Looking for Business Development jobs or Sponsorship Sales Executive jobs in London? Are you a charismatic communicator looking for high earning potential? Want to work in sales in the corporate events industry? Apply for this Delegate Sales Executive job in London today! Company profile – Corporate events specialist In this Business Development Executive role, you’ll be joining a market-leading corporate events business, an industry worth $286.3 billion.
The business is focused on delivering valuable and actionable insights for their ‘C’ & ‘D’ Suite client base across multiple of the world's biggest industries i.e. Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Sustainability. They run flagship events in world-renowned venues across the UK and Europe with an absolute focus on ensuring the best-in-industry return on investment for their client base.
Due to continued success, vacancies have opened up in both the Delegate and Sponsorships sales teams.
Job Description – Graduate Sales Executive This company is looking for outstanding professionals who are money-motivated and hungry for a successful career in Sales.
The ideal candidate will enjoy researching and mapping the market, connecting with senior-level decision makers, building a trusting rapport with them over the phone by going into deep consultative discussions, and ultimately providing them with specific business development strategies to overcome their challenges.
In this Sponsorship Sales Executive role, you will be joining either the Delegate Sales team or the Sponsorship Sales team.
Key responsibilities – Graduate Sales Executive In this Business Development Executive role, you will be responsible for:
- Engaging with leads already on the database.
- Sourcing and generation of new leads through cold calling.
- Researching and identifying industry challenges and trends in the specific verticals (i.e. Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, etc).
- Market research to identify new contacts to maintain and develop the market-leading database you will be working from.
- Researching and collating trading information on each company contacted.
- Contacting clients and new business leads by phone to sell and secure new business contracts.
- Achieving targets of each event.
- Managing client communications leading up to each event.
- Progressing your knowledge of, and relationships with, each market you are personally responsible for to increase year-on-year attendance and identify new event opportunities
- Eventually managing end-to-end sales cycles independently, with hands-on support and training from your manager.
- Working with the Delegate Acquisition, Production, Marketing and Event Management teams on the continuous improvement of our events.
Job requirements – Graduate Sales Executive For this Sponsorship Sales Executive job, the company are looking for:
- Someone who is driven by a genuine desire for commercial success and is motivated by performance-related earnings.
- Prior experience in sales is highly beneficial.
- A real team player – there’s no room for egos here, we succeed together.
- An exquisite communicator (oral and written).
- Ability to handle pressure – a Salesfloor demands results and high output.
- Someone who thrives in a diverse, high-performing, and fast-paced environment.
- Ability to connect with senior, successful business leaders and owners, and to present concepts clearly and persuasively.
- Someone confident, motivated, and target-driven.
- Ability to have consultative conversations, ask questions and “actively listen”.
- Enthusiasm and energy to work both individually and as part of a team.
- A strong work ethic with the passion and drive to learn and progress.
Perks of the job – Graduate Sales Executive - Competitive starting salary of £25,000 - £30,000 (depending on previous sales experience) with fantastic earning potential.
- Uncapped commission structure, commission accelerators in place, with an estimated minimum of +£10k in bonuses in your first year.
- Buzzing office in Tower Hill.
- Full training and consistent support to develop your sales, client management, research and business development skills, and the chance to become an expert in corporate events.
- Progression into sales team management/leadership available.
- High-reward environment - success is rewarded with company trips, time off etc.
- An organisation that believes, wholeheartedly, that a great culture = great success. Happy people make productive and successful companies!
- Incentives and social get-togethers.
Looking for Business Development jobs, Delegate Sales roles, or Sponsorship Sales jobs in the corporate events industry? If you're a driven, money-motivated, and personable graduate with great communication skills, apply for this Business Development Executive role in London today!
