Red Ember Recruitment are looking for a friendly energetic and driven individual to complement our vibrant office environment and to handle international inbound tour operator enquiries. The candidate should be confident selfmotivated and goaldriven. If you are detailorientated and accurate this might be the role for you. The position is either within our USA & Australia Division or our UK & Europe Division.
Key Performance area:
- Attention to detail
- Specialist advice on destination to agents
- Apply strong sales techniques to convert potential business
- Processing of converted quotes to bookings from cradle to grave
- Handling of an afterhours phone on a rotational basis
- Ability to work on Microsoft Word
- Ability to professionally communicate via email as well as telephonically
- Figures orientated
- A creative edge
- A good comprehension of protocol involved with senior management of corporate customers
- A team player thus someone who can receive directive from colleagues when need to achieve a mutual goal
- Engaging with a myriad of Southern African suppliers to ensure you secure the best product/service coupled with the best possible price
- Strong negotiating skills with both suppliers and clients
- Take ownership ensuring all elements are taken care of in a professional and organised manner
- Must be able to multitask between current & new quotes
- Extend excellent customer service
- Be honest creative positive and fair living by the company core values
- Fit in with our company culture
- Conduct themselves professionally and graciously over the phone and email
- A cando attitude with the ability to be proactive and enthused about their work
Requirements
Requirements:
- Having a passion for the travel industry
- A Minimum of 5 years inbound tour consulting experience required
- Experience with working with overseas tour operators
- In depth product and destination knowledge of Southern Africa
- Allrounder with experience in FIT and ad hoc group quoting and processing
- Experience with designing itineraries for ADHOC tailormade enquiries
- Experience with creating & quoting packages for agent websites
Benefits
Prov fund
Having a passion for the travel industry A Minimum of 5 years inbound tour consulting experience required Experience with working with overseas tour operators In depth product and destination knowledge of Southern Africa