Recruitment at Ashton & Dave Travels and Holidays Limited for a Direct Sales Agent

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Ashton & Dave Travels and Holidays Limited is a professional travel, holiday and Logistics services organization is led by a group of professionals whose aim is to provide clients with services that exceed their expectations. Ashton & Dave travels and holidays limited is incorporated under the "Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 (RC 713420)" and an IATA accredited travel management company working as a professional and reliable entity. We seek applications from qualified candidates for the position below:     Job Title: Direct Sales Agent Location: Victoria Island, Lagos Responsibilities

• Prospecting, qualifying, developing and closing sales opportunities within and outside the country (borderless marketing)
• Forecasting and tracking of sales opportunities.
• Achieving sales targets.
• Inform leads and sub - agents on current promotions and discounts
• Maintain positive business and customer relationships in the effort to extend customer lifetime value
• Develop strategies for more effective sales, both individually and as part of a team
• Source and work customer referrals (Corporates/Sub-agents/Individuals)
• Track all appointments, sales, complaints, status reports, etc. thoroughly for Management review
• Meet and/or exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets
• Provide daily sales Report
• Understanding industry trends, product capabilities and customer requirements
• Establish Executive level, long term customer relationship for future cross - sell and up - sell opportunities/other services required. Eg. Hotels, pick up, travel packages, Local Transport, Visa, insurance, etc.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction in the areas of post ticket customer service, pre and post Travel customer service Schedule and follow through on calls with leads and current sub – agents
• Answer all lead and sub - agent questions accurately
• Prioritize and/or escalate lead and sub - agents questions as needed
• Promote specific products as directed by Management
• Provide daily customer feedback form,
• Provide weekly Report

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc/HND in any approved university and course, with either NYSC Certificate of Completion or Exception.
• Three years of Sales experience in the Travel and Tours industry is critical.
• Experience in Global Distribution System (GDS _ Amadeus/Sabre/Galileo) and Microsoft applications especially, Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Experience in Sales and Marketing, and closing deals.
• Outstanding passion for customer service and hospitality
• Proven experience in working with teams
• Must have International Passport and also passion for Travels
• IATA Certification would be an added advantage.

Remuneration Very attractive and negotiable. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [email protected] and copy [email protected] using the position as the subject of the mail. Note

• Please adhere strictly to the Job Description (JD) /requirements.
• CVs without the required Travels/Tours/hospitality experience will be discarded.

  Application Deadline: Friday, 29th March, 2019.

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