and sell their property as a holiday let.

Successful candidates for this role in the past have backgrounds in:-
- The travel industry having worked in a similar role securing and developing new business sales within the UK based Tourism industry OR holiday lettings.
OR
- Other travel industry sectors within sales, business development or account management

OR
- Estate agency sales, especially within residential lets / lettings Estate agency sales, in roles such as Lettings Manager or Lettings Negotiator.
OR
- Have been an area sales manager / field sales / regional sales manager / business development manager from within other sectors

Interested?
For more information about this unique Business Development Manager role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

New Business Development Manager – Holiday lettings

- Home based ideally in or around East Sussex to cover Eastbourne, Hastings & Rye on the South East Coast as well as High Weald area of outstanding natural beauty and Royal Tunbridge Wells & Tonbridge.

- Basic salary plus monthly sales commission with realistic Annual On Target Earnings of £50k - £60k per annum however it is uncapped, so you can earn more if you’re an excellent sales professional other Business Development Managers are!

- You’ll also be provided with a Fully Expensed Company Car, laptop and phone, plus discounts on some of their travel brands too.

- Working Monday to Friday with flexible hours where you can adjust your hours dependant on clients and your areas business needs in order to meet sales targets.

- 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays, Circa 33 days holiday in total. 

The role in brief:-

- You’ll be based from home selling and communicating with prospective new property owners out and about in your area developing relationships with new clients whom are property owners to promote and sell the travel companies excellent branding to promote their property as a holiday let.

- You’ll be working for the UK’s longest established and most successful travel brand for the UK’s leading holiday cottage company.

- You’ll be responsible for self-generating your own leads as well as converting warm leads and effectively managing your sales pipeline to deliver results and sales targets.

- You’ll be identifying and sourcing new clients through local networking and developing relationships with estate agents and other key suppliers such as cleaning companies, accountants, maintenance contractors etc; in the area to generate referrals too.

- You’ll be negotiating with new and existing suppliers.

- You will be offering advice to new property owners and support on how to best feature and sell their property as a holiday let.

Successful candidates for this role in the past have backgrounds in:-

- The travel industry having worked in a similar role securing and developing new business sales within the UK based Tourism industry OR holiday lettings.

OR

- Other travel industry sectors within sales, business development or account management

OR

- Estate agency sales, especially within residential lets / lettings

OR

- Have been an area sales manager / field sales / regional sales manager / business development manager from within other sectors

Interested?

For more information about this unique Business Development Manager role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

New Business Development Manager – Holiday lettings

- Home based ideally in or around Swansea, LLandeilo, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd or around the Brecon Beacons

- Basic salary plus monthly sales commission with realistic Annual On Target Earnings of £50k - £60k per annum however it is uncapped, so you can earn more if you’re an excellent sales professional other Business Development Managers are!
- You’ll also be provided with a Fully Expensed Company Car, laptop and phone, plus discounts on some of their travel brands too.
- Working Monday to Friday with flexible hours where you can adjust your hours dependant on clients and your areas business needs in order to meet sales targets.
- 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays, Circa 33 days holiday in total.

The role in brief:-
- You’ll be based from home selling and communicating with prospective new property owners out and about in your area developing relationships with new clients whom are property owners to promote and sell the travel companies excellent branding to promote their property as a holiday let.
- You’ll be working for the UK’s longest established and most successful travel brand for the UK’s leading holiday cottage company.
- You’ll be responsible for self-generating your own leads as well as converting warm leads and effectively managing your sales pipeline to deliver results and sales targets.

- You’ll be identifying and sourcing new clients through local networking and developing relationships with estate agents and other key suppliers such as cleaning companies, accountants, maintenance contractors etc; in the area to generate referrals too.

- You’ll be negotiating with new and existing suppliers.

- You will be offering advice to new property owners and support on how to best feature and sell their property as a holiday let.

