Experienced Travel Consultant at Sunlounger

Are you an experienced travel consultant with a background gained within an independent agency? Do you have more than a years experience, a demonstrable record of success and a desire to progress? Would you like to join a growing business that will allow you to make the most of your career in travel?

If so, we have just the position for you!

Sunlounger Travel Group are looking for someone that can say yes to all those points to join our growing independently owned travel agency at our new Central Milton Keynes branch.

As an independent agency with access to work with over 300 suppliers, we need someone with extensive knowledge of the industry and the ability to put together the perfect holiday for our customers, whether that be a short haul holiday or a long haul multi centre. You’ll be expected to sell a wide variety of worldwide travel, from packages to dynamically packaged holidays.

With competitive rates of pay and excellent career development opportunities due to an aggressive expansion plan, this could be the career move that you’ve been searching for.

Requirements:

• Previous travel agency experience (essential) of at least a year.
• A passion for travel.
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to build long lasting relationships with customers.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Capability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and be comfortable with multi-tasking.
• A working knowledge of tour operator systems.
• Ability to interact, communicate and negotiate effectively over the telephone, email, social media and face to face.
• The ability to work to agreed sales targets.
• A strong, demonstrable, record in sales.
• Experience working retail hours.
• Benefits
• Great working environment
• Generous salary
• Excellent staff travel rates
• Pension scheme
• Ongoing training
• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Attractive bonus scheme