Travel Sales Consultant - Surbiton, United Kingdom - The Moorings

The Moorings
The Moorings
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Surbiton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Do you drive for sales and passion for travel? Then we want to hear from you. Our Yacht Charter Sales team is recruiting, join our team in Surbiton, Surrey and work with two incredible brands, Sunsail & The Moorings selling dream holidays of a lifetime
Sunsail and The Moorings offer customers unique holiday experiences out on the water. From independent sailing holidays to fully catered crewed and power yacht charter we offer our customers a 5* service.

Operating across the globe, we're passionate about being the very best and pride ourselves on providing unforgettable holidays that truly last a lifetime.

Sunsail and The Moorings are proud to be a part of the Travelopia portfolio.


As a Travel Sales Consultant, you will drive and build direct and indirect business by identifying and selling prospects, growing existing business and managing relationships with key clients to help achieve set targets.


We offer hybrid working, with 2 days per week in our Surbiton based head office and then the flexibility to work remotely on other days.

We also offer a generous commission scheme and travel opportunities to experience the product


What you will be doing:


  • Active sales, both inbound and outbound. Sales and support of direct customers, and our B2B clients (Brokers, Travel Agencies and Tour Operators)
  • Grow and maintain existing clients relationships to meet set targets
  • Drive the sale of ancillary products and services, e.g. transfers, optional extras
  • Handson support to our clients regarding fleet changes, fleet utilization, fleet specifications and operational news and changes
  • Participation in the implementation of sales and marketing measures, in particular boat shows, product presentations at customer events, press and information trips
  • Regular visits, calls and webinars with our 3rd party partners to promote our brand awareness and drive sales
  • Help grow the existing database of Brokers, Travel Agencies, Tour Operators, MICE Agencies
  • Working with the set sales framework to optimise sales performance and personal development

What we are looking for:


  • Proven sales experience and ability to thrive in a salestargeted environment
  • Customer service focused, providing 5* service to clients at all times
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills, confident both on the phone and with written communication
  • We are looking for a driven, resultsoriented individual, with a proactive approach to working, able to build positive relationships quickly
  • Good knowledge of MS Applications such as MS Outlook, Teams and Excel as well as the ability to learn new systems quickly
  • You will be independent and selfmotivated but keen to come together with the team to achieve targets
  • Flexible approach, able to participate in events such as roadshows, trade shows and boat shows to promote the brands
  • Additional skills that would be highly desirable would be proficiency in an additional European language, also knowledge of the yachting/sailing industry
  • Lastly, a passion for travel is always very welcome

What we can offer:


  • Competitive salary with annual salary review plus commission scheme
  • 25 days annual leave that increases with length of service (plus bank holidays)
  • The opportunity to buy up to 10 days additional holidays per annum
  • An enhanced employer contribution pension scheme
  • International health insurance and Life insurance
  • Travel benefits and retail discounts
  • Opportunities to travel within the role

Our commitment to equity, diversity & inclusion:

We believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results.

Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish.


We are committed to inspiring change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensions.

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