[Hiring] Business Development Representative @Globus family of brands

Role Description

The role of a Business Development Representative (BDR) - Prospects is to serve the external customers and internal partners by generating and increasing sales. In this role, account managers will contact new travel advisor leads, introducing them to our products and systems and nurture them until they start making bookings.

The Business Development Representative (BDR) is responsible for:

• Qualifying leads and developing successful new partnerships with travel advisors.
• Introducing travel advisors to our brands and developing their skills and ability to sell the Globus Family of Brands travel products.
• Contacting new and current non-producing advisors, qualifying those advisors, and nurturing them to develop their first bookings with Globus Family of Brands.
• Initiating outbound calls and correspondence campaigns designed to generate and increase the number of active GFOB advisors.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 months in an outbound sales environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and email communication skills.
• Proven organizational and follow-up skills.
• Working with call center technologies and processes, including email, Web chat, interactive selling or related techniques.
• Technical and functional skills using a variety of computer applications, especially CRM.

Requirements

• The preferred candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year College or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Leisure travel product knowledge, specifically Globus family of brands products, services, features, and benefits.
• Ability to type at least 45 wpm.
• Working with points of interest/geography.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Generous benefit package including travel benefits and retirement.

Company Description

With 98+ years in travel, the award-winning Globus family of brands – consisting of Globus, Cosmos, and Avalon Waterways – creates vacations that offer travelers culture-rich experiences featuring must-see sights, the stories behind the scenes and countless joy-filled memories in more than 70 countries on six continents across the globe.

With equal measures vision and hard work; team collaboration and commitment; adaptability, honesty, and integrity as well as a genuine love for all-things-travel, the Globus family of brands – a leader in international travel – now offers unparalleled, perfectly planned tours; inventive, inspiring cruises and modern, independent vacation packages to millions of travelers.