Gold Coast
- Manage
a growing team of 8 consultants - Locally
based Group / Events Management role! - Monday
– Friday 9 – 5 role
Travel Manager / Team Leader – Gold Coast
Get your work / life balance back with this 9 – 5 Monday – Friday role!
Calling all Group Specialists with excellent management & leadership
skills! If you have excellent sales ability, are a hands’ on manager and ready
to take the next step in your career, I want to hear from you today. You will
be creating group itineraries, working closely with suppliers and work to
company targets and deadlines
This leading Travel Company, located centrally on the Gold Coast are in need of
a Groups Manager who is hands on to lead and motivate their team of 8
consultants
JOB DESCRIPTION:
* Liaise with clients and suppliers to negotiate group rates
* Liaise with internal stakeholders, eg Product team
* Create group travel itineraries
* Pricing and documentation
* General administration
* Ensure the Groups Department are achieving sales targets and meeting
deadlines
* Ensure growth and improvement of general processes
* Management of small team
* Service level to consistently exceed expectations.
* Ability to work overtime when required to ensure deadlines are met.
* Coordinate deposit and balance payments
* Ability to be on-site at Events to over-see smooth running of the event
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
* Ability to motivate and drive a small team
* Experience managing a small team in Groups/Event travel
* Experience working on group/Event bookings
* Sales, marketing & travel qualifications beneficial
* Outstanding customer service skills
* Solid CRS skills
* Media groups experience is advantageous
* Experience dealing with groups of 500+ over-seeing complete travel management
* Ability to work to team targets
* Solid Excel skills
* Ability to multi-task and think outside of the box to problem solve
THE PACKAGE:
The successful candidate can expect a excellent base salary along with
excellent company benefits and on-going career progression opportunities.
Interested?
Please send your current cv to Peta@traveltraderecruitment.com.au