Do you have a have a strong, confident phone manner and a huge passion for the US and Florida? We are looking for friendly target driven individual to join our busy Contact Team on a full time 40 hour contract. As a member of our Contact Team Advisor, you will play a vital role in assisting holiday dreams come true. Your aim is to call all customers who make an enquiry with us on our website to see if they would like to speak to one of our USA Travel Specialists. We know by speaking with our customers and understanding all their needs we’re able to find them the right holiday at the best deal. Your Duties will include: Driving performance in line with set targets Making 300 – 600 outbound calls per day Responding to customer emails Assisting with any daily troubleshooting Distributing enquiries to the sales agents Participating in team meetings Implementing our ‘Love Ocean’ way in every call Reporting to Sales Management on a daily basis with all Contact Team related activity As part of our commitment to fostering a flexible work environment, this role is designed as a hybrid position. We encourage candidates living nearby to be available to work in the office 2 days a week in the Office. For those residing at a distance, we are open to exploring flexible arrangements to ensure a successful and collaborative work experience. Working hours will be 5 days x 8 hours for the 40 hours contract. Shifts will be between the hours of 9:30am - 7:30pm. You will need to work 5/8 weekend days. These hours are subject to change according to business needs. Who should apply? The Ideal candidate will have experience speaking to people over the phone and used to hitting targets. They also must have: Excellent telecommunications, written communications and transferring calls Good customer service skills Ability to multi-task, and work on own initiative Self-motivated while approaching work with a positive “can do” attitude Flexible to adapt to an ever-changing environment. About You About Us Ocean Holidays was founded in 2004 by two sets of brothers: Daniel and David Ox and George and Harry Hastings, who are still very much active in the business today. They set out selling holidays with no website, just a handful of staff and Teletext as their only form of marketing. From these humble beginnings, Ocean Holidays was created, and the company now consists of three unique and distinct travel brands. Ocean Florida, the largest direct to consumer Florida specialist of its kind in Europe; personalised travel management company, Winged Boots which leads in luxury leisure followed by business travel; and Ocean Beds, the largest worldwide provider of Florida vacation home rentals to the global travel trade. With Headquarters in Romford, and another in Davenport, Florida. Ocean Holidays continues to innovate and evolve within the travel industry. In January 2023 Ocean Holidays were awarded the inaugural Employer of the Year award at the Travel Weekly Globes, followed by the Travel for All Award in January 2024, for its industry-leading accessibility programme. As one of the UK’s fastest-growing travel companies, Ocean Holidays continue to provide an environment where its people can thrive, and where growth and great culture go hand-in-hand. There are many benefits that you can expect in return for your dedication and your commitment to making our customer’s dreams come true: • Discounted personal travel and a dedicated staff travel agent that will organise your holiday. • Private Health Care after probation passed -WPA - discounted gym membership at Nuffield Fitness & Wellbeing Gyms and Fitness First, Spabreaks.com and Yourgolftravel etc. • Profit Related Pay • Flexible/remote/hybrid working to promote our culture of supporting work/life balance. • An Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential information, advice, and support 24 hours a day. This includes advice on health, relationships, money, career, retirement, and many other areas of support. • Access to free professional financial advice • Enhanced family-friendly policies • One Ocean Forum – a group of employees representing the interests of all employees. • Long service awards • Honest, transparent, and two-way communication via regular newsletters and regular virtual and in-person Town Halls • Cost of test and contribution towards glasses • Life Insurance • Additional holiday days based on length of service • Christmas saving scheme. • Day off on your birthday • 2 x ‘Do the Right Thing’ days (dedicated charity days) • Reward Gateway Employee discount platform that gives easy access to savings at hundreds of retailers • Cycle to work scheme. • Smart Tech after probation