Business Development Manager

Are you an experienced Business Development Manager within the Travel Industry? We are working with an expanding luxury Tour Operator who is looking for someone who will look after the day-to-day relationships with their agency partners and increase the lifetime value of their key trade partners by building strong commercial relationships. You will need ideally 2 years experience in a similar role and be based in London, Midlands, Somerset or Greater Manchester. You will receive a competitive salary of up to 38k plus bonus of up to 10k plus excellent company benefits.

The job:

• Visit our existing key trade partners to nurture relationships and provide training.
• Onboard new agents, with structured milestones, to ensure they get the best possible experience of our two brands, allowing us to quickly identify the potential from each new agent.
• Proactively identify and target new agents and visit them where appropriate.
• Attend conferences and events for key partners, solo or together with Trade Marketing Manager.
• Nurture relationships and provide training in an online format for home-based agents.
• Assist with creating marketing materials and promotional campaigns for trade partners.
• Increase high quality enquiries coming from the trade.
• Grow number of enquiries per key agent partner
• Maintain the brand reputation and increase brand penetration Outcomes & KPIs

Requirements:

• At least 1 - 2 years BDM experience, ideally for a high-end or niche product.
• Skill at pitching and presenting to small and large groups, to win new business and provide training both internally and externally.
• A confident and outgoing manner in networking situations, to create new leads and widen your network within the industry.
• The ability to analyse sales figures using Excel and present this information in a clear way.
• Excellent complaint-handling skills; the ability to find win-win outcomes to preserve key relations.

The Package:

• Salary - £34,000 - £38,000 (dependant on experience) + commission scheme
• 25 days holiday, rising to 28 days plus bank holidays
• Pension Contribution
• Discounted Travel for staff, family and friends

Interested?

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