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 Travel Consultant (Direct Sales - B2C)

EXO Travel

EXO Travel

Sales & Business Development
Vietnam
Posted on Friday, March 31, 2023

Responsibilities

Sale tasks:

  • Diagnose travelers’ demands and budget in order to offer suitable advices to travelers on travel products & service
  • Use sales techniques and knowledge to promote the company products & services
  • Follow up with clients about travel plans and make adjustments as needed, including coordinating with the client’s point of contact as the event approaches
  • Make alternative arrangements if changes arise before or during the trip
  • Maintain minimum margin for each quotation while ensuring competitive fare among competitors
  • Follow up payment of travelers and overdue before the trip starts
  • Provide any and all relevant and useful information, brochures and publications (guides, local customs, maps, regulations, events) to travelers
  • Reach department’s revenue and profit targets
  • Seek for new clients in order to expand the company’s clientele
  • Attend conferences, workshops, business trips and/or other projects as required by department’s manager in order to get updates of the tourism & market trends.

Operation tasks:

  • Organize travels from beginning to end by making services reservation with the local/international vendors
  • Negotiate with vendors to obtain good deals and to maintain targeted margin of each quotation when necessary
  • Work closely with the internal Operation team (if necessary) to book minor local services such as tour guide, meals, local homestay, etc…
  • Reconfirm all services reservation with vendors before the trip starts
  • Handle unforeseen problems and complaints and determine eligibility for money refund in certain cases
  • Work closely with the internal Accounting team each month to input costs & sales figure correctly on the quoting system; to follow monthly statement with business clients and to follow up VAT invoice issuance (when needed)
  • Preserve financial statements and documents.

Customer care and other tasks:

  • Maintain relationships with travelers and key person (business clients)
  • Follow up travelers’ feedback after their trip and report to the team leader (both good and bad feedback).

Qualifications

  • College or Bachelor degree in Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, Business or relevant field
  • Proven minimum 1 year working experience as a Travel Consultant / Sales person in Hospitality Industry (Candidates with personal travel experience/working experience with direct consumers will be more preferred)
  • Proficiency in English (a must); knowledge of additional European languages is an advantage (not compulsory)
  • Exemplary sales skills and customer oriented approach
  • Well versed in various segments of travel is an advantage (Direct inbound/domestic/international, business/holidays, group/individual etc)
  • Ability to present, persuade and communicate effectively
  • Risk management skills. Demonstrable ability to handle crises
  • Good use of Microsoft Office (Excel; Word; Presentation; etc)
  • Interest and/or experience in the travel industry
  • Understanding of sustainability and responsible tourism is a plus.

Skills

  • Quick and active learning person with good critical thinking
  • Have a great team-work spirit
  • Well organized and well time-managed
  • Creativity and self-learning are also preferable personalities
  • Can work under pressure of sales target and KPIs
  • Be able to suggest improved ways of working to positively impact people’s life and the environment.

Benefits:

  • Work in a friendly working environment and good team building activities
  • 18 days of annual leave and can be carried to the next year
  • Parking fee support
  • Health insurance and accident insurance
  • Other benefits according to the festive seasons will be shared at the interview
  • Flexible working style, can work from home or at the office
  • Participate in all online training programs of the whole EXO Group
  • Priority pricing policies for family’s trips
  • 13th month salary up to the business performance of each year.

Note:

As an equal opportunity employer, if you have a passion for travel, believe that travel can be a real force for good in the world, and have skills that can help us achieve our mission, we would love to hear from you.

Interested candidates are invited to send your CVs with a covering letter in English to HR department at [email protected]

 

Thank you.

 

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