Successful candidates for this role in the past have backgrounds in:-
- The travel industry having worked in a similar role securing and developing new business sales within the UK based Tourism industry OR holiday lettings.
OR
- Other travel industry sectors within sales, business development or account management

OR
- Estate agency sales, especially within residential lets / lettings
OR
- Have been an area sales manager / field sales / regional sales manager / business development manager from within other sectors

Interested?
For more information about this unique Business Development Manager role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

New Business Development Manager – Holiday lettings

- Home based ideally in or around Camborne, Hayle, St Ives, Truro, Saint Agnus, Perranporth, Redruth, Marazion, Penzance, Carbis Bay, 
- Basic salary plus monthly sales commission with realistic Annual On Target Earnings of £50k - £60k per annum however it is uncapped, so you can earn more if you’re an excellent sales professional other Business Development Managers are!
- You’ll also be provided with a Fully Expensed Company Car, laptop and phone, plus discounts on some of their travel brands too.
- Working Monday to Friday with flexible hours where you can adjust your hours dependant on clients and your areas business needs in order to meet sales targets.
- 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays.

The role in brief:-
- You’ll be based from home selling and communicating with prospective new property owners out and about in your area developing relationships with new clients whom are property owners to promote and sell the travel companies excellent branding to promote their property as a holiday let.
- You’ll be working for the UK’s longest established and most successful travel brand for the UK’s leading holiday cottage company.
- You’ll be responsible for self-generating your own leads as well as converting warm leads and effectively managing your sales pipeline to deliver results and sales targets.

- You’ll be identifying and sourcing new clients through local networking and developing relationships with estate agents and other key suppliers such as cleaning companies, accountants, maintenance contractors etc; in the area to generate referrals too.

- You’ll be negotiating with new and existing suppliers.

- You will be offering advice to new property owners and support on how to best feature and sell their property as a holiday let.

Successful candidates for this role in the past have backgrounds in:-
- The travel industry having worked in a similar role securing and developing new business sales within the UK based Tourism industry OR holiday lettings.
OR
- Other travel industry sectors within sales, business development or account management

OR
- Estate agency sales, especially within residential lets / lettings
OR
- Have been an area sales manager / field sales / regional sales manager / business development manager from within other sectors

Interested?
For more information about this unique Business Development Manager role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

New Business Development Manager – Cottage and holiday lettings

This is a fixed term contract of 9 - 12 months to cover maternity leave

- Ideally Gloucester or Cheltenham to Worcester based but candidates in other areas of Gloucestershire or Worcestershire will be considered.
- Basic salary plus monthly sales commission with realistic On Target Earnings of £50k - £60k per annum however it is uncapped, so you can earn more if you’re an excellent sales professional other Business Development Managers are!
- You’ll also be provided with a Fully Expensed Company Car, laptop and phone, plus discounts on some of their travel brands too.
- Working Monday to Friday with flexible hours where you can adjust your hours dependant on clients and your areas business needs in order to meet sales targets.
- 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays.
 

The role in brief:-
- You’ll be based from home selling and communicating with prospective new property owners out and about in your area developing relationships with new clients whom are property owners to promote and sell the travel companies excellent branding to promote their property as a holiday let.
- You’ll be working for the UK’s longest established and most successful travel brand for the UK’s leading holiday cottage company.
- You’ll be responsible for self-generating your own leads as well as converting warm leads and effectively managing your sales pipeline to deliver results and sales targets.

- You’ll be identifying and sourcing new clients through local networking and developing relationships with estate agents and other key suppliers such as cleaning companies, accountants, maintenance contractors etc; in the area to generate referrals too.

- You’ll be negotiating with new and existing suppliers.

- You will be offering advice to new property owners and support on how to best feature and sell their property as a holiday let.

Successful candidates for this role in the past have backgrounds in:-
- The travel industry having worked in a similar role securing and developing new business sales within the UK based Tourism industry OR holiday lettings.
OR
- Other travel industry sectors within sales, business development or account management

OR
- Estate agency sales, especially within residential lets / lettings Estate agency sales, in roles such as Lettings Manager or Lettings Negotiator.
OR
- Have been an area sales manager / field sales / regional sales manager / business development manager from within other sectors

Interested?
For more information about this unique Business Development Manager role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday let company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

Office Operations Manager required for the UK’s largest cottage and holiday lets company’s to cover the Yorkshire Dales.

