Scott Dunn is an award-winning luxury tour operator creating tailor-made holidays to destinations all over the world. With offices in the UK, US and Singapore, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding service to all our guests from the moment they begin their research online, right the way through to post-holiday evaluations.
Reporting to the Team Leader and General Manager, and joining the Sales Department, we are seeking a new Travel Consultant and would welcome you to apply as an internal candidate.
The Opportunity
Joining our Singapore Office, we are seeking a Travel Consultant eager to create travel experiences that inspire and instil a love for travel in our guests as voracious as their own. This involves taking ownership for all aspects of selling luxury, tailormade holidays to our discerning guests, whilst navigating and creating experiences across specialist destinations.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):
- To take ownership of all aspects of selling and booking a holiday, including written and verbal quotations and holiday documentation
- To work towards individual and team sales targets and meet Key Performance Indicators
- To develop excellent product knowledge for immediate sales area but also within all areas of the Scott Dunn portfolio
- To support all marketing initiatives including brochure production, website management, email campaigns, PR and promotional events
- To meet guests on a face-to-face basis when required
- To contact guests on their return to receive feedback and create new enquiries
- To learn and become conversant with all computer software applications
- To work closely with all departments and Sales teams
- To deliver excellent guest service at all stages of booking and demonstrate the key values of Scott Dunn
Duties
The duties that derive from these responsibilities include but are not exclusive to:
- Taking responsibility for the guest journey from first contact to post travel and repeat travel
- Demonstrating excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all communication with guests
- Speaking to all guests on the phone and organising their holiday, by effectively listening to the guest and their requirements
- Inviting guests to the travel lounge when appropriate, or meeting them at their request
- Using sales skills to convert enquiries into bookings
- Responding to all enquiries in an efficient and timely manner
- Handling high volumes of guest phone calls during peak periods
- Management of invoices including handling payments, collecting guest details and organising pre-arrival information
- Completing all travel documentation within specified time frames
- Maintaining contact with guests between booking and departure date, including arranging all concierge requirements
- Recording essential data and information using Scott Dunn’s IT software
- Acting on any feedback or complaint swiftly to ensure a great guest experience, liaising with the Guest Relations Manager where necessary
- Booking of guest flights and managing reservations through Travelport
- Attending all internal and external training courses
- Conducting familiarisation trips abroad and presenting back to teams and update website
- Attending trade shows, and promotional events in Singapore and abroad
- Training colleagues with knowledge gained from areas visited
- Accounting for costs and margins on each booking
- Contributing to the team over and above standard sales and service requirements
- Such other duties as management may reasonably require from time to time
About You
Naturally, travel will be a deep passion of yours, and you will have extensive knowledge across the product-areas. Previous travel sales experience is not essential for this role, although it would be advantageous, with other requirements including:
- Sales driven with a keen eye for numbers
- Enthusiastic and polite telephone manner
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proven organisational skills
- Previous experience of delivering exceptional customer service
Values & Behaviours
All employees must promote, understand, and apply Scott Dunn’s workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence the values as part of the application process.
- In the know - Start by listening. We take the time to understand our guests’ and colleagues needs. Be Precise. We take pride in getting every detail right. Own it. We deliver on commitments we make.
- In the Detail - Love learning. We energetically seek out and share new ideas and insights. Embrace feedback. We continuously seek to improve by sharing and accepting honest feedback. Work with the best. We attract, retrain and partner with the best.
- Inspiring - Look to the future. We constantly seek opportunities to make travel memorable and sustainable. Be more we. We work together collaboratively and value different viewpoints. Win together. We celebrate each other’s successes and have fun.
Location
We aim to find someone who would be office based in our Singapore office.
Why work for Scott Dunn
In return for your expertise and commitment to our values of in the detail, in the know, and inspiring;
- We support your career growth – We provide you with career progression aligned with your chosen career path, access to internal job opportunities across Scott Dunns global offices, as well as across 30+ brands spread across 93 cities worldwide as part of Flight Centre Travel Group
- We give you the tools to succeed – We provide personal and professional development enabled by our award-winning Learning and Development team, comprehensive familiarisation, and educational trips, unlimited access to LinkedIn learning amongst other professional and personal development platforms.
- We recognise and reward your success and loyalty – We run commission and bonus incentive schemes to compliment competitive salaries, as well as a company loyalty scheme, which includes a personal travel fund for each staff member and 18 days annual leave plus bank holidays that rises by 1 day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 28).
- We celebrate your excellence – With monthly, quarterly, and annual recognition schemes and awards, alongside the opportunity to win a place at Flight Centre Travel Groups annual Global Gathering, we celebrate excellence in all forms.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Scott Dunn we champion equality, diversity, and inclusivity in all its forms and are signatories of both the Race at Work and the Diversity in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure charters. As part of our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and recognises the value of differences.
Should you require any support or accommodations as it relates to our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@scottdunn.com for further information or alternative application processes to support your requirement.
