Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager- French

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

Job summary

A global events company is seeking a talented Senior Expo Sales Manager to join their successful sponsorship sales team. This role involves selling into the French market, requiring fluency in French. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of B2B sponsorship sales experience, a strong track record of achieving revenue targets, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 – £90,000, uncapped commission, and excellent benefits, with a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B sponsorship sales, ideally from a large-scale expos background delivering over £1m in revenue.
• Successful track record achieving high revenue targets.
• Consultative selling experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Grow relationships with key accounts and tailor marketing activities.
• Generate new business and increase pipeline.
• Sell high-value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.
• Pitch clients through calls and in-person meetings.
• Attend competitor events and travel internationally.
• Act as a market specialist and stay informed.

Skills

Fluent in French

Strong new business capabilities

Account management skills

Excellent communication skills

Consultative sales approach

Education

Degree educated ideally

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 French market so fluency in French is a must here.

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

Hybrid

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 make sure you have the knowledge to do so via internal and external resources.
• Consultative selling is a key part of this role; the right candidate should be able to sell creatively, through solution‑led selling.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B sponsorship sales – Ideally from a large‑scale expos background delivering over £1m in revenue a year.
• Fluent in French.
• 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 here.

Company Address: 13 Carmen Court, 35 Toye Avenue, London, N20 0FN