This is a home based working role managing the Yorkshire Dales team who are also home based so you’ll need to live in the area or very close as there will also be a need to be able to get to Leyburn / Grassington and surrounding area from time to time.

The Office Operations Manager in the regional operations team will see you taking responsibility for an office which provides an essential service to property lettings homeowners; the managed service takes the stress away from letting out clients’ holiday homes, taking care of cleaning, maintenance, check in – you name it, you and your team will simplify the process and take the pressure away from property let owners.

The Office Operations Manager will in brief: -

• Report to the Regional Manager, you’ll be responsible for the teams across a specific geographic patch, which is positioned within some of the company’s high-density areas when it comes to holiday properties.
• You’ll be responsible for managing a team to deliver operational excellence at a local level, in a role which will see you trusted to implement new ways of working and enhance working practices, as well as managing the day-to-day operations.
• The Regional Operations Team is responsible for delivering Operational Excellence to Owners and Guests, at a local level through ensuring consistent operational standards when it comes to cleanliness, maintenance, service delivery and guest check-in, and it will be your role to motivate your teams to deliver a passionate, customer-focused strategy that accommodates the needs of home-owners and guests.

Regional Operations presents one of the biggest growth opportunities available within this leading holiday lettings company and they are building a team of commercially savvy, operationally minded, and ambitious people to help them to fulfil their potential.

This is a genuinely exciting role for an operationally focused team member who enjoys building fantastic teams which delight owners and guests through amazing local service delivery.

Benefits of working as an Office Operations Manager include: -

• Competitive basic salary.
• Working 5 days per week between Monday to Saturday with possible out of hours calls on Sunday’s in emergency situations.
• 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays
• Other excellent staff benefits including staff travel discounts etc;

Suitable candidates for this Office Operations Manager role will be able to demonstrate: -

• Experience in a service sector in a similar role managing teams within sectors such as Travel & Tourism, estate agency lettings, managed services, holiday resorts and holiday parks
• Experience leading operational change
• Adaptability and a passion for taking the initiative in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment
• Demonstrable experience of making decisions using data to drive change
• Analytical thinking and a comfort in “failing fast” through experimentation
• A creative approach to operational problem solving, with tangible examples
• The ability to prioritise and deliver a project from beginning to end, irrespective of external factors and pace
• Adaptability and a passion for taking the initiative in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment

• Due to the nature of this role, a full, clean driving license is also essential, as you’ll be expected to visit clients’ properties and will need the ability to be present in the offices that you’re responsible for on a regular basis

Interested?
For more information about this unique and rare opportunity as an Office Operations Manager and to find out more about this leading and most established cottage and holiday lettings company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

Staycation Travel Sales & Service Consultant required on full time permanent basis working for the UK’s largest and most successful cottage and holiday lets company in their South Lakes Regional office in Windermere.

The Staycation Travel Sales & Service Consultant will deliver a professional, efficient and quality sales and support service to all existing and new holiday rental property owners and agencies and contribute to the delivery of the property recruitment, property management service, property retention and sales plans.

The Staycation Travel Sales & Service Consultant will in brief: -

• Working alongside the local Business Development Managers, other Regional Offices,  property recruitment team and Owner Marketing team, implement any potential new target clients / owners activity locally to deliver the company/regional targets
• Assist with the sales of the ‘Property Management Service’ function to new & existing owners
• Ensure owner queries are resolved efficiently and effectively in excess of expectations
• Assist in all ‘Property Management Service’ duties which include dealing with property owners, caretakers, tradesmen & ‘out of hours’ cover/calls on a rota basis
• Provide an efficient sales service to existing and new customers .
• Ensure customer satisfaction is met when dealing with complaints, resolution & after sales
• Ensure that the brands are promoted and portrayed professionally within the local community
• Assist with the administration of the Property Management Service function within the office as required
• Provide support at local promotional events such as County Shows, Owner functions & PR activities
• Provide support when and where required to the local RM team
• Provide support as and where required to other Regional Offices & Head office

