Sales Consultant

Requisition ID:  2311
Department:  Sales
Work Type:  Hybrid
Application Close Date:  20th of May 2024

Intrepid Travel was born in 1989 with the simple mission to create positive change through the joy of travel.

More than 34 years later, we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with more than 1000 small group trips in over 120 countries. After all these years, we’ve stayed true to our mission, ensuring our adventures are good for the places we go, good for the communities we visit and good for our travellers. That’s why we carbon offset all our trips and support local communities but we’re not stopping there. We want to be the best travel company not just in the world, but for the world.

The world needs more Intrepid people: 

 

As a Sales Consultant with Intrepid you’ll be responsible for the end-to-end selling, consultation and booking for group and tailored fully independent trips! This position will offer you a lot of variety as you’ll also be a part of product development, itinerary building – all while being the primary contact point for our travellers!  

 

With a goal of growing sales, increasing our product range and building excellent relationships with customers you’ll help drive the success of Intrepid Central America!  This is a full-time position based in Bogota, Colombia and will operate on a hybrid basis. 

 

A love of travel is a must have! With it you’ll bring with you: 

 

  • Strong destination/regional and local travel knowledge  

  • Significant travel industry experience  

  • Previous Sales experience, with the ability to build strong relationships and rapport  

  • Advanced level of Excel, Word and Outlook 

  • Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) 

  • Willingness to collaborate in other areas of work when required. 

 

You’ll have excellent customer, sales and influencing skills, you will always be highly customer focused and be driven to achieve results. 

   

A bit about our people:

Our team reflects the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit. Our team is made up of 58 nationalities across 46 countries, and Intrepid recognises that diversity makes us a stronger business. With a commitment to breaking down barriers, we support a culture where people can be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, people living with a disability, people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, and people from different ethnicities, races, and religions. 

Work perks:

  • We offer flexible work options, including work-from-home, and work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks a year
  • Employees receive a free Intrepid trip every year! As well as generous discounts available for families, and close friends
  • 5 extra days of leave annually, for use when travelling on an Intrepid trip
  • Our global leave benefits are aimed at supporting gender equity, so we offer a minimum of 10 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions. 
  • Access to incredible e-learning platforms, and professional development via our Elevate Mentor program
  • We provide an Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family
  • We want to support the causes that are important to you, that’s why we offer 20 hours of volunteer leave every year.

If you’re here to inspire, create, share, and lead in what you do, we want to hear from you. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible – we may close advertising early if the right person is identified.