Sales Manager - German Speaker

Travelopia; Greater London; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Job description

We are looking to hire a Travel Consulting Manager to join our global team working with our German-speaking customers! This role is based remotely in the UK.

Enchanting Travels is a vibrant, innovative company specialising in exceptional tailor-made journeys across 50+ countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Oceania. Founded in 2004 and owned by Travelopia, the world’s leading collection of experiential travel brands, we have fulfilled the travel dreams of thousands of guests worldwide. Our success relies on a passionate, service-driven multicultural team of 160 individuals from 17 nationalities, working across offices in the USA, Germany, India, Costa Rica, South Africa, and Kenya.

As a Travel Consulting Manager, you will help deliver on the company’s ambitious growth plans. We are on an exciting journey and are pursuing an ongoing sales transformation to build a leading sales force that enables us to achieve our long-term company vision to be the best in our business. You will be responsible for driving sales for a team of up to 6 travel sales specialists.

This is a fantastic opportunity if you love talking about travel and making travel dreams come true! Your goal is to generate sales and ensure all guests return home having had an enchanting travel experience which exceeded their expectations, and thus motivates them to return as our guests again.

What we’ll offer:

• A dynamic and multicultural work environment.
• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Access to travel discounts and familiarisation trips.
• The chance to be part of a passionate team that creates unforgettable travel experiences.
• Flexible and remote working.

What you’ll do:

• Actively manage and support a sales team of up to 6 team members to achieve their sales goals.
• Develop and coach existing team members on sales and analytical skills to enhance their performance.
• Contribute with your own sales towards team targets, demonstrating your B2C sales capability.
• Conduct effective team meetings and sales blitzes to ensure high motivation and knowledge sharing between team members.
• Facilitate sharing of best practices within and across other sales teams.
• Set goals and priorities for each team member in line with the company goals, track activities and team performance on daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.

What you’ll bring:

• A track record of successfully managing a sales team with excellent sales results in a B2C environment.
• Experience using a consultative sales methodology.
• Native German language proficiency.
• Excellent analytical, planning and organisational skills.
• Commercially savvy and a sales mentality.
• Ability to motivate people to achieve great results.
• Comfort to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with ambiguity and agility.
• Personal accountability to make things happen and to ensure results.
• Flexibility and resilience, ability to bounce back from setbacks and have a positive approach to life.

If you have a love for travel, a talent for sales management, and a desire to help create once-in-a-lifetime journeys for our guests, we would love to hear from you!

We believe people perform best when they can be their true selves and diverse teams drive better results. We’re committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone can succeed.

Travelopia ensures an inclusive workplace for all. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform us here: [e-mail]