Event Sales Manager

Role: Event (Delegate) Sales Manager
Location: Brighton & Hove
Hours: Full Time - Permanent
Salary: Up to 32,000 + OTE depending on experience

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Event (Delegate) Sales Manager to join one of our longstanding clients, an exciting and innovative company in Brighton and Hove. You will be liaising with senior decision-making clients and selling delegate passes across a portfolio of high growth international B2B conferences.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
• An extra personal day for your birthday or cultural celebration, plus a volunteer day to support a charity.
• Contributory pension, life assurance, and group income protection.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave.
• Wellbeing support including a healthcare cash plan, EAP, virtual GP, and wellbeing resources.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

About you:

• Previous experience in B2B Telesales role selling to senior decision makers with a track record of high achievement
• Experience using Salesforce is essential with experience maintaining & managing campaigns highly desirable
• Ability to mentor, support and deliver training to junior team members
• Self-driven and motivated with the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Natural curiosity and passion for sustainability
• An international outlook and interest in current affairs
• Proficient IT skills including MS Office
• Ability to speak additional languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic or Mandarin, is strongly desirable
• Willingness to travel to events to support on the day and flexibility in working hours

The Role:

• Following up new business leads and enquiries, via phone, emails, MS Team meetings and LinkedIn
• Identifying and account managing past multi-buyers and key customers
• Building, operating and maintaining our sales database, and supporting managing campaigns on Salesforce
• Mentoring members of the Delegate Sales team, and delivering regular training & coaching sessions
• Working closely with the marketing, business development, research, and operations teams
• Joining weekly team meetings and feeding back intelligence from the market
• Develop a deep understanding of the ag, food and nutrition sectors and keeping up to date with market trends
• Attending summits and helping with the running of each event on the day

• Electric Car Scheme

If you're self-motivated, proactive, and ready to get started then please apply to this Event (Delegate) Sales Manager role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9:00am - 5:00pm.