Event Sales Executive

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a fast-growing industry, where the UK is a recognised leader.

Responsible for implementing agreed sales campaigns for individual events in the company programme and achieving/exceeding the sales targets set.

Event Sales Executive Benefits and Package:

• Monday to Friday (09:00 – 17:30)
• 28 Days Annual Leave (pro-rata)
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days at home)
• 9 day fortnight

Event Sales Executive Main Responsibilities:

• Proactively sell event packages to potential customers
• Identify potential lead sources and prospect for new business
• Ensure the sales leads are added to the CRM system
• React quickly to incoming enquiries ensuring relevant information is issued and proactively followed up
• Cold call to prospect for business
• Negotiate and close sales
• Accurately qualify leads
• Create and maintain sales logs for individual events
• Create and update event floor plans
• Follow the correct sales processes and procedures
• Build and maintain relationships
• Attendance at relevant events to promote the event programme and recruit delegates

Event Sales Executive Skills:

• Excellent telephone manner and strong sales skills (to include cold calling)
• Effective communicator
• Organised and self-motivated
• Capable multi-tasker with the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently whilst maintaining a key eye for detail
• Efficiency working with spreadsheets and CRM (training will be provided)
• Strong presentation skills
• Interactive team player
• Must live within 1 hour drive of Farnborough, Hampshire

Thank you for your application however due to the high volume of candidates applying, if you have not heard back from us within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.