Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager
London
Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager
£50,000 - £60,000 + (Uncapped Commission) + Excellent Benefits
Award-winning, global media/events company is looking to hire a super talented and highly driven senior Business Development Manager/ Key Account Manager to join their highly successful sales team working across their flagship finance portfolio.
The Key Account Manager will act as the first point of call for the clients they manage. You will be selling a mix of bespoke sponsorship packages and digital solutions, the role is almost entirely key account management.
This role demands a highly articulate, sales-driven individual who enjoys building relationships and has real hunger to close high value yielding sales. This person will manage a number of high value accounts, therefore a strong track record in consultative sales across events or a similar b2b sales role is a must. The role is 90% key account management.
Business Development Manager/Key Account Manager
The Role
Grow relationships with key accounts by planning and tailoring their marketing activities using a consultative approach with the intention of growing YOY spend
Generating new business, increasing pipeline and bringing on new prospects
Sell high-value sponsorship and digital packages as well as membership 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
Business Development Manager/Key Account Manager
Profile of Candidate
3 years + in b2b sales, sponsorship sales/event sales background
Finance sales background is an advantage
Strong account management capabilities
Degree educated ideally
Excellent communication skills
Successful track record achieving revenue targets
Someone with a consultative sales approach is a necessity here
L ipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence.
Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.