Forum Events Ltd is an events-led organisation based in Hertford, specializing in face-to-face events and media platforms for over 25 years. Our events create communities of procurement professionals and industry suppliers, synchronising businesses through our core offering of “meeting style” Forums and Summits.
Forum starts with the people and ends with the people, we strive to provide the best platform for career growth and development, our environment is positive, fun and fast paced. Our team love what they do and support each other to learn and develop new skills.
About you: You're a passionate, results-driven sales professional who thrives on building strong connections and exceeding targets. You have a natural talent for understanding clients’ needs and translating them into effective solutions.
You’re proactive, resilient, and embrace the challenge of a fast-paced environment. Your exceptional communication skills and sales expertise are backed by a love for sales.
Key responsibilities;
* Achieve all sales targets set within group of assigned events
* Account manage clients to sell products from across the business where relevant
* Effectively manage all elements of the sales and CRM processes
* Maintain required overall yield
* Attend industry events to meet, networking and discover new and existing clients
* Responsible for any assigned media targets with the portfolio
* Build key client rapport, deliver on expectation and secure 40% rebook for each event
* Report on event diversification, developments, and other opportunities to expand your event group moving forwards
* Manage all pre-event activity and sales process
* Recommend media partners & speakers
* Attend and deliver successful live events
Skills & Experience;
* Min 2 years sales experience
* Consistent performance record exceeding sales targets
* Key team player
* Experience in account management
* Proven track record of create new business
* Strong negotiation skills
* Strong inter-personal and communication skills
What we have to offer;
* Uncapped high earning bonus schemes
* Forum Academy career path development program
* Monthly group incentives
* The Elite sales achievement club
* Additional loyalty holiday days increased annually
* Summer & Christmas team build events for all staff
* Pension
* Onsite free parking
Salary: Up to £30K plus uncapped commission
If you’re ready to bring your sales excellence to a team that values innovation and growth, we'd love to meet you!