We are looking for an experienced travel industry Operations Manager to join our small friendly team, based in North Hampshire. You will be involved in all aspects of selling tours, from lead generation through booking to tour organization, with admin and marketing support. The success of our tours is in your hands. If you are a Sales & Operations Manager looking for a new challenge, please apply. The Job: Sourcing, creating and booking travel itineraries Managing and administering group and individual bookings through to holiday completion Maintaining customer contact from initial enquiry to holiday completion and beyond Working closely with our overseas partners Managing our portfolio of tours Representing the company at shows and events in the UK Controlling mountains of paperwork Experience Required: In-depth knowledge of the long haul market Extensive travel industry experience Direct customer sales and relationship building Organising group travel Beneficial Skills / Experience: Extensive worldwide travel experience Personal specialist interests/passions Proven record of converting leads into bookings Proven travel management experience Experience working for a tour operator Creating tailormade itineraries Ability to inspire confidence in customers and suppliers Enthusiastic and self-motivated team player Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail Unflappable The Package: £27,000-£30,000 Interested: If you would like to apply for the above vacancy, please click 'APPLY' or call/email - Helen (phone number removed) (url removed)