Entry-Level Group Travel Sales Consultant

Company Description

If you are looking for an opportunity to break into the world of sales, Air Charter Service is currently hiring ambitious and driven candidates to join our Group Charter Division as a Sales Consultant.

Whether you have previous sales experience, have worked in a customer facing role or just have a keen interest in sales and are motivated by constant development, this could be the position for you!

WHO IS AIR CHARTER SERVICE

Air Charter Service (ACS) is a leading aircraft charter company that provides passenger and cargo aircraft charters worldwide.

To put it simply, we are the middle person between the clients and the operator. Our Sales Consultants manage the full travel/sales cycle so all our clients have to do is fly! Our clients consist of high-net-worth individuals, CEOs, celebrities, the rich and famous, and many more!

With offices across the globe, including North America, South America, Europe, CIS, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australasia, ACS offers personalized charter solutions using local knowledge.

ACS is a rapidly growing company, generating over $1 billion in revenue and arranging more than 25,000 charter flights annually.

Job Description

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Work in conjunction with Sales Executives on Administrative sales duties
• Travel on-board charters
• Assist Sales Executives on charter process; from qualifying through quoting,
• Establishes good relationships with clients and team
• Build wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organization
• Pro-actively targeting your list through outbound sales calls, emails, and visits
• Balances the demands of a work life and a personal life
• Keep up to date with market trends; controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value
• Adapts to the team, consults others and communicates proactively
• Contracting and flight setup
• Move clients to the next step in the sales process
• Building a wide and effective network of contacts inside and outside organization

THE TRAINING

We want to ensure you become the best salesperson possible and therefore have created a detailed 14-month training program for all of our employees to follow before they go live and start actively selling! 

• Month 1-6: Your first 6 months will be spent working within our Flight Services department. Here you will have intensive training on process, procedure and knowledge of how to put together flight briefs & flight sets ups whilst working closely with clients and airlines during the flight process.
• Month 7-13: After 6 months working within the flight services team, you will begin your training as a Trainee Broker. During this time, you will be assigned an experienced mentor who you will work closely with whilst you start the selling process. Supporting your mentor in any required capacity and starting to build a list of potential clients. During these months you will complete your broker training at our HQ in London – Surbiton. This classroom training consists of detailed sessions ran by both internal and external trainers and will be spent working closely alongside other Trainee Brokers from ACS offices across the globe.
• Month 14: Go live – this is when all of your hard work will be put into practice and you can actively start running your own desk, earning commission and working towards your sales KPIs.

Qualifications

WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent phone etiquette 
• Willing to learn and adaptable
• Interest in aviation and sales
• High attention to detail 
• Confident individual 
• Resilient 
• Open to travel
• Client facing
• A balance between sales and sales support
• Ability to commit to our training program

Additional Information

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

• $70K base salary + $600 monthly commission guarantee (months 7-14)
• 10% uncapped commission on top of the base salary after completion of training
• Metric-based growth progression from Trainee Broker to Director
• Job stability and leadership support of development
• Affordable health, dental and vision insurance plans through Aetna
• 401K retirement savings plan with generous employer match!
• Life insurance
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• 20 days to start in vacation time and more earned each year
• Paid sick time
• 12 paid public holidays
• Additional paid leave for your birthday, wedding, moving house, holiday shopping and more

COMPANY CULTURE

• A dynamic and fast-growing company
• Modern office with luxury amenities
• Balance between independent and team-oriented work
• A welcoming, enjoyable, and interactive environment – seasonal events and team night outings
• Future work-from-home opportunities; 1x day a week

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Diversity & Inclusion: Air Charter Service Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?

Submit your resume to us today and a member from our recruitment team will be in touch!

START DATE: ASAP