Tailor Made Sales Consultant

Position: Tailor Made Sales Consultant (up to Executive depending on experience or skills-set) Full Time / Part Time Department: Tailor Made Journeys and/or Agency Sales Location: Cheltenham, but you may be required to work at such other location(s) as the Company may require Reports to: FIT Manager PURPOSE: Using the client brief and subsequent qualifying process this role involves building and pricing creative luxury tailor-made programs for travel across Europe. The Consultant will be responsible for achieving sales and margin goals, along with designing programs which are operationally sound. Ultimately the aim is to exceed expectations of our guests, sales offices and travel advisors so the return to AandK again and again. Summary To design tailor-made FIT programmes for AandK sales offices or travel advisors, checking the feasibility of itineraries and making suggestions as appropriate. Meet or exceed set and agreed turnaround, sales, conversion and margin targets. To negotiate better hotel and land provider rates rates where possible To cost each programme accurately, competitively and to the required level of quality within the agreed time frame whilst maintaining creativity, using the in-house reservations system To actively follow up on all new business quoted until a definitive result is obtained. On confirmation, set up the file and ensure the reservation system are accurate before handing over to the operator. To actively investigate new products and ..... full job details .....