Sales Manager UK (m/f/x)

a&o hostels, Europe's largest hostel chain, is entering the London market. We already runs an a&o in Brighton and Edinburgh.

To represent and promote all 40+ a&o Hostels properties across Europe to the UK market, we are looking for an experienced and motivated Sales Manager (m/f/x) .

Love chatting to people? Got the gift of persuasion? We’re looking for a Sales Superstar to join our team!

We are also happy to receive applications from current: Sales Agent, Customer Service Agent.

YOUR JOB

• a&o is constantly growing – You will look after our existing customers and are responsible for the acquisition of new customers (B2C and B2B)
• You are willing to travel and take part in trade fairs and exhibitions
  You organise meetings with partners and feel confident in communicating by phone, e-mail and face-to-face meetings
• You conduct price and contract negotiations
• You have an attentive eye and observe the market and the competition
• You react to the changing demands of the market and develop new sales strategies and ways
• You manage the existing customer data with Salesforce to ensure that all communications are logged and identified

YOUR PROFILE

• You have a Bachelor degree in the field of business administration, economics, tourism or hotel management or a similar education
• Ideally, you were already able to gain some sales experience in the tourism sector
• You have an outgoing personality, like to network, have your own extensive network and can easily make new connections
• You are fluent in English (C2) any additional language is a plus
• You easily make new relevant contacts or work with your current network to boost revenue
• You like to take the lead and to act independently
• You are not afraid to share your own opinion, take initiative, and get things done
• You are able and willing to think out of the box to come up with new ideas for new markets
• You are located near or in London (car not included)

OUR OFFER

• a fulltime position with 40 hours per week
• Competitive Salary + 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), with increasing entitlement based on length of service.
• 75% - 90% discount on private accommodation in all a&o hostels (depending on company affiliation)
• Attractive corporate benefits and discounted leisure activities and events
• subsidised language courses
• 100% coverage of your public transport costs (job ticket)
• Support for your further training in the form of various training courses
• Mental Health: We offer you free and anonymous mental health coaching from our independent partner „nilo" ( , who will support you with professional, private and health-related challenges
• Of course, we provide drinks, fruit and vegetables every day
• Long-service bonuses in the form of cash bonuses and additional holiday days

We are very happy to receive your application (cover letter, resume, desired salary, earliest possibly starting-date).

Apply now!

Anni Honkanen
Interim Head of Sales International

More about a&o hostels:
As Europe's largest hostel chain, a&o is more than just a place to work - we stand for diversity, openness and a warm smile .
We live our mission ‘everyone can travel’ through fair prices and our continuous growth. With our motto ‘Stay affordable - sleep sustainable’, we are committed to affordable travel and sustainable action.
Since our founding, everyone has been welcome at a&o - no matter where you come from, what gender you are, how you love, what you believe in or what culture you belong to. We are colorful, diverse and full of team spirit - just like our guests!
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