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Sales Manager

Candidate Source - TEAM
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£48,000 - £57,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A large exhibition centre in Birmingham is seeking a Sales Manager to enhance commercial returns and improve customer experience, offering a salary of £40,000 to £50,000.
  • The role involves leading a team of 4 consultants and requires experience in a fast-paced, target-driven sales environment, preferably with a strong sales background in dynamic markets like FMCG.
  • Key responsibilities include selling products and services, managing relationships with customer groups, and collaborating with various teams to deliver successful campaigns.
  • The position offers competitive benefits such as 25 days of annual leave, pension matching up to 7%, and private medical insurance funded by the company.
  • Candidates should have a proven ability to influence and negotiate, along with a sound commercial understanding, although exhibition sales experience is not essential.
A large exhibition centre located in Birmingham has a new and strategic role for a Sales Manager to maximise the commercial returns from exhibitions and improving the customer journey. You will be leading a team of 4 consultants, ensuring they operate on a more strategic and consultative basis.Why join us?
  • 25 days annual leave rising to 26 after one year plus all UK bank holidays
  • Free lunch and onsite parking when working
  • Potential home working options for part of the week
  • Pension matching up to 7%
  • Life Assurance cover
  • Private Medical Insurance funded by the company
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Dental, Cash Health and Holiday Buy flexible option
  • Exclusive Discounts and many more great benefits
Your duties as Sales Manager:
  • Selling products and services as agreed by the business to achieve targets. Including proactive campaign management and maximising opportunities through cross and up selling additional products and services.
  • Contributing to financial planning and delivery of forecasts and budget numbers through achieving results and controlling costs
  • Working with the Head of Fully Connected to deliver specific campaigns and success for full-service shows
  • Working closely with colleagues to build show/event specific campaigns and targets, and lead the team to deliver to them
  • Identifying and developing opportunities to increase revenue
  • Managing relationships with customer groups, ensuring all records are appropriately maintained
  • Working collaboratively, alongside the Venue Services Director and building relationships with all teams and suppliers to achieve an excellent, seamless end to end experience
  • Developing relationships with all customers and deliver a service as per venue requirements
  • Embedding the Exhibitor Response function into the team, ensuring this role supports the team to deliver to their targets
  • Introducing client specific training and support programmes, positioning the business as a trusted partner for all event delivery
  • Establishing an exhibitor reward programme that helps improve our relationships across all exhibitor groups
We’re looking for a Sales Manager with:
  • Experience of working in a fast pace, high pressure, target drive sales and service environment. Has a passion for selling and customer service.
  • Sound commercial understanding
  • Proven ability to influence and negotiate
  • Understanding of ecommerce and how to maximise ifs efficiency/commerciality
Exhibition Sales experience is not essential, but a strong sales background in a dynamic market, like FMCG, is.  To apply for this role as Sales Manager, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV.Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency.  Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to.

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