Vacation Planner, Inbound Sales

THE ROLE Vacation Planner, Inbound Sales creates happy guests by greeting incoming calls from direct customers, to educate, consult, and help to transform travel dreams into vacations realities.

THE POSITION

The Vacation Planner, Inbound Sales is responsible for the following results:

· Reaching and exceeding sales objectives by selling travel packages and product up-sells

· Handling inbound and outbound sales calls and e-mails using GVI's sales protocols

· Maintaining customer satisfaction by ensuring customers receive accurate, timely, and quality information about the products we are supplying

· Answering primarily customer inquiries by maintaining knowledge of key differences, mail campaigns, product knowledge, and destination expertise

· Cultivating and maintaining on-going relationships with customers and influencing product loyalty

· Developing business relationships and fostering a spirit of cooperation with GVI departments as needed to serve the needs of customers

· Contributing to a team effort by accomplishing related results or projects as needed

· Handling special projects as assigned through detailed program knowledge and interpersonal skills

EDUCATION

The preferred candidate will hold an Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience in customer service, sales, or travel industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

The preferred candidate has noteworthy experience in the following areas:

· A minimum of three months or more experience in a sales capacity within a call center environment

· Demonstrated ability to write effective email communication

· Demonstrating the importance of service in retaining customer loyalty

· Building client and customer relationships

· Technical and functional skills using a variety of computer applications. In-house this includes the Tip Reservation System, Intranet, Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, and may include airline GDS'

· Ability to type at least 45 words per minute

· Working with points of interest/geography

· Knowledge of GVI products, services, policies, and features (key differences)

· Ability to work in a call center environment that includes structure, shifts, performance measurements, etc.

EOE

While performing this job, it will require: Eight (8) hours or more a day of sitting; walking; standing; bending; answering the telephone; entering data into the computer; retrieving data from the computer or analyzing data from reports.