Key Responsibilities:
This role is responsible for increasing brand awareness and supporting trade accounts in the UK to maintain relationships, promote Silversea, and identify new business opportunities within assigned call lists with the goal of increasing revenue with Gold & Silver accounts and real estate shops.
To achieve this, you will be based 4 days on the road following a specific call plan, visiting trade accounts, acting as a point of contact, and handling day-to-day queries, sales opportunities, and general sales inquiries.
You will build strong professional relationships with Store Managers, Sales Managers, and key decision-makers within stores to ensure optimum working partnerships in the development of the Silversea business.
Your contributions will help drive overall brand sales growth by identifying new opportunities that can be executed across all different business models. You will prepare reports as requested to provide insight into the Brand performance.
You will regularly visit trade partners following a weekly schedule (mix of cold calling and pre-arranged appointments), seek opportunities to increase revenue, and occasionally travel overseas for ad-hoc events and industry conferences.
Aptitudes and skills required include building external relationships to seek further business opportunities, collaborating with the Sales Team to identify and prioritize business opportunities, and maintaining accurate records of all agency interactions utilizing company-supported technology tools and processes.
Additional responsibilities may include attending conferences, meetings, and industry events when required, working some weekend or evening shifts, and meeting productivity targets, such as visiting a minimum number of agents per week.
Qualifications and Education:
* Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of working with minimal day-to-day direction
* Proven ability to achieve sales goals and drive profitable revenue growth
* Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to tactfully deal with internal and external contacts both domestic and international
* Minimum 1 year in a sales role, Cruise or luxury travel preferred
What We Offer:
* We are client-centric but put people first.
* We have a culture where everyone is trusted and valued in equal measure, whatever your role in the company.
* We are propelled by people.
* Our employees and crew are the driving force behind our success.
Employee Benefits:
* Competitive pension and private healthcare
* Life assurance cover
* Cruise request program and friends & family cruise discounts for permanent staff members