EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE - £33k

JOB
To focus on engaging clients and confirming their support for a new eventprogramme. This position offers the opportunity for an ambitious individual to help contribute to a growing area of the business, which in turn will create promotion opportunities to develop their career as the business grows. As an experienced sales professional, you must have a creative and consultative approach to fulfil client objectives as well as thriving on winning new business and hitting targets. You will be an ambitious sales professional that wants to learn and develop their career within event sponsorship.

- Reporting to the Head of Partnerships & Sponsorship you will be responsible for generating and growing revenue streams across national accounts

- Build from scratch, and then maintain, a customer list of active and engaged customers who support a cross section of events and which collectively exceed revenue targets

- Meet KPI targets in relation to weekly calls and face-to-face appointments

- Support regional teams, where possible, in securing sponsorship for multi event campaigns

- Deliver outstanding customer service including rectifying problems within the required performance standards

- Demonstrates the Company's values and behaviours that drive business performance, customer and quality excellence and

engagement.

Experience - Essential:

Previous sales experience (events experience highly desirable)

Knowledge -

Ability to open doors with clients, from a cross section of industries, at all levels and sell off concept. Along with an understanding, or interest to learn about the events industry.

Skills –Essential:

Excellent verbal, numerical and written communication skills

Proactive approach and self motivated to succeed

Target driven

Highly creative and ability to build bespoke solutions to suit client briefs Excellent negotiation skills

Ability to prioritise ever-changing workload

Tactful, articulate and accurate

Good organisational and time management ability

IT literate

Qualifications & Training – Essential:

Degree or equivalent work experience

The role requires visiting customers and attending events in various locations therefore the ability to travel to various locations across the UK and work out with standard working hours is essential.