Business Development Manager – Travel Trade
C&M Travel Recruitment • GBP 35,000 - 45,000 Hourly + CommissionIndustry : | Travel Agent or Tour Operator |
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Sector : | Tour Operator or Guide, Tour Wholesaler |
Department : | Sales |
Employment Type : | Full-Time, Permanent |
Work Sponsorship : | Local contract only |
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Experience : | No experience required |
Vacancies : | 1 |
Job Status : | Active |
Business Development Manager – Travel Trade
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced sales professional to join this growing team as a Travel Trade Sales Manager in Scotland building and developing new and existing relationships with local Travel Agents.
Business Development Manager Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and enhance the performance of your accounts.
- Provide mentoring, training and guidance to agents, driving revenue and profitability.
- Use your creativity to achieve the best results, demonstrating your impact through regular reports.
- Manage a defined territory and customer base, acting as the first contact for travel agencies.
- Develop new agent strategies and routes to market.
- Conduct customer and store visits, meetings, and presentations.
- Oversee strategic planning of sales activities and monitor revenue development.
- Maintain and improve company Trustpilot score.
- Represent the business at industry events and occasionally travel to their Ireland HQ for meetings.
What do you look like?
- Previous experience in a B2B and B2C sales role within the travel industry is desirable.
- Ideally based in Scotland.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and planning skills.
- Strong team player with a creative approach to solving commercial challenges.
- Confident in delivering presentations to small and large groups.
- Proficient in problem-solving, prioritising objectives, and driving performance.
- Understanding of negotiation techniques and excellent relationship-building skills.
- Flexibility to work some weekends and evenings and travel extensively across Scotland.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Clean UK Driving License.
What we offer you:
- Competitive base salary up to £40,000 plus car allowance
- Quarterly bonus scheme up to 20%
- Pension scheme.
- Company car allowance.
- FAM trips.
- Company events and awards.
- Employee travel discounts.
If you have the relevant experience and you are ready to join a successful, and market-leading travel business, please send your updated CV to harri@candm.co.uk
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C&M Travel Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all candidates. For more opportunities, please visit www.candm.co.uk