Senior Sponsorship Sales Executive
Basic Salary: £35-37K depending on experience, plus a generous commissions package
Location: Hybrid Working: Home/Office - City of London
My well-established Client is seeking an experienced Sponsorship Sales Executive to sell across a series of International financially market-related events.
The Role
As a Sponsorship Sales Executive, you will play a dynamic role in securing new commercial partners and sponsorship revenue. Ultimately, responsible for the delivery aspect of booked clients and further cross-sell and grow the clients across new and established international industry-leading summits.
You will sell across the portfolio, developing new businesses and upselling to existing clients.
Responsibilities but not limited to:
- Understand specific client challenges in each of the markets we serve and how the products align to meet those challenges.
- Build a thorough understanding of the products, the industry and the competitors.
- Maintain regular contact with clients and formulate innovative, creative and profitable solutions for their businesses.
- Pitching C-level Executives and Directors within the financial markets sector.
- Maintain close liaison with the marketing, production and operations teams in order to ensure the delivery of successful customer-focused events.
- Working closely with the Managing Director to conduct monthly revenue forecasts, sales reports and manage a sales pipeline.
- Identify potential customers from competitive media, events and other business sources.
- Overall responsibility of the revenue targets across our events portfolio
- 100% new business
Ideal Background
- A highly ambitious individual who is looking for a career move
- A track record in business-to-business sponsorship event sales with a minimum of 2 years of Sponsorship Sales experience.
- Excellent telephone manners and confidence.
- A proven track record in Sponsorship Sales, either selling in Exhibitions / Conferences/ Forums/ Summits ( Essential)
- A solid sales process and/or previous sales training.
- Business acumen and strong commercial awareness.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of clients at all levels.
- A desire to develop themselves and others as a sales professional.
- Looking to dramatically increase their earning potential
- A high ticket closer
Pls note that due to the high number of applications, only those who meet the criteria will be contacted.
It is also worth noting that the client does not sponsor candidates who need to live and work in the UK.