Junior Sales Specialist

We are SunExpress. Uniting people, countries, and cultures for more than 35 years. Founded as a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines in 1989, we are a true sun specialist offering numerous direct connections between Europe and Türkiye (Turkey).

Besides flying our guests to many idyllic holiday destinations in Türkiye, we reconnect them with their families and loved ones with our direct flights from Europe to many Anatolian cities. Our success story relies on our valued passengers who choose to fly with us as well as more than 4,800 dedicated employees, who serve our customers to the highest standards.

We do our very best to remain high-flyers for another 35 years and continue to offer our guests high-quality services. Our two headquarters are in sunny Antalya, widely known as Türkiye's tourist capital, and in the very heart of Europe, in Frankfurt/Main. Another key hub is Izmir on Türkiye’s Aegean coast, with additional bases in Dalaman and Ankara.

Junior Sales Specialist is responsible for driving and growing SunExpress’ B2B sales, Fix Allotment and Full Charter business in the Türkiye and ROW Market. The role focuses on developing sales, managing Full Charter request, B2B Protocols, Fix Allotment and other agreement/reservation process.

Moreover, Junior Sales Specialist is responsible for supporting TR area sales team and maximizing revenue opportunities in close collaboration with B2B Relation, Revenue Management, Marketing, Steering, Agency Support and other related department.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow relationships with travel agencies and tour operators
• Manage and follow up on agreements throughout the contract process
• Responsible from reservations management for all contracted agreements
• Coordination of full charter flight requests and related operational processes
• Providing back-office support to the area sales team
• Refer and coordinate group requests with Group Sales Department
• Meet with and promote sales to existing and new clients
• Coordinate marketing and sales activities with internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor market developments, competitor activity, and emerging industry trends
• Represent SunExpress at industry events, trade fairs, workshops, and partner meetings

• University degree or relevant tourism qualification
• Minimum 2 years' experience in the airline or Tourism industry 3 years
• Commercial background with experience in negotiations, contracting, and key account management
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and work across multiple business functions
• Excellent English language skills. German and/or Russian language skills are preferred
• Ability to use MS Office applications and CRM tools to manage customer relationships and improve sales performance
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Strong commercial mindset with a results-driven approach
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to develop and maintain strategic partnerships
• High degree of initiative, ownership, and accountability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Affinity for digital technologies and distribution systems
• Effective organizational, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills

SunExpress, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcomes all applicants independent of individual differences. We believe that having a diversified talent is our biggest strength. All decisions about our current and potential talent are based solely on criteria that have nothing to do with an applicant's attributes that are irrelevant to job performance; at SunExpress, we only focus on competency, know-how, skills, and experience.