Sales Executive/Senior Sales Executive (DOE)

Easyfairs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A pan-European event company is seeking a Sales Executive or Senior Sales Executive to join their Packaging Portfolio. The role involves sourcing and closing new business, developing current accounts, and exceeding targets. Ideal candidates should have at least 2 years of sales experience, be fluent in English with an additional European language preferred, and possess strong communication and KPI-driven skills. Employees enjoy flexible working conditions and a variety of benefits including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Birthday Day off

Flexible working

Enhanced family pay

Cycle to work scheme

Interest-free travel loans

Free online academy

Performance coach services

Employee assistance programme

24/7 access to virtual GP service

Long service awards

Pension and salary sacrifice

Life cover

Group income protection

Fully stocked beer & wine fridge

Regular company socials

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in a sales role within a relevant industry.
• Comfortable making phone, video, and email sales in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of working with high volume.

Responsibilities

• Source and close new business.
• Develop current accounts through portfolio selling.
• Exceed targets across all products.

Skills

Fluent English

Sales experience in relevant industry

Ambitious and driven

KPI driven

Confident communicator

Team player

Job description

We are looking for a Sales Executive or Senior Sales Executive (depending on experience) to join our growing, award‑winning Packaging Portfolio that covers three established trade exhibitions – London Packaging Week, Paris Packaging Week and Packaging Premiere Milan.

These shows are located in global capitals and are focused on the packaging of luxury, premium drinks and beauty. You will be working closely with the suppliers of big luxury brands such as Dior, Loreal, Pernod Ricard, LVMH, Estee Lauder, Camus, Cartier, Coty.

In addition to selling across multiple channels, you will have the opportunity to travel internationally, attending competitor exhibitions, and client meetings. This will allow you to expand your network, gain valuable insights, and contribute to the growth of our brands.

The main focus of this role is to get close to the market quickly, source and close new business, develop current accounts through portfolio selling and exceed targets across all products.

It's perfect for an ambitious and hardworking sales professional who is comfortable making phone, video and email sales in a fast‑paced environment while having fun working for an event company.

The ideal candidate

• Fluent English (an additional European language as well as this is strongly preferred e.g. French, Spanish, German, Polish)
• At least 2 years of experience in a sales role within a relevant industry (events, conferences, real estate, recruitment etc)
• Ambitious and driven individual who takes pride in owning a project and strives for the best outcome at all times
• KPI driven, viewing KPIs and targets as opportunity to exceed performance
• Capable of working with high volume
• Confident communicator comfortable making calls over the phone or face to face interactions.
• Team player

Who are we?

Easyfairs is a pan‑European event company. We organise and host more than 200 events in 14 countries (Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) and we manage eight venues in Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden. Our passion is to bring business communities and communities of interest together. We strive to “easify” the life of our customers and increase the return on their investment of time and money through all‑in formulas, advanced technology and a customer‑centric approach. The Easyfairs Group employs over 800 highly committed talents. Our commitment to excellence has been recognised several times. We were named Belgium’s “Entrepreneur of the Year®” in 2018 and Deloitte has named us a “Best Managed Company” seven years running (2019‑25). The company is ranked 11th in the list of the world’s leading exhibition companies. We are also proud of being on the "Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025" list!

Benefits

• 🎂 Birthday Day off
• 🏡 Flexible working as well as hybrid working
• 👶 Enhanced family pay (maternity & paternity)
• 🚲 Cycle to work scheme
• 🚂 Interest free travel loans
• 📚 Free online academy to focus on professional development and upskilling
• 🧠 Specialist external performance coach services available to all employees
• 🤝 Employee assistance programme
• 👩⚕️ 24/7 access to our virtual GP service
• 🏆 Long service awards
• 💰 Pension as well as offering salary sacrifice
• 👪 Life cover
• 🔒 Group income protection
• 🍾 Fully stocked beer & wine fridge in the office
• 🎉 Regular company socials organised throughout the year

We understand that applicants can be put off applying for a job if they feel they don't fit all of the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills / experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply! Here at Easyfairs, we are passionate about the power of fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our team to thrive in. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.