Boat Sales Representative

**About Us**

Le Boat is part of the Travelopia group, which is one of the world’s leading specialist travel companies, private equity owned by KKR, Travelopia is headquartered in the UK with offices and marine bases all over the world. **Le Boat** is the world’s leading provider of inland waterway boating holidays. Currently operating 37 bases in 9 countries, with a fleet of 950 charter boats, we attract more than 120,000 customers from all over the world each season. A global business working in 45 sources markets around the world with 6 sales offices (UK, Canada, Germany, France, South Africa & Australia). We have been established for over 50 years and are passionate about providing outstanding quality and service.

**The Role**

The primary focus of this role is to market and sell to FRANCE-BENELUX market with the potential to expand to other markets, you will be selling canal boats into the Le Boat Ownership Program in coordination with Le Boat Boat Sales Manager and Le Boat Charter Sales Team. This is a full time position located at Castelnaudary office we offer hybrid working so the opportunity to work from home is available as well as office visits regularly. This role may later expand to other Boat Sales activities and may require some travel including trips to Europe to meet with management, travel to boat shows and other exhibits open houses, or customers which may require work on weekends.

**What You'll Be Doing**
- Quickly master Le Boat products and Ownership Programs, and professionally handle inquiries from owners, charter clients, and internal teams
- Become proficient in HubSpot to revive prospects, and convert leads into sales.
- Follow up with new leads to meet or exceed sales and margin targets.
- Manage the full sales process from contact to closing.
- Build strong relationships with the Boat Sales Manager in France and the Marketing teams, as well as collaborate with the Charter Boat Sales Teams across markets for cross-selling.
- Contribute to marketing strategies alongside the sales/charter marketing team and assist in translating sales materials and brochures.
- Help organize and attend boat shows, trade shows, and events.
- Occasionally travel to charter bases and other offices as needed.
- Handle the administration, from maintaining accurate transaction records, getting required signed approvals, and creating contracts, bills of sale and closing documents.

**What We're Looking For**
- Native French speaker with good English speaking skills
- Experienced sales professional with a proven track record in high-ticket products, we are particularly interested if you have a background in selling real estate and properties
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels
- Flexible and adaptable, with an entrepreneurial approach
- Highly organized, self-motivated, with perseverance and a strong work ethic
- Confident closer, quickly gaining credibility with clients
- Skilled in delivering impactful presentations in person, by phone, or in writing
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; Hubspot experience is a bonus

**About You**
- Friendly, positive, and resilient, with a talent for building relationships
- Commercially driven with a tenacious approach to delivering outstanding results
- Passionate about putting customers first and providing excellent service
- Problem-solver who understands business needs and develops tailored solutions
- Takes personal accountability for achieving results
- Highly adaptable, bouncing back from challenges with a "bring it on" mentality

**Working with us**
- Competitive basic salary, commission structure, and benefits package
- Flexible hybrid working pattern
- Various employee discounts and offers

We believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results.

Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish. We are committed to driving change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensions.

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