Sales Executive - Bermondsey, Greater London, United Kingdom - City Cruises UK

Description

This is a full time role paying a salary: £00 per year plus a bonus incentive Hybrid working (1 day per week from home, once training has been completed)

We operate public dining and sightseeing cruises as well as private charters for corporate events, birthday parties, weddings, or other special occasions across London, Poole and York.

The Charter Sales and Event Delivery Executive – supports our mission to create amazing experiences for our guests by delivering a professional, polite and proactive service.

As a member of our Charter Sales team, you will actively promote and sell our private hire experiences. Provide a smooth and professional sales process that befits the City Cruises UK brand.
Work closely with the Charter Sales Manager to achieve budgeted sales revenue and profit levels for Direct and Trade boat charters, including boat hire and food and beverage sales
To attend monthly sales meetings to discuss revenue vs budget
Work with Charter Sales Manager in the development of new products on the charter range and look to develop combined package offerings
Assist in the database build of a CRM system, to build enquiries and database to provide a detailed mailing list
Attend events representing the brand and to build relationships to grow business
Proven sales experience (minimum 2 years) in an events/travel environment
Demonstrable experience in end to end events sales and delivery for both corporate and private events including budget tracking
Confident communicator with the ability to quickly build rapport with clients both on the telephone and face to face
Customer services experience both face to face and via telephone
Flexible "can do" attitude with the ability to react calmly in pressurised situations
Availability to work outside of normal office hours including weekends to ensure delivery of events, if required.
Excellent computer software skills (Microsoft Office suite), including diary and database management systems
Be competent working with new technology and databases
Boat or Thames River knowledge (Desirable though non-essential)