Ref: 23284 Your New Salary: Up to £30,000 Status: Fulltime/ Permanent Location: London, Zone 1 The Skills you'll need each day: MICE, group tour, Business travel, Japan, account management, sales, business development, Travel Who you'll be working for: Our client, travel operator is looking for an account executive to maintain good relationships with clients. The main duty of the role is selling /organising group packages and MICE products to clients. Obtain new clients. Japan Business Travel - Account Executive - What you'll be doing each day: * Prepare action plans and identify specific targets * Present and sell our services to current and potential clients * Create travel plans in accordance with clients’ requirement * Research the best option for the hotels, where to visit and what/where to eat etc * Take quotations for flights, entertainment and events, accommodation, meeting rooms, transfer etc * Prepare presentations, proposals, quotations and sales contracts * Follow up potential clients to receive the order * Negotiation with suppliers to meet the clients’ needs for the tour * Follow up for the collection of payment/making invoices * Sales calls/visits to obtain new clients if needed * Checking contracts with our suppliers/clients Japan Business Travel - Account Executive - The skills you need to succeed: * Ability of speaking/writing in English and Japanese at business level * Prepare presentations using Power Point, Excel or Word * Business trips might be required (both UK and abroad) * Excellent communication skills with fluent spoken and written English/Japanese (business level) * Experience in the Travel industry, especially in Sales and Operation for few years at least * Knowledge of advertising and sales promotion techniques * Ability to develop new business * Good time management skills * Persuasive * Strong interpersonal and communication skills * Able to work under pressure * Pay attention to small details Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-team-japan We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website