Account manager

Account manager - Required for this expanding travel company with offices in London. The role will be home based and on the road, with 1 day in London per week to meet the team. They are looking for a account manager or BDM from the leisure side of the travel industry with contacts within tour operators, retailers etc to represent a luxury hotel group based in the middle East.They will pay between 35/38k + benefits.Account manager-Develop business of behalf of your client with Tour operators, Travel agencies and other travel trade professionals in order to book meetings, training and finalise contracts-Acting as the first point of contact for your client-Develop close relationships with key tour operators and travel agents-Organising and taking travel professionals on 2 plus fam trips per year-Attending travel trade events around the UK-Prepare proposals and contracts between the company and its clientsAccount managers skills required-Experience working as an account manager/BDM for a tour operator, Hotel group, representation company ,Cruise company, travel ancillary -Able to get the offices once a week in London, so someone based in the South East or London-Strong relationships in the leisure travel trade is a must-Excellent communicator in person and over the phone-Experience of carrying out training face to face and over the webIf you are interested in the above role please send your cv to quoting DT60739 or apply online