Travel Sales Executive in Brighton, East Sussex

Role: Travel Sales Executive
Location: Brighton, East Sussex, Hybrid
Hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week
Pay: Competitive, dependent on experience

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Travel Sales Executive to join one of our longstanding clients, an established and growing travel business based in Brighton.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded individual with a passion for travel and sales. You'll play a key role in generating new business, building customer relationships and supporting the wider sales team.

Previous experience within group travel, specialist travel or a similar travel sales environment is particularly desirable.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working, 3 days per week in the Brighton office
• Opportunity to experience trips first-hand
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
• 2 learning and development days per year
• Friendly and supportive team environment

The Requirements:

• Previous experience within group travel or specialist travel sales is highly desirable
• Experience in travel sales, group bookings or a similar customer-focused sales environment
• Previous outbound sales and objection-handling experience
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Confident making outbound calls and engaging with decision-makers
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable using CRM systems and managing customer enquiries
• Passion for travel and delivering excellent customer service
• Able to work collaboratively within a busy sales team

The Role:

• Generate new business opportunities through outbound calls and lead generation
• Build relationships with prospective and existing customers
• Identify customer requirements and recommend suitable travel products
• Prepare quotations and proposals to support sales conversions
• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities
• Manage incoming enquiries and direct leads to relevant Account Managers
• Maintain accurate customer records and sales activity within CRM systems
• Support Account Managers with customer enquiries and administration
• Develop strong product knowledge to provide informed recommendations
• Work towards sales targets and contribute to business growth

If you're keen to join a friendly and growing travel business offering excellent development opportunities and the chance to experience exciting travel products first-hand, then please apply to this Travel Sales Executive role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9:00am - 5:30pm.