Sales Consultant

The Recruitment Co are currently recruiting for an Sales Executive to work for an established, growing business in the Blackpool area.
Sales Executive salary: �21,500 (OTE �24,500 expectation in first year)
Sales Executive hours: 8am -4pm or 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Sales Executive company benefits:

• In addition to a basic salary, you will benefit from a commission structure linked to personal performance, a team incentive scheme
• Company pension contribution consistent with the Government auto-enrolment scheme rising to 5% after 2 years' service.
• Annual leave entitlement will be 25 days per annum, and unpaid leave can be requested (following a probationary qualifying period for 6 months.)
• Free parking

Sales Executive Roles and responsibilities: - Creation of new business and management of existing using both telesales and email techniques

• Liaising with the client to ensure accurate tailored proposals are created
• Accurately costing the proposals using our bespoke costing system
• Ensuring accurate information re hotel, destination, visits is always imparted
• Servicing the clients' requirements in the most efficient & effective way
• Ensuring all internal guidelines are adhered to

- Delivery of exceptional customer service and some sales administration for a fluid number of tours throughout the year, including....

• tailor making proposals reflecting the requirements of the group
• generating accurate tour costing's,
• liaising with support departments to request and confirm travel, accommodation / visit requirements
• ensuring all tours are costed within set budgets and client deposits are received in the agreed time frames
• Introduce the concept of "life-long" relationships with both client and supplier

- Sound product knowledge, including...

• regularly visiting assigned areas, taking part in inspection visits
• input into maintaining and continually improving information packs about visits in the assigned areas
• researching subjects and destinations in assigned areas to ensure up to date knowledge bank.
• Understanding and awareness of NGT's Safety Management System and Health & Safety Rules
• Understanding of associate memberships and benefit to client & company

- Coaching of less experienced sales consultant colleagues to develop skills and confidence in customer service skills as / when appropriate
- Contribution to identifying improvements to work organisation and procedures etc.
Skills / Qualifications Required

• Proven telesales experience and successful target management ability
• Proven experience and full understanding of delivering exceptional customer service
• Ability to resolve problems, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work as under own initiative, and essentially as part of a wider team
• Analytical skills
• Ability to fully prepare a specialist tour package including transport, accommodation and costings to suit all School Groups requirements
• IT literate and knowledge of Microsoft products
• Ability to follow procedures and willingness to enhance them
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and be highly organised
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and accurate written and spoken English
• Commercial & financial awareness and be numerate
• Adaptable and flexible

If this sounds of interest, please do feel free to apply through the link below, or alternatively please do get in touch on (phone number removed), or drop me a message on LinkedIn - (url removed)/in/harry-greenhalgh/ and I will be happy to discuss further!

The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.