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Exhibition Sales Executive - UK's leading Food & Drink Event

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd

Crawley

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Exhibition Sales Executive to join their team. This role offers the chance to sell exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at the UK's leading food and drink event. You'll be engaging with a diverse range of clients, from artisan producers to global FMCG brands, while receiving extensive sales training and personal development support. With a collaborative and creative culture, this company values ambition and offers a sociable work environment. If you're driven and ready to take your sales career to the next level, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • 2:1 or 1st degree grade or 1-2 years sales experience required.
  • Confident, articulate, and professional demeanor is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Sell exhibition and sponsorship solutions to clients in the food and drink sector.
  • Engage with new and existing clients from various company types.

Skills

Sales Experience
Communication Skills
Team Player
Listening Skills
Confidence

Education

2:1 or 1st degree grade

Job description

Exhibition Sales Executive - UK's leading Food & Drink Event

Job Sector

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Crawley (Monday / Tuesday) + Working from Home

Job Reference

MediaIQ-Exp8876

Are you looking to build a professional sales career within events? Like the idea of working for a large, fast growing and highly respected media and events business? Excited at the prospect of selling exhibition and sponsorship opportunities into the UK's leading food & drink event? If yes, please read on....

The Company

A highly respected media and events company with a variety of leading brands across a variety of markets. They have a supportive, creative and collaborative culture with lots of training and development. They also have strong company benefits and a sociable culture.

The Role of Exhibition Sales Executive

You will be tasked with selling exhibition and sponsorship solutions into a large scale food and drink event. You will be selling to new and existing clients across a wide variety of company types from retailers, artisan food producers and manufacturers through to well known global FMCG brands. You will of course be provided with extensive sales training and an on-going personal development plan to help you to achieve your life and career goals.

Requirements for this Exhibition Sales Exec role

  1. 2:1 or 1st degree grade (or 1-2 years sales experience)
  2. A confident, articulate and professional demeanour
  3. Good sense of humour
  4. Driven and ambitious team player
  5. Excellent questioning and listening skills
  6. Stable career history
  7. Able to work from Crawley offices 2 days a week (Crawley is 38mins from Victoria, 25mins from Brighton)

If you think that you could be the Exhibition Sales Exec that our client is looking for, please apply.

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