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Event Sales Executive

We are excited to advertise a fantastic Event Sales Executive opportunity for an exciting, international events company with great perks!

Worldwide travel, great commission, and fantastic career progression opportunities. This really is a unique opportunity for someone looking to embark on a career within commercial event sales.

Our client is an international publishing and events business focused on the transport and logistics sectors. We are seeking an Event Sales Executive to join a growing division selling sponsorship and delegate packages to a global client base on their portfolio of conferences. You will be responsible for selling across a variety of events which would take place in North America and Europe.

You’ll be joining a small, dynamic team which encourages everyone to have a voice and bring innovative ideas to projects. With flexible working options partly based in their South London Sutton office, you will be required to travel internationally to key industry exhibitions and conferences in the UK, Europe, and North America.

Our client offers fantastic benefits such as hybrid/flexible working, 28 days annual leave, excellent wellbeing initiatives, pension and life insurance, and global travel!

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the revenue budgets across the portfolio.
• Maximise revenue through development of new business and key accounts (new business will come from a mix of incoming leads and your pro-actively sourced leads)
• Meet the event revenue targets set by your line manager
• Able to work as part of a collaborative team e.g. with Marketing and Operations and ensure all activities are considered from a customer viewpoint
• Strategically plan your international field sales activity to coincide with visits to international exhibitions within your area

About You:

• Excellent face-to-face, telephone, video calling and written communication skills
• Provide exceptional customer service at all times
• Confident, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability to write tailored proposals to match client’s requirements
• Be resilient and focused
• Self-motivated
• Growth mindset: ability to learn and take feedback

Location: Sutton, South London (3 days a week in the office)

Salary: £23,000- £25,000 plus generous uncapped commission

Job code: 882939

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

Poster's Information:

Name:ALBANY APPOINTMENTS

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