Travel Sales Consultant
Inworth, Colchester | On-Site |Competitive Salary| Car Essential
Are you a target driven sales professional who thrives on building relationships and converting enquiries into bookings? We are looking for a motivated Travel Sales Consultant to join a growing team delivering exciting educational travel experiences in the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with sales experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service in a fast paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Generate new customer enquiries and manage existing accounts
- Convert enquiries into confirmed bookings through exceptional communication and call management
- Create tailored tour proposals that meet clients’ educational and travel requirements
- Accurately cost travel proposals using internal systems
- Provide detailed information on accommodation, transport, destinations, and educational visits
- Liaise with internal departments to confirm travel, accommodation and activity arrangements
- Costing within budget and client payments are received
- Build long term client relationships to encourage repeat bookings
- Ensure a smooth handover of confirmed bookings to the operations team
- Conduct destination research to maintain up-to-date product knowledge
- Occasionally participate in inspection visits or tours to gain first-hand product knowledge
- Support online chat enquiries and social media engagement
- Contribute ideas for product development and marketing initiatives
- Assist with improvements to internal processes and procedures
- Occasionally travel within the UK and internationally
Experience we are looking for:
- Proven sales experience and target achievement
- Strong customer service and relationship building skills
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office
- Self-motivated, adaptable and able to work independently and within a team
Benefits:
- Monday – Friday, 35-hour working week with flexible start times
- Pension scheme
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Training, development and progression opportunities
- Team events and supportive working culture
- On-site parking and would need to be a car owner and driver
- Enhanced DBS Check will be carried out
If you have all the skills above and feel this is the role for you, please do not hesitate to forward your CV to julie.paton@121personnel or aimee.page@121personnel at One to One Personnel. We look forward to hearing from you today!
