Sales Consultant

Sales Consultant | Harrow | Full Time | Monday to Friday, 9:30am5:30pm | £28,000£30,000 per annum

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Our client is a specialist tour operator based in Harrow, London, offering tailor-made holidays and specialist tours across destinations including India, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. With 30 years of bespoke tour operations, they have built their reputation on destination expertise and personalised service.
The Role
As a Sales Consultant, you will take enquiries, understand exactly what each client is looking for and turn their requirements into a beautifully tailored holiday.
You will use your sales ability, destination knowledge and passion for travel to build trust with clients, design bespoke itineraries and convert enquiries into confirmed bookings.
The role is primarily focused on inbound sales, although there will also be an expectation to proactively generate business during quieter periods.
Key Responsibilities
Take and convert inbound enquiries into confirmed bookings
Build relationships with clients and understand their individual requirements
Design bespoke itineraries tailored to each client's needs
Sell the value of the experience rather than simply competing on price
Take a consultative approach throughout the sales process
Proactively generate business when required
Use destination knowledge to advise clients on Asian destinations
Manage existing client relationships
Work closely with the existing sales team
Requirements
Essential
Approximately 34 years' relevant sales experience
Previous experience within the travel industry
Experience in tailor-made or specialist travel
Strong sales ability, with a proven ability to convert inbound enquiries into sales
Experience selling high-value or bespoke products or services
Consultative rather than transactional sales experience
New business/proactive sales experience
Existing client relationship management experience
Knowledge of Asian destinations
Genuine passion and enthusiasm for travel
Confident and personable
Driven, ambitious and hungry to succeed
A simple and straightforward approach to working
Whats In It For You
Salary of £28,000£30,000 depending on experience
The opportunity to earn commission based on sales performance
23 days' earned leave in a tax year
Pension Scheme
Private GP
Annual salary review
Flexibility around start and finish times can be considered
Evening or weekend work may be required during particularly busy periods
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