Key Accounts Manager

dmg events; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading events company is looking for an Account Manager in London to manage key accounts and drive new business. The role requires expertise in exhibition and sponsorship sales, strong relationship-building skills, and a focus on high-value deals in the energy sector. Ideal candidates will have a strong work ethic and be customer-focused, with experience in achieving ambitious sales targets.

Qualifications

• 4 years’ experience in B2B conference and exhibition sales.
• Experience in exhibition and sponsorship sales.
• Good understanding of the energy market is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of key accounts with high-value contracts.
• Cultivate strong relationships with clients.
• Achieve and exceed revenue targets.
• Identify and develop new sales opportunities.

Skills

Lead generation

Cold calling

CRM systems

Customer focus

Strong work ethic

Proactive

Job description

The Account Manager will have dual responsibility to retain and grow specified key accounts as well as winning new business from identified accounts through exhibition, sponsorship and delegate sales. The role requires a strong focus on high-value deals across the energy value chain that are deemed strategically important for the growth of the event.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Manage a portfolio of accounts with five and six figure contract value | Convert sales spend on current event edition to be the same level of spend or higher than the previous editions spend.

Cultivate strong relationships with a cross-section of stakeholders with a consultative approach | Exude strong key account management, understand your client’s business and find solutions for them.

Achieve and exceed agreed show and personal revenue and profit targets | Exceed revenue targets and other measurable metrics.

Undertake research to understand the specific objectives, aims and ambitions of your client base | Take initiative to further industry knowledge.

To work closely with and within each business to identify its aims, objectives and requirements | Strong understanding of client patch and new business

Tailor opportunities available, creating strong partnership propositions | Demonstrate an ability to put together flawless partnership proposals reaching the requirements of the client.

Identify new sales opportunities and develop them into long-term relationships with revenue | Finding new business, converting them and growing them organically into loyal and regular spenders.

Work closely with other departments; content, marketing, and to operate as one team. | Use initiative to work with other teams to be constantly improving processes, sharing information to make event stronger.

Attend events, liaise with exhibitor/sponsor clients onsite to ensure that their contract is fulfilled and all their concerns and needs are addressed. | Dedication onsite to the clients, making sure their partnerships are fulfilled and displaying strong customer service.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:

Experience working in exhibition and sponsorship sales and can showcase a strong sales skill set: lead generation, cold calling, working with CRM systems, cultivating sponsorship and exhibition proposals, identifying the right decision-makers to sign-off a sale.

A bonus would be to have worked in the energy market in sales or on the client side, but not a requirement.

4 years’ experience in B2B conference and exhibition sponsorship/exhibition sales, working in either domestic or global market.

A bonus would be someone who has most recently worked within the energy sector.

Job-Specific Skills:

Previous responsibility for achieving ambitious sales targets. Hard-working, persistent, will go the extra-mile, self-starter, initiative, honest, genuine, willingness to learn and a strong desire to deliver excellence.

• Customer Focused – put the customer at the heart of everything we do
• Hard working - Strong work ethic representing our industry leading brands
• Studious - Desire to learn and embrace best practice within your discipline
• Respectful – demonstrate consistency and reliability in all areas
• Collaborative – display open communication and innovation
• Proactive – take initiative on opportunities and test your ideas
• Efficient – display excellent time management and prioritisation
• Effective – focusing on the right things at the right time to deliver the best results

dmg events is an equal opportunity employer. If you have not had feedback from us within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful for this round.

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