JCA is part of the Experience Education Student Travel Group, a collective of specialist brands dedicated to delivering exceptional and memorable travel experiences for schools and groups. Over the last 4 decades, more than 3000 schools across the UK have entrusted Experience Education to facilitate educational global travel experiences for more than 1.5 million travellers, throughout 1000 incredible destinations. JCA have been providing school groups with adventure-based, outdoor learning for over 25 years. With an emphasis on enjoyment, education, and building self-confidence, their UK activity centres offer a choice of one-day visits and multi-night residentials, as well as netball and football tournament weekends. An exciting opportunity in the role of Sales Executive has become available within the JCA Sales Team. This is a 12-month fixed term position from 1st June 2025, hybrid working from our Brighton Office. What you will be doing: Establish client contact over the telephone and via email Handling all aspects of the booking to deliver a seamless, personalised service. Answering queries from clients on all aspects of their booking prior to confirmation Generating and distributing bespoke quotes Progressing quotes into bookings in our live reservation system Converting enquiries to sales and initiate follow-up procedures to ensure successful conversion Maintaining our in-house CRM system and reservation system Successful generation of revenue and volume in line with individual and team targets Proactive approach to producing and managing your call lists and other data requested by the Sales Manager Maintain up-to-date information relating to current campaigns, special offers, operational changes, product updates, competitor products and offers as required Support new product development projects and market research Implementing new business development activity, gathering market information and identifying decision makers for tours Establish repeat business to aid your personal achievements within the team What we are looking for: Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative with a desire to succeed Computer literate with use of Word/Excel and PowerPoint Ability to work to and achieve set target Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise work throughout the day Excellent communication skills – both written and oral Provide and demonstrate excellent customer service skills to clients and colleagues alik Ability to quickly grasp new products, marketing initiatives and hold a lateral thinking approach to sales Travel industry experience (desirable) Some of the benefits: Competitive salary and benefits Target based commission & bonuses Wider scope for learning, working with teams across the world Hybrid working pattern between our office and homeworking Contributory Pension scheme Career progression opportunities 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays and a bonus day off for your birthday Access to extensive online learning resources In-house training opportunities Employee discounts - Being part of Experience Education you will have access to the Benefit Hub, our discount app, which can save you money on every day spend such as your supermarket shop, high street purchases or even holidays within the group. We believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results. Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish. We are committed to driving change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensions.