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Business Development Executive

Australasian Recruitment Company
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£80,000 - £96,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • The position is for a Business Development Executive on a 12-month temporary contract, potentially leading to a permanent role, focused on advertising and media sales for the UK's largest trade show in sustainable sectors.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 1 year of corporate sales experience and will be responsible for identifying potential clients, generating leads, and selling exhibition stands and packages.
  • The role involves maintaining records in Salesforce, developing client relationships, and creating proposals, while collaborating with the event planning team to meet client expectations.
  • Successful applicants should possess strong communication skills, be highly organized, and comfortable in a phone-based sales environment, with a preference for those with additional sales and customer service experience.
  • Salary details are not specified, but the position requires a full-time commitment of 5 days in the office.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVEA 12-month temporary contract with the potential to go permanent working in an advertising and media sales for the UK’s largest trade show within sustainable heat, water, air and energy sectors.  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE ROLE:
  • Identifying and targeting potential clients through market research, industry events, and networking
  • Generating leads and building a robust pipeline of potential business opportunities
  • Selling exhibition stands and packages for the trade show annually
  • Keeping a clear and accurate record of activities, opportunities, and sales via Salesforce CRM system
  • Developing and maintaining strong relationships with prospective and existing clients to encourage repeat business and referrals
  • Creating compelling proposals and presentations to showcase event services and capabilities
  • Meeting and exceeding sales targets and revenue goals
  • Collaborating with the event planning team to ensure that client expectations are met or exceeded
  • Preparing reports on sales performance and market trends
  • Travelling to industry events domestically and internationally depending on experience
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE ESSENTIALS:
  • Minimum 1 year of corporate sales experience   
  • Must be able to work 5 days based in the office
  • An excellent communicator, both verbal and written
  • Highly organised with a pro-active working style
  • Team player and the ability to offer support outside of main responsibilities
  • Problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Sales experience preferable
  • Customer service experience preferable
  • Previous phone based experience
  • Comfortable working within a phone based role
  • Tech savvy being proficient with Microsoft 365 and being able to pick on internal systems quickly
If you feel that you fit the above criteria then please apply today by submitting your CV to us. Please note due to the high volume of applications that we receive only successful applicants will be contacted. For information on how we process personal information please refer to our website: How We Use Your Personal Information. At Australasian Recruitment Company we are committed to an Equal Opportunities policy and make employment decisions by matching business needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities) gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.