Role overview
About this role
<p><strong>Work/life balance</strong> – we need 8 hours from you a day, but how you deliver it is optional:</p> <ul> <li>The option to work from home from time to time </li> <li>Access to staggered start and finish times when you are in the office</li> <li>Flexible lunch breaks of between 30 to 90 minutes</li> <li>23 days holidays that INCREASES by 1 day EVERY 2 years (you can always sell them back to the company if you don’t need them!)</li> <li>An extra day off on your birthday (our way of ensuring you can celebrate properly!)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Environment</strong> – its busy, its demanding, its frantic…but its FUN!</p> <ul> <li>A team driven social committee who make sure we run at least 4 company subsidised events a year</li> <li>Every day is “dress down day”</li> <li>Various spontaneous team games, challenges and competitions</li> <li>Regular information and discussion about the company; its vision, strategy and performance</li> <li>A very informal and extremely friendly atmosphere – our team are here because they want to be</li> <li>The opportunity to meet our clients, often travelling overseas!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Training </strong>– you bring the motivation and we’ll give you the tools to do the job:</p> <ul> <li>A thorough induction to welcome and ease you into our business culture</li> <li>A bespoke, clear and visual development system designed to quickly help you achieve success</li> <li>Our unique consultant training programme that reflects our business model</li> <li>Industry and sector sessions with our knowledge guru’s</li> <li>Systems training to become familiar with our own “AVRESO” CRM system</li> <li>Ongoing coaching from our specialist external training provider</li> <li>Access to a fantastic range of training through our membership with <strong>The Recruitment Network</strong> <strong>(TRN)</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Money</strong> – we want to make sure our teams are rewarded for their efforts:</p> <ul> <li>Competitive basic pay of between £20k to £35k depending on experience</li> <li>A market-leading, uncapped ladder commission scheme linked to performance and reaching 30%</li> <li>Inexperienced consultants who perform well could expect to achieve commission of around £7k yr1, £25k yr2, 36k yr3</li> <li>Experienced consultants who excel could see combined basic & commission OTE in excess of £100k</li> <li>An annual flexible benefits package worth £500</li> </ul> <p>In short, joining us at AeroProfessional offers limitless career opportunities, industry-leading (not to mention life-enhancing) benefits, outstanding financial rewards and an overall fantastic company culture to be a part of.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>Our Sales team are the driving force behind our business. They’re the ones out with our clients, improving on our already outstanding reputation in the market – building relationships, sharing their expert market knowledge and bringing in new business. And that’s because they have that rare ability to generate sales, whilst delivering the kind of customer-service that inspires trust. Whatever experience you join us with, you can expect all the support you need to help you be the best you can be. But to start with, you’ll need to bring us the kind of entrepreneurial spirit and resilience that’s essential to propel your career to the next level.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></p> <ul> <li>Selling business solutions to both warm and cold potential clients</li> <li>Reviewing industry media to broaden your knowledge and generate new business leads</li> <li>Negotiating headline terms for commercial contracts</li> <li>Building relationships and managing accounts</li> <li>Liaising and networking with clients, candidates, airlines and aircraft operators</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you’ll need</strong></p> <ul> <li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills</li> <li>Genuine interest in the aviation, airline or travel sectors – whilst aviation knowledge is a bonus, if you’ve got a real passion for the airline or travel industry (like we all have), we’ll help you grow that further so that you can quickly establish yourself.</li> <li>Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)</li> <li>Sales or recruitment experience or a strong desire to make sales your career of choice</li> <li>Excellent IT skills</li> <li>Superb organisational, communication, presentation and listening skills</li> <li>To enjoy hard work, thrive under pressure and like working to targets</li> <li>Any additional language skills are a bonus</li> </ul> <p>If this sounds like you, you could be on track to join us at our modern, high-end offices at Farnborough Airport, the “birthplace of British aviation”. If you’ve liked what you’ve seen and want to learn more, please get in touch with Mike.</p>