Corporate Travel Sales Manager

Job category Business Travel

Region England, Southeast

Hours Full time

Employer type Recruitment agency

Salary range £40k to £50k

Location Berkshire

My client is an established Business Travel Agency and are looking for a Corporate Travel Sales Manager who is keen to progress within the business travel sector.

The responsibilities of the corporate travel sales manager are:

• Work alongside sales support to identify and prioritise sales areas and opportunities.• Undertake cold calling to generate appointments in conjunction with sales support to achieve required levels of pipeline activity.• Update and document all activity on the CRM system so accurate reporting can be generated. • Communicate effectively with both the operational and account management functions• Lead RFI and RFP stages of tender processes• Prepare pricing models alongside, and in agreement with, the Directors of finance and Sales.• Attend industry events, exhibitions and forums within the UK and overseas, if necessary, which may not fall within standard working hours

The skills required for the corporate travel sales manager are as follows:

• Generating and closing new business opportunities• Solution / consultative selling• Proven successful sales background in field sales environment• Understanding of tendering and pricing processes• Able to accurately assess and understand client needs and expectations• Able to travel within the UK, and to stay away from home as necessary• Project a professional image on behalf of the company at all times• Able to attend out-of-hours events/ training/presentations• Full, clean driving licence

In addition this is an excellent opportunity to work for an excellent TMC with some great benefits.