Business Development Manager
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Travel Trade Recruitment London
Salary: £28,800 – £32,400 per year
Calling all Agency Sales/Business Development Managers! Have you successfully secured business from travel agencies? Can you build key relationships and do you have a proven track record for hitting sales targets? This role is field based and is covering South and South West England. The successful candidate will visit travel agencies to promote the company and in turn increase business. In return you can expect an attractive salary plus company car and performance related bonus.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
*Plan and prioritise personal activities and customer/prospect contact towards achieving agreed business aims & targets including costs and sales – especially managing personal time and productivity.
*Plan and manage personal business portfolio/territories.
*Visit a minimum of 5 Agents a day, ensuring all Agents throughout your area are visited regularly.
*Represent the Company & attend UK or overseas conferences as required.
*Attend functions/networking events as the company representative as required.
*Assist in organising, and represent the Company when attending overseas Company Fam trips.
*Manage product awareness, key selling points, pricing and margins.
*Maintain and develop existing and new customers through appropriate propositions and ethical sales methods, and relevant internal liaison, to optimise quality of service, business growth. Use customer and prospect contact activities tools and systems, and update relevant information held in these systems.
*Plan/carry out/support local marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales e.g. product launches, promotions, advertising, exhibitions and telemarketing.
*Review & analyse sales figures for all accounts and put together plans of action for any underperforming or inactive accounts.
*Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports and information, within agreed time frames.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
*Must have previous Agency Sales/Business Development experience within the Travel Industry.
*Ideally from a tour operator or airline background
*Ideally you will have contacts with independent agencies
*Must have field sales experience
*Must be a strong relationship builder
*Must possess excellent communication and sales skills
*Must be a people person and preferably with people management skills
*Must have excellent time management skills
THE PACKAGE:
An attractive salary plus company car is offer depending on experience
INTERESTED:
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