As a Business Development Manager, you'll manage a portfolio of national accounts, fostering strong relationships with key industry influencers and decision-makers. From lead generation to bid conversion, you'll drive sales through client meetings, interstate sales calls, and trade show attendance. Working as part of the Sales ANZ team, you'll maximize business activity across Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales, with regular regional and interstate travel. This is your chance to take your career to new heights in a dynamic and fast-paced industry!
About the Role

Create and implement a strategic plan to maximize sales in your assigned territory, fostering strong relationships with travel agencies through consistent sales calls and visits. You'll promote the brand and its products, aiming to meet and exceed sales targets while identifying new growth opportunities in the market. Regular intrastate travel will be necessary to engage with local travel partners, and interstate and international travel will allow you to represent and promote the brand on a larger scale.

Responsibilities:

* Manage a portfolio of national accounts
* Foster strong relationships with key industry influencers and decision-makers
* Drive sales through client meetings, interstate sales calls, and trade show attendance
* Maximize business activity across Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales
* Create and implement a strategic sales plan
* Promote the brand and its products
* Meet and exceed sales targets
* Identify new growth opportunities in the market
* Engage with local travel partners through intrastate travel
* Represent and promote the brand on a larger scale through interstate and international travel

Qualifications:

To succeed in this role, you'll need a minimum of 3 years' experience in the Travel and Tourism industry, ideally in a Business Development or sales position. You should have excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills, with a strong drive to achieve sales targets and a genuine passion for travel. The role requires flexibility, including the ability to work outside standard business hours when needed. Additionally, you must have full, permanent working rights in Australia and hold a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

Required Skills:

* Minimum of 3 years' experience in the Travel and Tourism industry
* Excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills
* Strong drive to achieve sales targets
* Genuine passion for travel
* Flexibility to work outside standard business hours
* Full, permanent working rights in Australia
* Valid, unrestricted driver's license

What are we offering:

Take advantage of a fantastic incentive program and enjoy discounted travel across all brands, along with the opportunity to participate in product familiarizations on our trips. You'll also gain access to exclusive employee discounts on everything from movie tickets to consumer goods, and more. A motor vehicle allowance and company mobile phone are provided to support your work, and we celebrate your milestones with birthday and loyalty rewards. Enjoy the flexibility to work from home when not traveling, while receiving comprehensive training and continuous support from a team of like-minded professionals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated sales professional who thrives on winning business and is comfortable with every stage of the sales process.

Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you'd be a great fit for our team to farah@traveltraderecruitment.com.au or call 07 3123 6107