Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager- Dutch

Lipton Media; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global events company is seeking a Senior Expo Sales Manager to join their successful sponsorship sales team. This role requires fluency in Dutch and comes with a competitive salary of £60,000 – £90,000, uncapped commission, and excellent benefits. Responsibilities include managing key accounts, generating new business, and selling high-value sponsorship opportunities. The position allows hybrid working, accommodating flexibility in the workplace.

Benefits

Uncapped Commission

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B sponsorship sales with a proven track record over £1m in revenue.
• Strong abilities in growing key account relationships and generating new business.

Responsibilities

• Grow relationships with key accounts through tailored marketing activities.
• Generate new business and increase the sales pipeline.
• Sell high-value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.
• Pitch clients over the phone and in-person meetings.
• Attend competitor events in various global locations.

Skills

Fluent in Dutch

New business generation

Account management

Consultative sales approach

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Globally renowned events business is looking to hire a super talented and highly driven Senior Expo Sales Manager to join their highly successful sponsorship sales team working across a leading, flagship expo portfolio. This role is selling into the Dutch market so fluency in Dutch is a must here.

Salary: £60,000 – £90,000 Base Salary (DOE) + Uncapped Commission + Excellent Benefits.

Work arrangement: Hybrid.

Key Responsibilities

• Grow relationships with key accounts by planning and tailoring their marketing activities using a consultative approach with the intention of growing YOY spend.
• Generate new business, increase pipeline and bring on new prospects.
• Sell high‑value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.
• Pitch clients over the phone and through face‑to‑face meetings.
• Attend competitor events – travel to the US, Asia and Middle East.
• Act as a market specialist and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge via internal and external resources.
• Utilise solution‑led selling to creatively close deals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B sponsorship sales – ideally from a large‑scale expos background delivering over £1m in revenue a year.
• Fluent in Dutch.
• Strong new business and account management capabilities.
• Degree educated ideally.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Successful track record achieving high revenue targets.
• Consultative sales approach is a necessity.