Sales Co-ordinator vacancy
Can you enthuse and inspire teachers about the benefits of our life-changing expeditions?Sales Coordinator
As part of the Specialist and Activity sector within the TUI Group, World Challenge plans and delivers exciting, educational expeditions to over 50 destinations within the developing world, from South America to Mongolia!
We offer the opportunity for high schools to enter into a program of learning and development; fundraising; and team building, culminating in a 1-4 week Expedition to the developing world. Our aim is to ensure that the young challengers experience an awe-inspiring range of community project work, trekking and cultural adventure.
Offering these opportunities to young people and the teachers who accompany them are our dedicated Sales team. We are now seeking energetic and motivated sales people to join our lively, Boston based sales team to generate leads and drive new sales.
What you’ll be doing…
Supporting our outside sales consultants, you’ll proactively book meetings for our outside sales team, contact teachers to build positive relationships, gather information and develop new business through professional telephone sales. With a keen eye for opportunity, you will identify new leads. You will develop an excellent level of knowledge of the destinations we travel to and keep up to date with new products and destinations coming to market; enabling you to have a consultative approach to sales.
More specifically you will:
- Research schools both prior to and following contact
- Contact schools through structured telephone sales
- Arrange sales visits and act as the first point of contact for new clients until an initial sales visit has been carried out by an outside sales consultant
- Report on sales and new leads to every week
- Respond to emails and calls from new clients and maintain reports and notes on CRM system (Maximizer )
- Logging leads / opportunities on Maximizer, updating school details, updating notes (as detailed as possible if have been in communication with school contact).
- Liaise with Expedition Planning Managers with regards to departure slot checks, confirmation of departure slots and other relevant information needed to close the sale
You’ll be target-driven and achievement focused, ready to be rewarded for your success. Confident and with a professional, proactive approach, you’ll be able to demonstrate exceptional communication skills.
You will have proven telephone based sales experience, the ability to see a sale through from start to finish and the tenacity to work in a small team dedicated to direct sales.
A natural influencer, you will be tenacious, dedicated and ideally have a good understanding of the benefits of experiential education. Experience in selling to the educational market is ideal, but not essential.
What can a career at World Challenge offer you…?
- Competitive salary and commission structure
- Training and development opportunities
- Generous vacation and benefits
- Casual dress policy
- The opportunity to go an expedition
Please send your resume along with a cover letter explaining what would make you a successful Sales Coordinator for World Challenge to: recruitment@wcexpeditions.com
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