Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager - Defence & Pharma

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conference and media business is seeking a Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager to drive sales for a portfolio of defence and pharmaceutical events. With a proven track record of achieving high sales figures and managing significant portfolios, you will play a pivotal role in their continued success. This position offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to contribute significantly to business growth while working in a hybrid setup based in London.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of solid conference sponsorship sales experience.
• Ability to manage a £1.5m portfolio with new and repeat business.
• Demonstrated evidence of high personal annual billings (£600k+ ideally).

Responsibilities

• Sell across a portfolio of defence and pharmaceutical conferences.
• Take ownership of a £1.5m portfolio with new and repeat business.
• Engage personally with clients rather than relying on emails.

Skills

Sales Process

Revenue Growth

Client Engagement

Money Motivation

Job description

Job Sector

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

London (3 days a week)

Up to £55k basic + comms (£150k OTE)

Job Reference

MediaIQ-SPEX01367

Do you have a proven legacy of selling conference sponsorship solutions?

Are you money motivated and hard working?

Like the idea of selling sponsorship solutions across a portfolio of defence and pharma events?

If yes, please read on.....

The Company

An established conference and media business with a particularly strong foothold within the defence and pharmaceutical sectors.

There are around 50 people in the company and have just had their most profitable year ever.....so a great time to join. They are based in Central London and work in the offices 3 days a week (2 from home).

The role of Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager

Our client is looking for a Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager to sell across a portfolio of defence and p harmaceutical conferences.

You will be responsible for selling the usual combination of speaking opportunities, branding and marketing opportunities and exhibition space. You will take ownership of a £1.5m portfolio and the role will be a combination of both new and repeat business.

They have a fast-paced and entrepreneurial sales environment and their sales staff are big believers in talking to and/or meeting clients, rather than trying to sell via email.

Requirements for these Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager positions

• Solid conference sponsorship sales experience (5+ years)
• Experience of selling across a portfolio of conferences each year (ideally 5+)
• Evidence of growing revenues and winning new business
• High personal annual billings - £600k+ ideally
• Solid sales process (SPIN or similar)
• Someone confident but not egotistic
• Articulate, confident and hard working
• Money-motivated - someone always focused on hitting their target
• Stable career history

If you think that you could be the Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager that our client is looking for, and you tick the above boxes, please apply.