Junior International Sales Executive

Marcus Evans Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 134,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcus Evans is seeking a results-driven telephonic sales professional to join our Large-Scale Events team in Cape Town. This in-person role focuses on generating leads, pitching conferences, and building a robust pipeline with KPI-driven targets.

You will engage senior decision-makers across sectors, negotiate terms, and close deals, supported by a comprehensive induction and ongoing sales training. Domestic and international travel may be required as part of career growth.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of relevant experience.
• Exceptional verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn across multiple business sectors.
• Ability to work independently within a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify and generate own leads through research, cold calling, and networking.
• Reach out to senior decision-makers across relevant industries to pitch conferences.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospects and opportunities.
• Telephonic pitching with KPI targets.
• Negotiate pricing, packages, and contract terms to close deals.
• Meet and exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Maintain accurate records of all sales activities in CRM (HubSpot).
• Collaborate with the production team in Malaysia to align sales strategies with event objectives.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Cold calling

Self-motivation

Entrepreneurial spirit

Resilience

Team collaboration

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

Marcus Evans, founded in 1983, is a global business intelligence and event marketing company, with 49 offices in 20+ countries. Headquartered in the UK, we are rated in the top 20 UK companies for work/life balance.

Working across all industry sectors our Summits, Conferences and Online Events brands deliver innovative high level content, networking and one-to-one meeting platforms that bring together key decision-makers on a truly global scale. Our client base is

comprised of c-level executives from 98% of existing fortune 1000 companies, and are world leaders in a variety of industries, such as healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, investments, energy, packaging etc.

Begin a rewarding Career in Sales that brings professional growth and financial success. This telephonic sales role is part of our Large-Scale Events division, where we deliver cutting-edge conferences tailored to corporate clients.

This is an in-person role based in our Cape Town office.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and generate own leads through research, cold calling, and networking.
• Reach out to senior decision-makers across relevant industries to pitch conferences.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospects and opportunities.
• Telephonic pitching with KPI targets.
• Negotiate pricing, packages, and contract terms to close deals.
• Meet and exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Maintain accurate records of all sales activities in CRM system such as Hubspot.
• Collaborate with the production team in Malaysia to align sales strategies with event objectives.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience.
• Exceptional verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Cold calling experience is considered an advantage.
• Willingness to learn across multiple business sectors.
• Ability to think creatively, cohesively and outside the box.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit and positive attitude.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure.
• Ability to work independently and be self-driven within a team structure.
• Basic Salary, Commission & Incentives.
• Fast track promotional opportunities.
• Domestic/International travel/exposure.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing sales training.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.