Sales Executive

Coventry Source: WhatJobs

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Love beauty? Love selling? This is a rare chance to combine both.

Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing exhibition organisers, running award-winning trade shows across the UK and internationally. Their beauty portfolio is their strongest and fastest-growing, and its flagship is a leading B2B beauty trade show in London.

In just two years it has grown so fast that next year's floor space has already been expanded three times, and its onsite rebook this year brought in more than the whole show did the year before.

They're now looking for a Sales Executive to join the beauty team and help keep that momentum going.

The role

You’ll sell exhibition stands and sponsorship packages, spending most of your time on the London show and supporting the team's international beauty event during its busiest selling periods. This isn't a cold-calling grind. Most leads are warm, coming from marketing, inbound enquiries and contacts met at shows. Your job is to nurture them, ask the right questions and close.

Day To Day, You'll Be

Following up warm leads by email and phone, and running discovery calls with beauty brands
Walking clients through floor plans and pricing, then creating urgency to get a decision
Upselling sponsorship, onsite branding and year-round digital packages
Re-engaging past leads and spotting new brands yourself
Attending competitor shows and working onsite at the client's own events
Keeping your pipeline up to date in Salesforce

What you'll get

£28,000 basic plus a 25% annual bonus. Targets are set to be achievable, and this year's team hit super target on both stands and sponsorship
Uncapped 10% commission on your own sales once super target is passed
3-4 fully expensed overseas trips a year, with the chance to travel to an international show soon after joining
Flexible hours around 8:30-4:30, with a 3:30 finish every Friday
Early finishes and team lunches when weekly targets are hit, plus monthly team days out
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, life insurance, 24/7 GP access, EAP and a £300 quarterly wellness allowance after a year
A clear path from Sales Executive to Senior Sales Exec, Sales Manager and Exhibition Manager

About you

At least a year of B2B sales experience, ideally by phone and face to face (strong graduates with real drive will also be considered)
A track record of hitting or beating targets
A genuine interest in the beauty industry. Not essential, but a big advantage
Confident on the phone, a good listener and naturally personable
Comfortable pushing for a decision and adaptable with international clients
Event sales, international sales or a second language are a bonus

If you have a track-record in B2B sales and a passion for the beauty industry, this is the ideal role for you!

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