Sales Executive - Paythorne

Sales Executive

The company

Park Leisure is an award winning Holiday Park Company with some of the most beautiful country and coastal locations throughout the UK ranging from Northumberland down to Cornwall. As one of the UK’s leading holiday park operators we pride ourselves on our five-star holiday parks, first class service and affordable luxury to suit every budget.

The park

Located in the heart of Lancashire’s stunning Ribble Valley, Ribble Valley Country and Leisure Park offers a picturesque location and a tranquil retreat for our holiday home owners to enjoy.

The role

A fantastic opportunity to work as part of a great sales team, actively promoting the park and endorsing its facilities, meeting/exceeding own sales targets. You’ll proactively identify new sales opportunities, using a variety of methods, including making use of the internet, social media and making telephone calls, to generate potential leads. You’ll use your own initiative in order to create new and exciting ideas and with the support of the Sales Manager will develop them accordingly.

You will actively participate in park events, welcoming customers to the park. You’ll give park tours to future owners, listening to their requirements and recommending specific holiday homes to suit their needs. You’ll always endeavour to exceed customer expectations, promoting the facilities and the five-star experience Park Leisure has to offer.

You’ll know your product, having an in-depth knowledge of all our holiday homes, facilities and the various packages the park offers. You’ll have a thorough knowledge of our sales process and expectations, ensuring paperwork is accurately completed following company procedures, and will close sales efficiently.

About you

You are enthusiastic, self-motivated, friendly, approachable and will contribute to the positive culture of the sales team. You’re passionate about sales and enjoy working towards targets, have excellent commercial awareness and are knowledgeable about current sales/markets. You’re reliable, thorough, honest and efficient. You’re focused, have impeccable standards and are dedicated to achieving great results.

Experience

You’ll have prior experience in a direct sales environment and will have also previously worked in a customer facing role. Ideally, you will also have previously worked in a similar environment and will have experience of selling caravans. You will be educated to grade C or above in Maths and English at GCSE level (or equivalent) and will be adept at using IT applications.

A driving licence is required in order to undertake this role.

Pay

The salary is £21,000 plus commission, with OTE being £37,250. High achievers can potentially earn more. Benefits such as pension and holiday are also on offer.

Temporary accommodation may be provided for a period of up to three months, however this will be discussed in more detail at interview stage.

Contract

The contract is based on full time hours, which will discussed in more detail at interview stage.

What to do next

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