Benefits of working as a Staycation Travel Sales & Service Consultant include: -

• Basic salary plus standard rate of pay while on-call out.
• Work 38 hours per week, around 9am – 5pm with flexibility to work Saturdays during peak season for main changeover days and then on a rota for the rest of the year.
• 25 days holiday.
• Other excellent staff benefits including staff travel discounts etc;

Suitable candidates for this Staycation Travel Sales & Service Consultant role will be able to demonstrate: -

• Experience of working within a sales and service targeted environment
• The understanding of the travel and tourism industry ideally on a local scale alternatively individuals that have worked in sales and target driven roles within UK Travel in holiday parks or holiday resorts or other sectors such as estate agency lettings OR property managed services however candidates from other sectors will be considered.

• IT Literate with good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Professional and credible demeanour
• Strong sales focus
• Face to face conflict resolution skills
• Ability to build relationships
  
  

Interested?
For more information about this Staycation Travel Sales & Service Consultant role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday lettings company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.

Property Housekeeping Coordinator - Home based in or around Leyburn in North Yorkshire for the UK’s leading and largest cottage and holiday lets company’s North Yorkshire office

The Property Housekeeping Coordinator will provide a courteous and efficient housekeeping service for holidaymakers and owners alike by arranging and supervising the servicing of their holiday let properties and to liaise with cleaners and owners alike on all matters relating to the managed service. The Property Housekeeping Coordinator will deliver a professional, efficient and quality sales and support service to all existing and new holiday rental property owners and caretakers, in line with the companies service promise, company process/procedures and relevant quality, contractual and legislative requirements ensuring the contribution to the delivery of the property management service & property retention plans.

The Property Housekeeping Coordinator will in brief: -

• Assist with the sales of the ‘Property Management Service’ function to new & existing holiday lettings owners 
• To source & interview new cleaners as required for all properties covered under the managed service contract
• To inform caretakers of their duties by telephone/email and in some cases, organise last minute cover for late bookings.
• To arrange cover for those cleaners on holiday.
• To undertake regular, 4 weekly checks of all properties to ensure they are presented to the highest possible standards and to make note of any shortfalls to address within the office
• To complete all health & safety checks within each property as per company guidelines
• To complete a report if necessary to highlight areas of concerns in order to record the matter.
• To make a copy of the report and give to the caretaker.
• To discuss any shortfalls with the caretaker and to arrange a review at a future date.
• To review questionnaires and act upon any. 
• Assist in responding to comments/complaints from guests regarding housekeeping issues and arrange compensation where necessary, with prior consultation with your manager.
• To ensure all linen is recorded for each property, clearly marked and signed out to the allocated caretaker.
• To ensure that caretakers are allocated ‘Housekeeping keys’ and ensure the key report is maintained & up to date.
• To report to the maintenance department any necessary works required, i.e. carpet cleaning, window cleaning, gardening, rubbish collection etc. and log the same on the printed reports.
• To liaise with owners should they have any concerns about our housekeeping service.
• Be designated with on-call duties on a rota basis 

Benefits of working as a Property Housekeeping Coordinator include: -

• Basic salary plus standard rate of pay while on-call.
• Work 37.5 hours per week based on 5 days Monday - Saturday around 9am – 5pm.
• 25 days holiday.
• Other excellent staff benefits including staff travel discounts etc;

Suitable candidates for this Property Housekeeping Coordinator role will be able to demonstrate: -

• Experience in a service sector in a similar role having worked in estate agency lettings, managed services, holiday resorts and holiday parks
• Proven track record of successfully dealing and resolving customer issues
• IT Literate with good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Professional and credible demeanour
• Excellent organisational skills
• Face to face conflict resolution skills
• Ability to build relationships
  
  

Interested?
For more information about this Property Housekeeping Coordinator role and to find out more about this leading cottage and holiday lettings company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.