Senior Sales Executive

Senior Sales Executive

Peterborough | office based with UK travel | route to Director level

An exciting opportunity to be a part of a well established and growing event business as a Senior Sales Executive. The business is an independent events company based in East Midlands, running around 30 automotive events a year across England, Scotland and Wales, and it's growing the sales side.

The role:

You'd sell across the group's event brands, one of which has been running for 45 years.

Sell sponsorship, trade space and radio space across roughly 30 events a year
Put the sponsorship packages together, starting around £13k with room to flex
Bring in speaker sponsors as well as event sponsors
Grow existing accounts and win new ones, split about evenly
Sell airtime on the company's own radio show
Get out to events across England, Scotland and Wales
Build the sponsorship packages yourself, then go and sell them
Company car or allowance, plus uncapped commission
Half new business, half existing clients, so you're not only hunting
About you:

You've sold before and can show what you've closed
You hold a full driving licence
You live within commuting distance of Peterborough
You will be creative and dynamic and have that natural sales spark
Sponsorship or exhibition sales is the ideal background, though strong business-to-business sellers from other sectors are welcome.

About our client:

An independent events company working in the automotive sector, with around 30 UK events a year and a team of 15 in the office, plus specialists brought in for each show. Its brands include a long-running truck show and work with classic car insurers.

The package:

Basic salary of £40,000 to £50,000
Uncapped OTE
Bonus
Company car or car allowance
Based at the Spalding office, with travel to events around the UK
How to apply:

Send your CV through the apply button and you'll hear back from us within a few days. Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed