Sales Manager- Ireland & Europe

at  Carnival UK

JOB DESCRIPTION

Princess Cruises is in search of a Sales Manager, who is crucial in supporting our brand direction and driving market performance
As the Sales Manager Europe, you will serve as the voice of Princess Cruises, playing a key role in driving growth and strengthening relationships across the trade. Your responsibilities will include sharing key information with travel partners, executing training plans to support strategic accounts, and pursuing new business development opportunities. This highly visible role will require you to engage in various development and engagement activities through both online and in-person platforms.
In this position, you will have a commercial responsibility to ensure the return on investment (ROI) for any territory budget allocation.

REQUIREMENTS: YOUR EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP

To thrive as a Sales Manager within the Princess team, we’re looking for:

• Knowledge of the travel industry and associated issues and opportunities
• Ideally you would come with international market experience.
• Someone who can think strategically but can be adaptable in a fast-paced environment
• You will be able to focus on driving market share growth by using cost of acquisition to make informed investment decisions.

ABOUT US

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.
No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.
Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.
It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.

• Achieving sales revenue targets for your assigned territory
• Supporting the Senior Sales Manager in executing strategic training plans
• Developing and delivering key sales messages to agents and briefing creative ideas for content creation
• Building brand knowledge and driving engagement with agent partners
• Understanding growth strategies for developing accounts and creating plans to enhance performance
• Establishing strong working relationships with key decision-makers across your territory
• Staying informed on the current trading climate and competitor activity, sharing insights with the wider team
• Identifying opportunities to invest budget effectively, with monthly forecasting
• Driving increased engagement with tools such as One Source, Academy Online, and Commodore status with frontline agents
• Participating in conferences, events, and FAM trips (including international travel where business needs allow)
• Collaborating with the Senior Sales Manager to meet commercial objectives within strategic accounts
  Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK08, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, we offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.