35,000 per annum + quarterly bonus + company car

Business Development Manager (Travel Trade)

Salary 35,000 + quarterly performance-based bonus + company vehicleField based across designated UK regionDo you thrive on creating memorable, passionate and professional interactions with your customers?Are you results focused, ensuring that your accounts are performing to the max?Can you educate and motivate our trade customers to #ThinkTitan in their customer interactions?At Titan Travel, we are recruiting for 2 Business Development Managers to work across our North and Central regions. Could this be you!?It is an exciting time to join our Trade team at Titan, we have an ambitious growth plan and redefined strategy but also want to keep the customer at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a true ambassador to be out in the field to ensure Titan Travel is our travel agent partners first choice to deliver on our mission of being the most trusted touring partner.Titan Travel is a brand owned and operated by Saga Travel Group (UK) Limited, effectively making them sister brands. Saga acquired Titan Travel in 2009, and while they are now part of the same group, Titan Travel continues to operate as a separate, though integrated, entity within the Saga Travel business.This is a field based role, where roughly 80% of your time will be on the road meeting with accounts. There will be the expectation that you will need to work flexible hours around industry and trade events.Role Responsibility

As one of our Business Development Managers your responsibilities will be split across 3 key pillars Strategic Account Support, Key Account Management and Training and Engagement.Responsibilities will include:Acting as an ambassador for Titan Travel and demonstrate an exceptional level of product / sector knowledge ensuring the brand has an extremely high profile.Working in partnership with the Trade Success Manager to create, implement and own your call plan to maximise reach in your region.Identify trade partner training needs and create a plan to address them (including FAM trips)Attending all trade events in your region including (but not limited to) TIPTO, ATAS and Travel Gossip.Driving participation in Titan Rewards to drive upsell and focus on business priorities.Helping develop training plans alongside Strategic and Business Development Sales Managers.Analysing your regions weekly, monthly and quarterly account activity and performance, spotting opportunities to improve performance and put in place tangible, measurable action plans that drive results.Driving trade incentives and campaignsMonitoring and reporting on competitor activity in the touring and wider holiday sectorsDelivering on your promises and be the most trust partner to your accountsEnsuring that agreed sales and marketing activity is implemented, tracked and monitored to assess ROIStructuring workload effectively to ensure maximum time with accounts and all administration and support activities are completed effectively and to time.The Ideal Candidate

Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special

Our ideal Business Development Manager will have a background in sales and account management. Experience within a travel agency would be desirable but we are open to considering candidates across the wider travel industry.Based on the field nature of the role you will need to hold a full driving licence.Skills required include:Exceptional people management skills, particularly in a flexible/hybrid working environmentExcellent communication skills, with the ability to quickly form relationshipsSales driven and commercially savvyAn eye for identifying commercial opportunities, and the skills to translate this into resultsAbility to partner with other stakeholders and challenge where necessaryInnovative thinker constantly looking to improve ways of workingEngaging and inspiring individual, influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levelsCost focused, with ability to manage multiple budget linesPackage Description

At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that''s why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL COLLEAGUES:25 days holiday + bank holidaysOption to purchase additional leave - 5 extra daysPension scheme matched up to 10%Monthly commission dependent on performanceLife assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salaryWellbeing programmeColleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insuranceRange of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companiesEnhanced maternity and paternity leaveGrandparents leaveIncome protectionAccess to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platformAbout the Company Over the past 70 years we have become the UKand#39;s specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.Job Reference: saga/TP/56250/3329