We love events! Our business is about making face to face connections so we are looking for a highly motivated, outgoing, customer centric sales executive to join our hard working and high performing team in a busy, and dynamic work environment. You will be working on multiple global shows simultaneously.
The successful candidate will be someone hungry for sales. This is a pure-play sales role, working within a team focused specifically on driving new business for RX Global exhibitions worldwide. In this fast-paced, high-energy environment, you will be selling to companies across a diverse range of portfolios and sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
• Selling exhibition space and digital opportunities both previous and new exhibitors over the telephone and face to face where required.
• Selling delegate, entry tickets to visitors
• Build long-term relationships with customers, understanding their businesses and marketing needs, and be seen as part of the industry.
• Ability to sell senior level prospects and customers and achieve new business and increase revenues from existing customers.
• Effective management of CRM Campaigns across multiple events.
• Accurately report progress through weekly sales reports and forecast revenue projections allowing the Head of Sales and Exhibition Manager to budget accordingly.
• Keep your pipeline updated on a regular basis to assist Supervisor on their reporting on a weekly/monthly basis
• Achieve and surpass individual revenue targets across the group
• Hit agreed activity output targets – an average of 90 minutes call time and 40 effective calls per day to prospects
Ideal candidate profile:
• Bachelor's degree holder or at least finished 2 years in College
• Proven and successful track record in a relevant sales environment, preferably in the B2B exhibition industry
• Effective telephone sales ability at a senior level
• Experience in consultative selling, maximising revenue from both new and existing customers demonstrating innovation and creativity
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Advance/ Proficiency English
• Strong team player and the ability to work under pressure
• High levels of professionalism with strong attention to detail
• Amenable to work on rotating shifts (Mid to Night)
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