Full job descriptionSenior 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.