Customer Care Specialist / Expert – Sales (m/f/d) – ab in den urlaub

As part of our Customer Care team, you will support our customers throughout their journey to their next holiday – from the first travel idea and personalised advice through to booking and beyond. You will combine a strong service mindset with an understanding of individual travel preferences and an eye for relevant sales opportunities.

At ab in den urlaub, you will work in the heart of Leipzig in modern offices and an open, supportive working environment. For more than 20 years, we have been helping people discover some of the world’s most beautiful destinations and turning their travel dreams into reality. With flat hierarchies, quick decision-making and efficient processes, you can settle in quickly and make an impact from day one.

Our motto: We bring sunshine into people’s lives.

• Travel Advice and Customer Care: You provide new and existing customers with expert advice on travel offers, holiday planning and booking options – by phone, email and chat.
• Sales and Tailored Offers: In both inbound and outbound interactions, you identify our customers’ needs, create suitable travel offers and actively advise them on the right holiday options. You identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling and also advise on additional services such as car hire, travel insurance, transfers, airport parking and excursions.
• Bookings and Systems: You manage bookings independently and accurately record all relevant travel and customer information in our booking, CRS and CRM systems.
• Service Throughout the Customer Journey: You also support our Aftersales team in handling customer enquiries, including questions about existing bookings, travel documents and payment arrangements, as well as booking changes, name corrections and cancellation requests. You assess more complex cases and refer them to the appropriate colleagues when needed.
• Quality and Customer Satisfaction: Through professional, service-focused advice, you help create a positive Customer Journey – from the first enquiry through to post-booking support. You keep our customers’ needs in mind while also contributing to our service and sales objectives.
• Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing: You work closely with teams such as Aftersales and Operations Management to ensure customer enquiries are handled smoothly. You actively contribute your knowledge and experience to the team and support effective collaboration.

Experience and Background
You have completed vocational training in the travel industry or have relevant professional experience in a travel agency, telephone-based travel advice, a call centre or with a tour operator. Knowledge of the travel industry is an advantage.

Sales and Travel Expertise
You have experience in active sales and understand the processes involved in travel advice and bookings. You are also familiar with post-booking topics such as booking changes, cancellations and complaints. You recognise sales opportunities and have experience with upselling and cross-selling.

Tools and Systems
You are confident using CRM and booking systems as part of your day-to-day work. You are also comfortable with standard Office applications and can quickly familiarise yourself with new systems and processes.

Service and Communication
You have a very good command of German, both written and spoken (C1 level), and communicate with customers in a friendly and professional manner. You see excellent customer service as an important part of a positive Customer Journey and know how to combine a customer-focused approach with a sales mindset. English language skills  are an advantage.

Working Style and Personality
You work proactively, take responsibility and focus on finding solutions. You remain composed in challenging customer situations and recognise sales opportunities while always keeping our customers’ individual needs in mind.

• Reliability: A permanent employment contract, either full-time or part-time, within our service hours (8 am–11 pm).
• More time for yourself: 30 days of paid leave, with additional days based on your length of service.
• Work-Life Balance: Mobile working is partially available.
• Appreciation: An attractive salary from day one, additional pay for working weekends and public holidays, and an anniversary programme recognising your loyalty.
• A smooth start: Guaranteed commission during your probationary period and tailored onboarding for our systems, with an experienced coach by your side.
• A predictable schedule: Your shift schedule is provided well in advance, taking employee preferences into account wherever possible.
• Room for your personal growth: Comprehensive on-the-job training on our processes and systems, as well as communication training, supports your professional and personal development. With LinkedIn Learning and long-term employee development programmes, we offer you additional opportunities to continuously develop your skills and grow with us over the long term.
• Transparency: Regular feedback meetings.
• Team spirit: A friendly, supportive team environment with regular team events.
• Benefits for you: Discounts on travel products.
• A smoother journey to work: An allowance towards your Deutschlandticket.
• Sustainability: Choose your JobRad.
• Wellbeing: With LOFINO, you will benefit from allowances for lunch and health-related expenses, as well as a special goodie for birthdays, weddings and/or the birth or adoption of a child.
• Attractive location: A centrally located office in Leipzig city centre with excellent public transport links and plenty of shopping options nearby.
• Focus on health and well-being: Company health management with a wide range of health services, including coaching, counselling and prevention programmes.

Simply apply via our careers page and send us your CV, your availability and your salary expectations. As sustainability, data protection and digitalisation are very important to us, we only accept online applications.

We actively promote diversity and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of gender, background, sexual orientation, age, religion or disability.

As part of the application process, we are obliged as a company to view and check your work permit, ID card or passport to ensure that you are entitled to work for us. Please make sure that you can provide the required documents if needed.

If you have any questions about this position or your application, you can reach us at jobs@invia.de.

You will usually receive a response to your application within two weeks.