Sales Manager - Exhibitions

LIPTON MEDIA; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media events business is seeking a Senior Exhibition Sales Manager to focus on the food and drink market within luxury hotels. This role combines responsibility for key accounts and new business, emphasizing sponsorship sales experience. Candidates can expect a dynamic work environment that promotes professional growth and leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of exhibition sales experience, ideally sponsorship-led.
• Proven track record of achieving sales results.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Focus on sponsorship sales for exhibitions in the food and drink market.
• Lead part of the sales team and provide guidance and training.
• Manage key accounts and pursue new business opportunities.

Skills

Sales experience

Sponsorship sales

Emotional intelligence

Time management

Team player

Job description

Sales Manager – Hospitality Exhibitions

£45,000 - £50,000 + Commission + Excellent Benefits

Hybrid

Leading media events business seeks a highly talented Senior Exhibition Sales Manager to join their sales team. This role will focus on the food and drink market within luxury hotels.

This position involves a large mix of key accounts and new business with regular face-to-face meetings at industry events. The role will focus on sponsorship sales for exhibitions, so strong sponsorship sales experience is essential.

You will lead and support part of the sales team, providing guidance, training, and development to enhance team members’ performance and professional growth.

This role offers fast-track progression, with plans for leadership responsibilities within 12 months. We are looking for a highly driven, ambitious, results-focused exhibition sales professional with a strong interest in hospitality events.

Candidate Profile:

• Minimum of 3 years of exhibition sales experience, ideally sponsorship-led, with a proven track record of achieving sales results.
• Success in meeting and exceeding targets within exhibitions and sponsorship sales.
• Highly organized, capable of prioritizing and managing time effectively to achieve goals.
• High emotional intelligence, skilled in building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Personable, enthusiastic, proactive, solutions-oriented, and a true team player committed to collective success.

About Lipton Media:

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London, focusing on all forms of B2B media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio, and business intelligence.

Our clients range from startups to FTSE 100 and 250 companies, and we work with individuals at all career stages, from undergraduates to senior managers and directors.