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Sponsorship Sales Executive
Leading Energy and Commodity Events / Conference business
£50,000 Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission OTE £85,000 + Fantastic Benefits
London
About the Company
Our client is a leading global price reporting, business information and events business serving the global energy sector. This successful business grew their revenue by 30% last year alone and as part of their growth plans are looking to grow their event sales team by hiring for a Sponsorship Sales Manager for the EMEA region.
Benefits for you:
- 25 days paid holiday
- Base Salary of £50,000 + Uncapped Commission, OTE £85,000
- Private healthcare
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket travel loan
- Generous and Uncapped Commission Scheme
- Hybrid working - 2 days office based / 3 days fully remote
About the Role of Sponsorship Sales Executive
We are looking to recruit for a driven and dedicated Sponsorship Sales Executive to secure sponsorship revenue from an established portfolio of events, awards ceremonies, conferences & briefings in the energy / commodity space. Based in Central London (and with flexibility to work from home 3 days per week) you will be responsible for managing and growing revenue from existing sponsors whilst going out to develop new business.
As a Sponsorship Sales Executive you will:
- Secure event sponsorship income from new and existing clients
- Identify opportunities for cross sell sponsorship packages across the portfolio of events
- Build and maintain strong external relationships with potential sponsors through telephone calls, web meetings and face to face meetings
- Project manage new and existing relationships with sponsors to ensure customer satisfaction
- Actively participate in industry events, representing the company and networking with new and existing clients
- Work towards achieving and exceeding monthly sales revenue targets
If you have a track record in B 2 B sales and account management with at least 1 - 2 years’ experience in events sales (Sponsorship Sales) and would like to work for a market leader where you can develop and progress your career, then we would love to hear from you! We are also open to seeing sales candidates with transferable skills from other sectors such as Recruitment, Advertising Sales, or Subscription Sales etc.
Your Skills & Experience
- Successful track record in Delegate Sales or Sponsorship Sales (minimum 1 - 2 years)
- Alternatively, we are open to seeing candidates with transferable sales skills
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales revenue targets in B 2 B sales
- Sales Hunter mentality with excellent negotiation skills
- Strong account management skills with the ability to network and grow accounts
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced sales culture
- Hungry, competitive, goal orientated and self sufficient
Apply now for this Sponsorship Sales Executive role. For more information, please email your CV to us. We look forward to hearing from you!
ABR Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role and specialises in placing candidates into permanent positions within Media / Digital, Technology / SAAS, Market Research, Events & Business Information.
Due to high volumes of applicants, we regret that we can only contact those who are invited to interview. Should you not have heard from us within 2 weeks you may assume you have not been successful at this time, but we thank you for your time and interest in the role.
