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We’re thrilled to once again be recruiting EXCLUSIVELY for our customer. This award-winning travel business is looking for a Business Development Manager to join their hugely successful business, which has offices throughout Europe. Over the last few years, this business has grown both in customer revenue and business acquisition and has even greater plans to dominate the niche sector in which it operates.

The company believes that passion and determination are the ingredients for a flourishing career in sales with them.

As a Business Development Manager, you will enjoy a competitive salary with performance-based incentives, the flexibility of remote working, access to a supportive company culture, opportunities for professional growth through training and development, and exclusive travel discounts.

Job Description:

In this role you will drive the growth of the UK holiday accommodation portfolio by identifying, securing, and managing relationships with new lodge and holiday park partners. You will represent the brand with credibility and commercial insight, balancing strategic thinking with creative flair to deliver results.

• Source and contract new lodge and holiday park locations
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with owners, operators and third-party suppliers
• Represent the brand at industry events and within the UK holiday sector
• Manage relationships across a range of stakeholders, from landowners to private equity firms
• Arrange and attend site visits to support recruitment of new partners
• Advise on ways to enhance owner investment performance
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure effective presentation and promotion
• Monitor and report on park performance using both data and insights
• Deliver weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reports
• Continuously seek opportunities to grow the accommodation portfolio

Experience Required:

• Experienced in business development with a strong track record of success
• Comfortable working with a basic and high target driven commissions
• Strong communicator including visual presentations in person and video
• Confident in relationship-building
• Proactive and curious, constantly seeking new opportunities and insights
• Experience using analytical tools to inform decisions

Benefits and Perks:

• Great Salary plus fantastic OTE
• Hybrid car
• Excellent Company Culture
• Training and development

Click here to apply for this Business Development Manager job, which is being recruited by Fiona Morrison-Arnthal and Ambitions Travel Recruitment, a boutique recruitment agency, specialising in leisure travel and luxury hospitality roles, and known for sourcing hard-to-find talent.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Travel Arrangements

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