Event Sales Manager

Event Sales Manager
Location: Outskirts of Crawley
Salary: 50,000 - 60,000 basic + 15,000 commission (OTE 75,000) DOE
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Lloyd Recruitment Services are delighted to be partnering with a growing and innovative events business in the search for a B2B Event Sales Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing and growing a new international events portfolio, with strong earning potential and career progression.

Benefits:

• 50,000 - 60,000 basic salary plus comms DOE
• 9am-17:30pm
• Free on-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Wellbeing scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Life assurance

The Role

As an Events Sales Manager, you will lead new business sales across a portfolio of international and UK-based events, including new launches. You'll take a strategic approach to identifying new markets, generating leads, and building a strong pipeline of clients.

Using a consultative sales approach, you will sell exhibition space and sponsorship opportunities, working closely with internal teams to deliver tailored solutions that meet client needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive sponsorship and exhibition sales across a portfolio of events
• Build and develop new business relationships within target markets
• Identify and engage prospective clients through cold outreach, networking, and market research
• Attend competitor events to support lead generation and market insight
• Sell international clients into UK-based events where appropriate
• Collaborate with marketing and production teams to develop compelling commercial propositions
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records using Salesforce CRM
• Build and manage a strong, active sales pipeline
• Provide regular activity and performance updates to senior leadership
• Deliver against agreed KPIs and new business sales plans
• Ensure smooth delivery of complex, multi-platform sales opportunities

Market Intelligence & Strategy

• Monitor competitor activity and market trends
• Identify new market opportunities to support portfolio growth
• Contribute to new product and event development

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience in international sales or launching into new markets is highly desirable
• Proven experience in B2B event or exhibition sales
• Strong track record of hitting and exceeding sales targets
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
• Consultative, solutions-focused sales approach
• Highly organised with strong CRM and pipeline management skills
• Proactive, driven, and commercially minded

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