Sales Consultant

Eleven Sport Media; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports marketing firm in Manchester is looking for a motivated Business Development Manager to join its North American team. The role focuses on direct B2B selling, generating new business by promoting partnerships with local brands and sports teams. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in sales, excellent communication skills, and a strong desire to drive revenue. The position offers a competitive salary, personal development opportunities, and a flexible work arrangement.

Benefits

Personal development courses

Annual profit bonus scheme

31 days holiday

Quarterly socials and company events

Cycle tech and car scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in a direct B2B selling environment.
• Proficient with modern CRM systems.
• Motivated individual willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and collect business information independently.
• Generate appointments with decision makers.
• Sell benefits of partnerships to businesses.

Skills

Sales Experience

Direct Sales

B2B Sales

Communication skills

Negotiation

Lead generation skills

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

This is a Manchester based role (Ancoats) working within our North American team. Monday Thursday 14:00 22:00 and Friday 12:00 19:00 (with flexibility). WFH 2 days per week after initial probation period.

LEADERS IN HYPERLOCAL SPORTS MARKETING

We help sports teams and brands connect with local communities through scalable partnerships that drive local impact generate revenue and inspire pride.

At Eleven Sports Media we connect local businesses with some of the biggest names in sports through innovative community-focused partner programs. With a proven 15-year track record spanning the NFL NBA NHL MLS English Premier League EFL and mainland Europe our partnerships offer an accessible platform in a market traditionally reserved for national and global brands.

The role is working within our U.S partnership sales team selling the benefits of our small business partnerships to regional business across North America.

Key Responsibilities

• Working on behalf of Sports Rights Holders (clubs)
• Prospecting your own data gathering all key business information and contact details
• Generating appointments with c-suite and director level decision makers
• Generating new business by selling and explaining the benefits of becoming a Partner to businesses with our associated football clubs
• Selling the portfolio of Eleven Sports Media Partnerships and products to new customers
• Operating within our US sales team

What we offer

• Basic
• OTE
• Personal development courses
• Annual profit bonus scheme.
• 31 days holiday (including bank holidays) plus birthday leave.
• Quarterly socials and company events.
• Cycle tech and car scheme.

Required Experience

• A minimum of 3 years within a direct B2B selling environment
• Proficient in using modern CRM systems (Salesforce an advantage)
• A career focused motivated individual with the willingness to learn
• Strong lead generation skills
• The desire to hunt new business
• Experience as a business development manager sales executive or within B2B sales
• Culture is at the heart of everything we do as a fast moving dynamic business we are looking for ambitious career minded individuals with a desire to combine both sport and sales and contribute to our culture.

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Additional Information

Required Experience:

IC

Key Skills

• Sales Experience
• Direct Sales
• Door-to-Door Experience
• B2B Sales
• Customer Service
• Communication skills
• Basic Math
• Retail Sales
• Analysis Skills
• High-end Sales
• Outside Sales
• Negotiation

• Employment Type : Full-Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1
• Monthly Salary : 45000 - 85000