Job Description
Business Development Manager required for an Award Winning and fast-growing, dynamic travel brand. This is a homebased role where you’ll be rewarded with a basic salary of up to £42,000 dependant on transferable skills and experience, alongside a 20% bonus scheme which is paid quarterly, company car or car allowance, 25 days holiday plus all bank holidays as well as other great benefits too, working normal office hours Monday – Friday. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced business development or sales manager from either within the travel and tourism industry, having won new business in a consultative sales capacity within tour operating, airlines, transfers, hotels, travel management / business / corporate travel, events, educational & school travel, ground transport or hospitality.
A brief insight in to what you’ll be doing as a Business Development Manager within Travel & Tourism :-
- Achieve and exceed sales and KPI targets in line with your individual new business target.
- Develop and source new corporate sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound methods (including cold calls, etc).
- Responsible for personal CRM pipeline management.
- Responsible for sales forecasts and analysis and presenting to Head of Sales.
- Responsible for producing bespoke quotes and proposals for prospective clients.
- Attending client external visits (conducting client presentations), attending trade shows and events.
- Overseeing/ assisting with formal bids and tenders within your sales remit.
- Assisting with the onboarding process for all new customers to ensure a smooth transition from sale to execution.
- Build strong working relationships, self-educate and research the marketplace to understand the needs of your target markets.
- Support the Head of Sales in collaboratively working with design and marketing teams to proactively build and improve on the sales collateral and processes.
Some benefits you’ll get as a Business Development Manager within Travel & Tourism :-
- Home based in Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Merseyside, Cumbria, Leicestershire, Liverpool, Manchester or Birmingham.
- Basic £40,000 - £42,000 dependant on transferable skills and experience
- 20% bonus, paid quarterly.
- Company car / car allowance.
- Working normal office hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.
- 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays. In addition, you are also permitted to take your birthday off, on them! (an extra day of annual leave on top of your allowance)
- Length of service awards with increased holiday allowance when you reach key milestones of 5, 8 and 10 years
- Plus other great benefits
What do I need to apply for this Business Development Manager opportunity within Travel & Tourism : -
- Superb new business sales experience gained from working within the travel industry such as tour operating, airlines, transfers, hotels, travel management / business / corporate travel, events, educational & school travel, ground transport or hospitality.
- Excellent telephone/ F2F manner and the ability to build rapport with customers at high level.
- Comfortable in approaching clients.
- Confident communicator (written and verbal).
- Ability to handle objections.
- Commercial acumen, including Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage own time.
- Driven by goals and targets.
Interested?
For more information about this excellent career opportunity as a Business Development Manager for this Award-Winning Travel Company we are recruiting for please apply ASAP.