Premium Sales Support (Travel)

Description:

We're looking for customer service professionals looking to make a positive impact on the travel industry and progress in their career with us as a Sales Support Executive.

Role Summary

Our TC inside sales function is an integral part of our business. We are investing in a multi-skilled team of Product Sales Support Executives (Luxury Sales) and are on the lookout for professionals with sales/operational travel experience and a passion for customer service.

As we undergo a companywide Digital Transformation programme, the role of our sales teams is shifting from a traditional helpdesk to a multi-skilled group of high-performing individuals who are driven to deliver exceptional service and to think creatively about how we improve our service and processes.

In return, you'll have the chance to share your ideas and contribute to exciting projects that will enhance your experiences and career opportunities within a disruptive and ambitious business.

Adding Value to Travel Counsellors

Comfortable with change and flexible in your approach, the successful Sales Support Executive will have the ability to respond to the varying needs of our customers. Duties include but are not limited to:

Acting as a brand ambassador to provide professional and world-class customer service to new and existing Travel Counsellors
Supporting Travel Counsellors to secure new bookings, including manual pricing
Managing voluntary and involuntary changes to existing bookings
Assisting with booking cancellations
Being the first point of call for in-house system queries
Contributing to the team discussion around process improvements
Supporting our Travel Counsellors to adopt new ways of working and tools available

Benefits

A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus
Flexible hybrid working model (2 days home, 3 days office)
Career development and promotional opportunities
25 days holidays (increasing to 28 after 5 years of service)
A Moments That Matter Day (annually)
Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
Holiday buy and sell (up to 5 days per year)
3 paid days charity leave
Company events, socials, and incentives
3x annual salary death in service benefit
Company pension scheme
Costco membership
Salary sacrifice, company car scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages
Referral scheme
Employee discount
Private medical insurance (taxable benefit) or healthcare cash plan (costs incurred by employees)

Essential Skills

Energetic, motivating, and positive individual with strong organisational and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of dealing with operational enquiries
Proficient in MS Office products, including Excel and Outlook
Ability to work across different contact channels at the same time, such as email, telephone, and live chat
Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism while working with both internal and external customers
Accountable, able to work with minimal supervision to fully resolve customer queries, and able to take ownership and deliver a resolution
Ability to work at pace and strive in a high-pressure environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a flair for customer service
Flexible in working hours to cover a variety of shifts

Desirable Skills

Background in luxury leisure travel sales
Experience with GDS systems
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About Company

Here at Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities, and colleagues lie at the heart of everything we do - and that's what makes us special. For us, relationships come before transactions, and we are there for our customers, connecting with them on a deeply human level through the moments that matter.

We've been changing lives for the past 30 years as the leading travel marketplace for self-employed travel entrepreneurs, empowering over 2,000 global independent travel agents to run successful leisure and corporate travel businesses. We pride ourselves in remaining a company that truly cares and has never wavered from its purpose - to redefine what personal means for a travel business.

Our Travel Counsellors are supported by a team of over 400 super-talented people in our support offices to help them create unique, inspiring, and exciting experiences for their customers whilst building lasting personal relationships that bring them back to us, time and time again.

Our unique approach within the workplace - as well as towards customers - has seen us receive numerous awards and accolades, including being named The Best Place to Work in Travel at the 2022 TTG Travel Industry Awards, placing in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list 2023 and 2024 (Large Company) as well as being the first travel company to be awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category!

We are expanding at a phenomenal rate - on the back of our record year in terms of revenue (over £930m) - and are looking for outstanding individuals to join our dedicated Head Office team to help the company continue to flourish