Events Sales Executive £26,000 - £30,000 DOE Commission Excellent Benefits Award winning, international events company is looking to hire a highly driven junior sales person to sell across an exciting food and drink exhibition! The successful Sales Executive will be selling a mix of bespoke sponsorship packages as well as exhibition stands to a European client base. There will be scope for international travel several times a year. This role demands a highly articulate, sales driven individual who enjoys building relationships and has real hunger to close high value yielding sales. Commercial Executive The Role: Generating new business, increasing pipeline and bringing on new prospects Sell sponsorship and exhibition opportunities Grow relationships with key accounts by planning and tailoring their marketing activities using a consultative approach with the intention of growing YOY spend Pitch clients over the phone and through face-to-face meetings Attend competitor events - travel a key part of the role Act as a market specialist and make sure you have the knowledge to do so via internal and external resources Consultative selling is a key part of this role, the right candidate should be able to sell creatively, through solution led selling Commercial Executive Profile of Candidate: A background in b2b sales, ideally from event sales or media sales, IT sales, recruitment etc If no sales experience a clear hunger and desire to sell, hit targets and earn well. Excellent