Sales Agent

Riviera Travel is the UKs leading river cruise and tour operator. For 40 years our experts have been bringing to life the world's most fascinating destinations. Our outstanding crafted itineraries, authentic experiences with local experts, award-winning reputation and honest pricing policy are all reasons why we are one of the leading river cruise and tour operators, and we are expanding to the US!Haven't worked in travel before but have an appetite for sales and love to travel?We'd love you to join our sales team and take your first step into this exciting and rewarding industry.Riviera Travel provides our guests with outstanding crafted itineraries, authentic experiences with local experts and come with an award-winning reputation.If you're looking to begin or develop a career in sales, are driven, energetic and enthusiastic about providing great customer service and open to learning about our incredible products, we want you! Working Hours: Full time - 37.5 per week, 5 days per week including weekends (every other Saturday and Sunday) and some bank holidays on a rota basis.The RoleYou will be responsible for dealing with all inbound customer calls and converting these to bookings, as well as giving advice via email.Identifying customer needs and matching them to a suitable productBuilding rapport with our customers and partners by providing professional, informative, and friendly responses to enquiries, remaining professional, courteous and conscientious throughoutYou will receive inbound calls from our customers and continue to own the relationship with those customers.Make outbound calls to customers to follow up on potential bookings.Update our internal systems with accurate and crucial information.Ensure all enquiries are dealt with quickly and efficiently in line with SLAs and with the best outcome for the customer.Uphold Riviera's values within every aspect of the role. Delivering exceptional experiences both internally and externallyWork towards a sales target which is in line with our company target, ensuring all leads are followed up within SLA's.About youYou will be able to build rapport with customers and provide an exceptional customer experience that that inspires customers to journey with us for life.You will have impeccable verbal and written communication skills and strong attention to detail.You will have a thirst for knowledge and expanding your experience.Resilient to challenges and setbacks - this is a sales role; you'll need to stay motivated when things feel like they're not going your way.Comfortable working with systems and a good level of literacy with Microsoft Office toolsCapable of managing own workload within a fast-paced environment, whilst focusing on multi-tasking a diverse workload and prioritising accordingly.Proven ability to identify customer needs through questioning and information gathering to really nail that data capture!The motivation to go above-and-beyond for our customers and the team are equally as important in this role.What can we offer you?Our guests expect an exceptional experience then they choose to book with Riviera Travel. We want you to have the same exceptional experience working for us:Salary: $35,000 - $45,000 per year (plus commission after probation period)Vacation: 2 weeks of holiday for the first 2 years, then 3 weeks after your second year (plus public holidays!)Sick Leave: 5 days paid sick leave within the first year, increasing after your first anniversary.Medical Coverage: Standard medical coverage with a 50:50 split contribution after your probation period.You will spend the first 3 weeks of your new role receiving first class training, where you will learn everything you will need to know to be confident to sell our award-winning holidays

Created: 2025-03-01