Company is looking for an exceptional marketing and sales manager to join them to ensure their hold in the market place and to grow and service their valued agent network. The successful Marketing and Sales manager will manage the overall marketing, PR and Sales of the Company.
Develop a comprehensive sales strategy that creates and monitors the communication to the sales agent network, with the overarching ambition of ensuring that the product is sold to all relevant agents abroad and locally. This includes in-country sales visits as informed by the strategy along with supporting communications and initiatives, including, but not limited to Trade shows, office visits, FAM trips, roadshows, and newsletters, social and electronic and print media.
Sales
Understand B2B nature of sales network. Familiarize with current agent Database. Ensure product pitched to PMs. Ensure product trained to consultants. Develop sales tools e.g. video, digital mailers. Strategic promotions to boost sales. Create and populate exciting and relevant familiarization trips. Sales plan and annual budget. Ability to travel abroad.
Brand Management
Brand advocacy for this type of travel. Regular agent communications. Product updates. Touchpoints and corporate identity.
Public relations
Tour Changes. Client feedback.
Tour Development
Private Tours. Budget development. Quoting.
Asap
Between R25-R30k per month
Qualification:
Matric qualification.
Needs to have the ability or experience to write / copywrite. German language a bonus! Analytical analysis of Market trends. Statistical analysis of customer data base. Analysis of International Travel markets to formulate marketing strategies. Website development / maintenance experience a plus. Exposure and experience of multi-country small group travel. Proven track record of sales in the tourism industry of at least 5 years. Ability to create sales strategy and marketing plan. Budgeting. Extreme confidence in using Excel and MS Office product suite. Social media experience / social media project development and digital marketing campaigns. Demonstrable track record of PR / Communications / graphic design or of agency management. Basic WYSIWYG experience for newsletter creation is beneficial. Driver’s license.
Gauteng
Johannesburg.
Tour Operator in Johannesburg.
Jean Rymer