Sales Manager – Charter and Cruise

Job Description

Salary
£35,000-40,000 a year plus benefits

Contract Type
Permanent

Hours of Work
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location
Thames Clippers – Clipper House, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Poplar, London E14 0JY

Closing Date
Wednesday 1st February 2023

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Full Description

Here at Uber Boat by Thames Clippers we strive to be excellent and take pride in everything we do, we trust in the power of strong teamwork, and we respect one another’s uniqueness, making it a great place to work!

As the Sales Manager – Charter and Cruise, you’ll deliver the Sales and Corporate Marketing objectives for the company’s Charter and Cruise business units.

You’ll be responsible for meeting/exceeding sales targets; developing new sales strategies and channels to maximise revenue from available fleet capacity; and building strong relationships with trade and corporate clients.

Whilst proactively promoting and managing private hire enquires and bookings; you’ll work with Port of Tilbury and the ship’s agents to ensure a high standard of service is provided to cruise operators calling at the Central London Cruise Moorings.

You’ll regularly attend meetings, conferences, and networking events making relevant contacts and representing Uber Boat by Thames Clippers to promote private hire and cruise services.

We’re looking for someone with relevant experience working in a sales or events environment. You’ll be comfortable at networking and have strong influencing and negotiating skills.

A self-starter, you’ll use your initiative to build sales pipelines and ensure our customers receive best in class service – always.

You’ll have experience of setting up and using a CRM system and have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.

We’ll give you all the training you need regarding our systems as well as a thorough induction on how we work at Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, so you will be set up for success.

Where: You’ll be based at our offices at Clipper House, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Poplar, London E14 0JY, a short walk from Canning Town tube or a hop across the river in our staff boat, from North Greenwich tube. We’re currently working 4 days in the office and 1 day remotely, but we welcome flexible working conversations.

So why apply?

Uber boat by Thames Clippers, part of AEG Europe, are London’s leading River Bus service. Our fleet of high speed catamarans provide commuters and sightseers with a unique way to travel around the capital. We carry around 4 million passengers a year and employ nearly 400 staff.

We are an entrepreneurial and inclusive organisation that was voted “Employer of the Year” at the 2017 London Transport Awards. There is real potential for internal development and promotion within our business and internal succession is one of our core principles. Our values: Trusted to do the Right Thing, Great Place to Work, Be Excellent and Respect allow our employees to excel in their careers with us and be Best In Class, Always.

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe in equality of opportunity for all and our approach to recruitment and selection is fair, open and based purely on merit. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.