Sales Consultant - French Speaker
Job description
French-speaking sales role making outbound calls from home to sign up campsites and holiday parks to take bookings via Pitchup.com, and helping clients complete registration. Part-time (at least 20-25 hours per week) with a possible permanent role later.
At a glance
- Employment
- Part-time
- Work mode
- Remote · France
- Languages
- French – fluent, English – fluent
- Pay
- GBP 16 – 18 / hour
What you'll do
- Make sales calls from home to sign up campsites and holiday parks to taking bookings via the website
- Help clients complete the registration process
- Develop and maintain a strong network of contacts and support relationships with key supplier decision makers
- Discover and follow up for new accommodation
- Promote product internally and provide recommendations on product as and when required
- Monitor and analyse results, and ensure client inventory is adequate and their allocation levels meet company requirements
What we're looking for
- Proven track record of conducting new business development including B2B cold calling, ideally selling a solution
- Self-motivated to make 50 - 100 calls per shift, whilst following up emails and client communications
- Fluent in French and English
- Organised and methodical approach
- A willingness to be a 'jack-of-all-trades' for the sake of being part of a forward-thinking start-up
- At least two years' experience in a related field
- Own a computer
- Internet savvy, with good technical skills
- Ability to troubleshoot independently
- A desire to take a big part in the establishment of Pitchup.com as a modern, creative brand
- General administrative skills, as well as experience within a customer-facing sector
- Excellent communication skills and phone manner
- Switched on
- Self-starters, extremely flexible as far as tasks are concerned, and able to prioritise based on company needs while meeting tight deadlines
Your team
sales team
Friendly, multinational team; you'll work alongside account coordinators
Benefits
- Commission per campsite and uncapped 'superbonus'
- Hours can vary from week to week and can be flexible to work around you and your family
- A permanent role may be offered to the right candidate
- Some travel may be involved, but this is optional
Apply
About Pitchup.com
The leading website for outdoor holidays
Leading website for outdoor holidays, making it easy to book camping, glamping and caravan sites all over the world, with over 5,300 to choose from. Receives 33m annual visits and up to 7,500 bookings per day; £260m worth of holidays have been booked through it and it has helped 9m holidaymakers. The company is profitable and was founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com staff with a background in the holiday park sector.
Key facts
- 2009
- Travel / outdoor holidays booking
- 33m annual visits
- Up to 7,500 bookings per day
- Total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022 (a record-breaking year)
- £260m worth of holidays booked through the site
- 9m holidaymakers helped
- Launched a new mobile website this year, with the desktop version soon to follow
- 100% remote business with a team of 70 based in 10 countries
- Site translated into 17 languages
- Member of the Financial Times' FT1000 fastest growing companies in Europe
- Awarded the Platinum Trusted Service Award by Feefo for achieving a customer rating of at least 4.5 out of 5 for 3 years in a row