Group Sales Consultant - 12 Months FTC

London, England, United Kingdom

1/7/2025

Posted 06 January 2025 Salary £28,000 - £31,000 End date 20 January 2025 LocationLondon Job type Permanent - Full Time Reference032072 Job FunctionHeadquarters

Join Our Team as a Group Sales Consultant!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Sales and Distribution team as a Group Sales Consultant for a 12 Months fixed term contract.

As a Group Sales Consultant, you will be the primary point of contact for sales and reservations in the offline groups market, including tour operators, schools, TMCs, and other groups of 10 or more. Your main responsibilities will include booking, managing, and retailing for these group markets. You will actively develop sales in line with targets and seek to increase revenue according to the Group Sales strategy.

This role is based at our London offices, with working hours from Monday to Friday, varying between 08:30-18:00.

Key Skills And Responsibilities

• Serve as the main contact for sales and reservations for offline group markets, handling bookings, management, and retailing.
• Develop sales strategies to meet targets and increase revenue, collaborating with tour operators, schools, TMCs, and other groups.
• Maintain excellent telephone and written communication skills to influence customer behaviors and ensure clear communication.
• Demonstrate good organizational skills to manage pipelines proactively and support team revenue targets.
• Ensure strong attention to detail for accurate customer bookings, with previous experience using booking engines and CRM systems.
  
  

Benefits

• Railway pension scheme
• Free travel on Avanti West Coast for you/spouse/partner/dependents
• Privilege Travel card (75% off other train operators fares for leisure travel)
• 30 days holiday rising by 1 for every completed year of service to a maximum of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 10 free journeys on other First Group Train Operator
  
  

At Avanti West Coast, we value the differences that make each of us unique! Avanti West Coast recognises the benefits of building a diverse workforce and employing people from diverse backgrounds, which includes their race, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability and sexual orientation.

Everyone who joins Avanti West Coast becomes part of our close knit team. We're committed to ensuring that Avanti West Coast is inclusive, a place where people are encouraged to be themselves, and not an edited version to fit in. A place where differences are welcomed, recognised, accepted and put to good use!

If you are passionate about sales and looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to join our team and make a difference.

Please review the role profile for more information.

This role is based at our London offices but if you are based in the Midlands and interested in applying you can always use our direct train service into London!

Benefits Include

• Final salary pension
• Free travel on Avanti West Coast for you/spouse/partner/dependents
• Privilege Travel card (75% off other train operators fares for leisure travel)
• 30 days holiday rising by 1 for every completed year of service to a maximum of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 10 free journeys on other First Group Train Operator
  
  

At Avanti West Coast, we value the differences that make each of us outstanding! Avanti West Coast recognises the benefits of building a diverse workforce and employing people from diverse backgrounds, which includes their race, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability and sexual orientation.

Everyone who joins Avanti West Coast becomes part of our close-knit team. We're committed to ensuring that Avanti West Coast is inclusive, a place where people are encouraged to be themselves, and not an edited version to fit in. A place where differences are encouraged, recognised, accepted and put to good use!