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 behaviours 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.
• Proactively respond to inbound group travel enquiries received via telephone, email and webform.

Please review the role profile for more information.

 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.

encouraged, recognised, accepted and put to good use!