About the role
A forward-thinking and rapidly growing adventure travel company is recruiting an experienced Business Development Manager dealing with Travel Trade Travel Agencies to cover the central UK region. This is an exciting opportunity to act as the face of the business, developing relationships with key trade partners, driving sales growth, and representing the brand in the market.
Business Development Manager, Responsibilities
Develop and maintain relationships and accounts with travel agencies and vendors, representation companies, tourist offices, airlines, media and competitors of the company.
Out on the road with agency visits/events at least 3 days a week.
Assisting the National Sales Manager in a variety of aspects of running the sales functions and initiatives in increasing existing business, creating new business and implementing strategies as directed.
As the Trade Sales Manager you will need to achieve sales revenue, budgetary and corporate business KPI's
Building and facilitating training, both in person and online.
Business Development Manager, Skills Required
Previous on the road / business development experience within the travel industry
Experience in sales account development within the travel industry
Previous experience with an independent travel agencies preferred.
First hand (travel) knowledge of the region responsible for ideal.
Valid drivers license and access to a car
Additional Information:
Paying up to £48K +
Homebased, ideally based in Birmingham. Role is covering from South Wales, Gloucestershire, East Midlands across to East Anglia.
Hol - 20 days, plus birthday, 3 wellbeing days and bonus day at Christmas
Private medical
Familiarisation trips
To apply for this Trade Sales Manager please either apply online, email your c.v to (url removed) or call Amy on (phone number removed) quoting Ref: AM60687
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