Sales Manager Job – Exhibition Sales – Northeast London

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 + £20k OTE uncapped + 25 Days Holiday + Healthcare

Sales Manager job for one of the UK’s leading and multi-award winning exhibition and publishing companies. You will be joining their lifestyle consumer portfolio, selling sponsorship, exhibition space and digital solutions. Ideally you will come from an exhibition / event sales background, but they are also happy to consider strong, consultative B2B sales from other sectors. You will be a targeting a wide range of companies from the lifestyle, technology, retail, home décor, gifting and food & drink markets.

Currently a team of just over 100, they have won multiple awards for their events, they are renowned for delivering exciting and engaging shows, attracting over £1m visitors every year. They entertain, inspire, inform and connect with people and businesses. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative and fun team, supporting the successful delivery of their leading shows.

About the role:

- Selling exhibition space, sponsorship packages and digital solutions

- Split between new business and account management / rebooks

- Manage weekly and monthly sales pipeline

- Attend weekly sales meetings to discuss updates, floorplan management, pipelines and forecasts

- Working to revenue targets across both exhibition and digital

- Lead generation through attendance of competitor events and online

- Create and present client proposals

- Communicate with sales, sponsorship, marketing, editorial, operations and show management

- Liaise with finance to ensure all contract deals are finalised

- Update CRM system and all related sales and event administration

- Attendance of all live shows in your portfolio

- Client account management from sale to post-event.

The ideal candidate:

- 3+ years’ experience in B2B Sales

- Experience in exhibition / event sales would be an advantage

- Passion for lifestyle brands

- New business hunter and account manager

- Demonstrable track record of meeting revenue targets and KPIs

- Highly organised

- Ability to attend portfolio events, clients and competitor shows when required.

Benefits:

- Salary £35,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience

- £20k OTE (uncapped)

- Bonus

- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Birthday

- Healthcare

- Progression opportunities

- Summer and winter parties

- Free Parking.

Sales Manager job based in Northeast London – Sales Recruitment Agency – Contact Kelly Armour – Job Ref: LTSJB36

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