Senior Business Development Manager

· A great time to show off your exhibition and sponsorship event sales experience by joining leading, well known and global events business!

· Prospect, engage and work with with large blue chip companies!

· Excellent uncapped earning potential on top of base salary!

· Plenty of benefits including free access to an onsite gym, access to a benefits portal (discounts in high street shops and restaurants) and more!

Senior Business Development Manager

Sector: Events

Location: London - a short walk from High Street Kensington Station.

· Basic: £50,000 - £60,000

· Bonus: £31,500 OTE (Uncapped)

The Role: A leading, well-established name in the events industry is seeking a confident, proactive, experienced and proven new business event sales person to join their team. Joining an exciting new launch event within our client's established portfolio, the Senior Business Development Manager will drive new business acquisition. Drawing on their previous exhibition and sponsorship event sales experience, the Senior BDM will reach out to blue chip companies, as well as small startups, to sell high value sponsorship deals and exhibition stands. Comfortable with prospecting, selling and closing stand space and sponsorship options, the Senior Business Development Manager will regular engage with c-level executives across the energy sector.

Visiting the vibrant office four times a week in London, High Street Kensington, the Senior Business Development Manager will enjoy a lively sales office dynamic, sitting with other sales professionals, selling similar packages for other events.

The Company: With offices around the globe, from Cape Town to Singapore, this highly successful business is going through a period of expansion. With a strong reputation for delivering flagship events, our client is launching a new event within an established portfolio. As such, this is the ideal opportunity for a confident, proven and experienced event sales professional to grow quickly, in an already well established and leading company.

The Future: As this will be a brand new market for our leading client, the Senior Business Development Manager can expect to progress with the expansion of this launch event. Successful overachievers within this position can enjoy generous uncapped commissions and look forward to a clear and achievable progression plan. Following consistent success, the Senior BDM can expect to progress into a senior sales role, a Key Account Manager role or into sales leadership.

The Culture: Joining a company that is modern in its approach, the Business Development Manager can enjoy a lively office sales culture, travel and one day a week working from home. The Senior Business Development Manager will have access to many benefits such as:

· Free access to the onsite gym

· Benefits portal (that gives the Senior Business Development Manager hundreds of discounts on high street shops and restaurants)

· Monthly social events

· Summer & Christmas parties

· 25 days annual leave

· Lots of travel opportunities!

Requirements: To be a Business Development Manager in this exciting, well-established, and fast-growing company, you must have:

· 5+ years of B2B event sales experience

· Experience selling exhibition space is a must

· Experience selling sponsorship packages is a must

· Experience cold calling / driving new business is a must

· Experience in the energy/gas industry is desirable

· Experience selling worldwide is desirable

The position of Senior Business Development Manager is based in High Street Kensington, London. The Senior Business Development Manager must go to the office at a minimum of 4 days per week. As such the successful candidate must be commutable to that office.