Group Sales Team Leader

We are Avanti West Coast and we are busy making rail the greener, cleaner, and comfier way to go. A joint venture between First Group and Trenitalia, we are going all out to transform train travel on the West Coast Main Line and we are looking forward to whooshing more people to their destinations in industry-leading comfort. Every one of our colleagues are encouraged to make a difference today to look after tomorrow. We¿re passionate about people sharing their spark and get a buzz seeing our teams take pride. With employees based right across the country, we love to win together and drive a culture which stands for progress ¿ ready to raise the bar at every opportunity. We have an exciting 2 day (14 hours per week) job share opportunity for someone looking to work part time as a Group Sales Team Leader. In this role you will lead, inspire and motivate the team whilst maintaining a constant focus on maximising return from sales enquiries that arrive to the business, through offering add-ons and up-selling the full range in the Avanti West Coast offering. Key accountabilities for this role include:

• Proactively support and lead the consultants to exceed organisational sales targets whilst delivering excellent customer service levels.
• Ensure complete and accurate recording and tracking of sales, invoicing, and ticketing for all group bookings.
• Instill a proactive sales culture within Group Travel Team and develop sales consultants to up-sell premium products such as First Class, Standard Premium and exclusive carriages.
• Review the productivity of the team, ensuring inbound calls and new webform & email enquiries are responded to in a timely manner.
• Support the Group Sales Manager in the development of a proactive sales culture within the group team to surpass revenue forecasts.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Extensive experience within the travel or hotel industry
• Knowledge of UK travel market
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal with strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills to lead and motivate a team.

Benefits include:

• Final salary pension
• 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) (pro-rata)
• 10 free journeys on other First Group Train Operators

At Avanti West Coast, we value the differences that make each of us outstanding! 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 encouraged, recognised, accepted and put to good use!