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Event Sales Executive

Ringwood
Permanent
Expiring soon
Job Description

The Role:

We’re looking for a proactive, confident and driven sales professional to join our growing team. As an Event Sales Executive, you’ll play a key role in the success of our B2B exhibitions in the education and healthcare sectors. You’ll build relationships, grow revenue and become a champion within these impactful industries.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys selling over the phone, thrives on hitting targets and is eager to develop their career in a fun, collaborative team environment.

You'll be expected to maintain a high level of outbound client engagement (minimum 70 minutes daily), focusing strongly on new business generation.

Key Responsibilities:

Sell exhibition stand space and sponsorship opportunities to new and existing clients

Build and manage strong relationships with clients to encourage upselling and repeat business

Source and qualify new business leads

Attend competitor and partner events to identify new opportunities

Be onsite at events for setup, live days, and face-to-face selling

Use our CRM system effectively to manage your sales pipeline and activity levels

Collaborate with the sales team to hit individual and team targets

Provide excellent customer service, responding to exhibitor questions and feedback

Quote prices, negotiate, and close sales confidently

Support the wider team with ad hoc tasks as needed

Essential Skills & Experience:

At least 1 year of experience in sales, telesales or customer service

Comfortable making outbound calls and working in a target-driven environment

Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Proactive, adaptable, and resilient – you thrive under pressure and handle rejection professionally

Strong attention to detail and well-organised

Energetic and enthusiastic with a team-focused mindset

Experience using CRM systems is a bonus

What’s in it for you?

Salary: £25,000 Basic, £36,000 OTE + Uncapped Commission over OTE

Sales Progression Scheme – structured path for growth and promotion

Personalised Training & Development Plan

Recognition Scheme – we love celebrating wins!

Birthday Day Off

Holiday Entitlement Increases with Service

Onsite Parking

Team Perks – fresh fruit, occasional lunches and regular social events

Collaborative & Fun Work Culture

Hours: 37.5 hours per week: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Location: Ringwood, Hampshire

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: 1258000000000489161

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