Business Development Manager - Exhibitions

HANDLE RECRUITMENT; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Up to £42k plus comms (40% of basic + Bonus)!

Handle Recruitment is seeking ambitious sales/business development professionals ideally with strong Exhibitions experience to join a market leader in B2B events across their Manufacturing Event.

This is a rapidly expanding business with strong financial backing and further growth plans, with a recently renovated office in South West London. This is a full time office based position, working with an incredible passionate and enthusiastic team!

As a Commercial Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Successfully achieving and exceeding specified individual, team targets and performance objectives
• Seeking out new business opportunities and develop a strong sales pipeline
• Selling a range of solutions to new and existing clients to maintain and grow relationships
• Arranging and attending sales meetings with clients to fully understand their needs and ensure you can offer them the best solution
• Writing proposals to a high standard that sell the value of the solution
• Managing existing customer relationships throughout the show cycle to build trust and rapport, ensuring that they make full use of services and achieve the best outcome from their investment
• Responding to customer requests in a timely manner
• Accurately recording customer and account information in CRM

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in a similar role, with proven experience in new business development and account management
• Exhibition or Conference/Events background will be an advantage
• Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM

5 days a week in South West London.

Please apply now for a further conversation!

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.