Personal Travel Expert - Bluewater in Greenhithe

It’s not just our holidays that are award-winning. Our workplaces are too! Come and join Travel Weekly's Employer of the Year. We are looking for an experienced Travel Consultant to join our store in Bluewater. Full and part time applications will be considered. To apply, please provide your CV and covering letter. We aim to respond within 7 days.

When you work in one of our beautiful stores, you’ll discover a travel career with a difference – from how we treat our team to the experience we give our customers. We call it the Kuoni Difference. You’ll sell an unrivalled range of luxury holidays, add the Kuoni touch to take things to the next level, and jet off around the world on incredible educational trips.

As a Personal Travel Expert, your personality, exceptional customer service skills and your destination knowledge is what our customers come back for time and time again. You will create and sell worldwide holidays and own your customers' journey from start to finish; from enquiry to welcoming them back onto home soil. We make sure that booking holidays are as enjoyable as the trip itself.

So what are we looking for:

• Confident & well-travelled natural conversation starters that can bring their personality to work!
• Passionate and enthusiastic about travel (with first-hand experience of multiple long-haul destinations).
• Self-motivated and dedicated to building a repeat customer base.
• Proven experience thriving within a sales environment.
• Good knowledge of the travel industry and experience in selling & designing tailor-made holidays, including knowledge of third-party products.
• Ability to manage own time effectively; there’s a lot to do before, during and after the customer journey.
• Adaptable and flexible in an ever-changing and omni-channel environment.
• Experience using booking systems or ability to pick up new systems quickly.
• Experience working retail hours (Most of our stores are open 7 days a week therefore a requirement to work 37 hours across 5 days which will include a selection of shifts including evenings and weekends).

What does a typical day look like as a Personal Travel Expert? It all starts by talking all things travel whilst your customer enjoys the in-store experience; whether it be over a glass of Champagne, a cold Peroni or sipping tea from around the world. You will deliver a personal service on a daily basis and your aim will be to inspire and create excitement for the customer by designing a holiday to match their interests, taste, spend and of course all created with absolute commitment to quality.

As part of Kuoni’s new retail vision, we wanted to offer a wider range of products to our customers – we still offer our famous tailor-made Kuoni holidays, but we have also introduced third-party products that you may feel would suit the customer better - still giving them the famous service but booking the holiday through a recommended and trusted brand.

Once your customer has booked their dream holiday with you – it’s down to you to ensure their booking experience doesn’t stop there. We go above and beyond to blow our customers away by surprising & delighting them at different touch points before they are due to travel, therefore you will also act as the customer's concierge and point of contact. Alongside exceptional customer service, you will work towards monthly sales targets and create relationships with our specialist brands and third-party suppliers.

We know that personal growth is key, so we offer ongoing training, excellent career progression opportunities and a fun, supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits for our retail team:

• Ongoing training and strong career progression opportunities.
• Chance to broaden your horizons and see the world in an exclusive way.
• Retail training & career progression.
• Opportunity to grow your own database of VIP customers and build lasting relationships.
• Opportunity to attend and organise events as a Kuoni ambassador.
• The chance to take on extra responsibilities such as running your store’s social media account or in-house projects.
• Strong recognition and internal promotion opportunities.
• Yearly overseas conferences for our Retail Store Managers & Assistant Managers.
• The unique opportunity to sell an unrivalled range of luxury holidays.
• At least one educational trip per year, gaining first-hand knowledge to share with your customers.
• Weekly opportunities to earn incentives such as cash, vouchers, experiences, accommodation, flights and holidays.
• Discounted staff travel.
• Exceptional performance-related pay.
• Friendly, fun and supportive work environment.
• £290 per year clothing allowance.
• Interest-free season ticket loan on public transport.
• Free annual family travel insurance.
• Loyal service awards to celebrate important milestones.
• Recommend a friend bonus.

Wellbeing & giving back:

• Employee Assistance Programme that provides a complete support network.
• Wellbeing support from our fully trained Heads Together Team.
• Free flu vaccinations.
• Free eye tests and money towards glasses for VDU use.
• Two days of paid leave each year to volunteer.
• Opportunities to get involved in great fundraising activities for our charity partner, Mind.

We are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all candidates feel welcomed and supported. To ensure everyone has an equal opportunity throughout the application process, we welcome you to get in touch. Our team is here to assist you at every step, whether you require additional information or support to navigate the application process.