- Sales & Marketing
- Guildford
- Full Time
- 27th July 2026
- £35,000 (OTE YR 1 - £60-£70k)
Exhibition Sales Executive
Our client is looking for a creative, passionate, and driven person to join their sales team and help expand a growing portfolio of international business events. They require a candidate who thrives on developing new business opportunities across multiple different sectors and is comfortable speaking with senior decision-makers.
- Basic salary, £35,000 negotiable depending on experience
- OTE £60,000 YEAR 1 – future earnings likely be in the region of £75,000-100,000+ and beyond; uncapped competitive commission package paid monthly + bonuses.
- Based in Guildford
Job Description:
- Working on a number of international B2B exhibitions
- Building and managing a constantly developing list of relevant leads of potential exhibiting companies increasing revenue through selling exhibition space and sponsorship
- Driving a consistent weekly sales campaign, working toward the annual event sales target.
- Managing and updating company CRM system
- Introducing and pitching the exhibition to senior decision-makers from SMEs to global corporations through cold calling, as well as to warm existing clients
- Managing new and existing exhibitors to help them achieve maximum ROI from events.
- Working with internal teams including marketing and operations for the collective delivery of a successful event
Person Specification:
- Sales experience either B2B or B2C
- Professional, motivated and driven personality traits
- Entrepreneurial, driven, extremely persuasive, and a people person who is sensitive to cultural differences, having strong communication (written, verbal, email) and team-working skills.
- Self-motivated and incredibly well organized, having both the initiative and the ability to work independently and manage their own workload.
- Resilient and comfortable talking with senior decision-makers, company CEOs and Presidents, being adaptable and flexible enough to utilize multiple sales approaches to close business.
- Strong MS-based IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook) required, and adept in using social media (such as LinkedIn and Xing) to connect with relevant prospects.
Additional Information:
- Basic salary, £35,000 negotiable depending on experience
- OTE £60,000 YEAR 1 – future earnings likely be in the region of £75,000-100,000+ and beyond; uncapped competitive commission package paid monthly + bonuses.
- Opportunity for international travel
- Casual office attire
- Company events
Fields marked with a * are complusory.
- 01372 237 788
- info@optimarecruitment.co.uk
-
15 Bridge Street
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 8BL
© Copyright 2017 Optima Recruitment - Recruitment Agency Leatherhead, Surrey. Recruitment Website Design
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
Notifications