Sponsorship Sales Manager
Leading Commodity Data and Events business
Basic Salary £60,000 - £65,000 + Uncapped Commission, OTE £90,000 (Including Base Salary)
Central London (Hybrid
About the Company
Our client is a leading global price reporting, business information and events business serving the global energy sector. This successful business grew their revenue by 30% last year alone and as part of their growth plans are looking to grow their event sales team by hiring for a Sponsorship Sales Manager for the EMEA region.
Benefits for You
- Basic Salary of £60,000 - £65,000 (based on experience)
- Uncapped Commission / OTE of an additional £25,000 based on individual performance
- Company Pension Scheme
- Private Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Subsidised Gym Membership
- 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
- Excellent ongoing training and career development opportunities
About the role of Sponsorship Sales Manager
We are looking to recruit for a hungry and ambitious Sponsorship Sales Manager to join a successful Event Sales team in the UK (working from the Central London office 2 days a week).
This role will be a mix of managing 2 junior sales executives (SDR's) who will help generate sales leads for the team and you will also play an integral part of contributing sales revenue for the sponsorship sales team by managing some of the top tier accounts in the portfolio whilst developing new business.
As a Sponsorship Sales Manager, you will:
- Be responsible for growing and developing an existing portfolio of top tier accounts
- Develop new sponsorship opportunities with new prospects within the Energy & Commodity sector selling to Energy producers, Banks, Technology vendors, Trading Houses and service providers across EMEA
- Manage, coach and develop a team of 2 BDR's (Business Development Reps) who will help support your sales team by developing sponsorship sales leads for the events and conferences
- Develop and maintain quality relationships with existing and new customers; utilize analytical skills to understand customers changing business and technology issues and needs.
- Communicate professionally internally and externally
- Attend conferences in your territory and represent the company, brand and product offering (some overseas travel will be involved as part of the role)
- Strive to hit and exceed monthly sales revenue targets
If you a proven track record in Sponsorship Sales and would like to work for a market leading brand where you can progress your career then we would love to hear from you!
Your Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 5 Years professional sales experience of which at least 2 of these years within a Sponsorship Sales role
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales revenue targets
- Experience of selling events / event sponsorship
- Determined and driven to understand new markets, clients, and products
- Effective organization and time management skills.
- Excellent communications skills in person, on the phone and over email.
- Goal orientated and a team player
- Some team management experience would be ideal
Apply now for this Sponsorship Manager role. For more information, please email your CV to us. We look forward to hearing from you!
ABR Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role and specialises in placing candidates into permanent positions within Media / Digital, Technology / SAAS, Market Research, Events & Business Information.
Due to high volumes of applicants, we regret that we can only contact those who are invited to interview. Should you not have heard from us within 2 weeks you may assume you have not been successful at this time, but we thank you for your time and interest in the role.