Graduate Delegate Sales Executive

This highly respected Business Event company is looking to add a Sales Executive to sell Delegate places across its portfolio of conferences, events and training. This is a permanent, office-based role in a supportive and friendly working environment with an attractive salary package and commission. The role is mainly about building relationships. These Events are well established with many previous attendees. This is great role with lots of development potential for talented starters looking to start a business career in a company that likes to promote from within.

Delegate Sales Executive - Duties

Telesales campaigns

• Develop a solid understanding of each event to provide a knowledgeable and responsive sales pitch to clients.
• Research and seek new contacts and leads for delegate sales in new markets.
• Calls to a targeted audience to promote the event.

Data acquisition and management

• Undertake targeted data acquisition and management to maximise the reach of the Conference and Events marketing campaigns.
• Encourage clients to opt-in to the events database and select preferences.

Customer service

• Assist customers with bookings and manage enquiries in the run up to an event.
• Account manage existing contacts and past delegates to provide information about upcoming events, including the content and available discounts.

Email campaigns

• Construct and send out emails to promote events to a targeted list of contacts.

Delegate Sales Executive- Skills and Experience required:

• University degree or demonstrable sales experience
• Desire to get into Sales if no experience
• Clear, confident communicator both over the phone and in emails.
• Self-motivated and autonomous worker; commercially minded.
• Competent IT skills (good Microsoft Office, previous use of CRM database).

Delegate Sales Executive - Benefits

• £24k basic salary plus commission
• Training, support and guidance
• Commission (uncapped) for starters is normally around £7k year 1 and rises to £10k+ in year 2 and beyond.
• Flexible working with WFH
• International travel
• Pension scheme with matched contributions
• Responsibility from the outset and expert coaching to develop your skills
• Chance to fast-track your progress - many graduates in this company have gone on to management. From this starter role many develop into Sponsorship Sales or Conference Production inside a year
• Open plan, light office with well-stocked fridges with staples for hot drinks and beers for regular office drinks.
• Choose how to get involved, whether with weekly football and netball teams, the fantasy football team or fundraising events for the company charity.

This is a company with an extraordinary record in developing graduates. One said: "I started straight out of university and learnt more about business and commerciality in my first 12 months than in my three years of study. I was given real responsibility from the start and thanks to those opportunities worked my way up to head of department in less than three years."

Next Steps

If you have the skills and motivation for this role we'd love to hear from you. Please send a CV ASAP! Next step would be a short telephone call with John Reilly, the recruiter. Please indicate when you'd be available for that.

Graduate Events Sales Delegates B2B Telesales