Travel Consultant Royston, East of England, England
Job description
Competitive salary with uncapped commission & bonuses! OTE £26,000.
Location: Royston
Salary based on full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Do you have a passion for Travel?
Do you have experience in the Travel industry in sales and or customer service roles?
Confident with IT software?
Want to be more than just a number?
We would love to hear from you.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY to work from one of east of England's leading independent travel companies.
What are the hours for the role?
We are looking for someone who can work at least three days a week, but up to 5 days per week, you’ll need to be able to work retail hours Monday – Saturday 9am – 5pm, we’ll also need someone who is flexible to work on a Sundays on a rota if required. You’ll be guaranteed at least one full weekend off per month. There is no ability to work from home with this role.
ABOUT US
We are an independently owned and family-run travel company that has proudly been operating locally for over 85 years. We have 25 branches located across the East and South East of England where our Travel Consultants pride themselves on their excellent travel knowledge, high levels of customer service and the personal touch that keeps our many loyal customers coming back to us again and again.
ABOUT THE JOB
Reporting into the Branch Manager, the role of Travel Consultant within a Premier Travel Agency involves being part of a busy team dealing with customers face to face on a daily basis planning and selling tailor made holidays to worldwide destinations along with any other required travel services to suit each client’s requirements.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for enthusiastic and confident natural conversation starters that can bring their personality to work. Our Travel Consultants are passionate about travel, team players and someone who loves dealing with customers face-to-face and working to sales targets backed up by exception attention to detail and organisational skills.
Key skills required are:
- A passion for travel
- Enjoy working to sales and profit targets
- Ability to interact, communicate and negotiate effectively with clients face to face and over the telephone
- Have excellent organizational skills, a keen eye for detail and be comfortable with multi-tasking
- Be able to remain calm when dealing with any problems or complaints
- Like working under your own initiative and as part of a team
- Prior travel industry experience is ideal
- Personal travel experience is an advantage
The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary alongside other benefits such as free educationals, travel discounts, pension contributions and numerous social events.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week
Salary: Up to £26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Yearly bonus
Experience:
- Sales: 2 years (required)
- Travel: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: PTA006
