Senior Sales Manager - Food & Hospitality

Senior Sales Manager - Food & Hospitality

dmg events – City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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About us

dmg events is an international exhibitions and publishing company. We attract more than 425,000 visitors to our global portfolio of 80 exhibitions each year. Through our global events, our aim is simple. We want to accelerate business through face-to-face events, which is why we work so hard to bring people together, creating opportunities for them to network, learn and do business. dmg events is part of the Daily Mail Group Trust (DMGT). DMGT manages a diverse, multinational portfolio of companies with total revenues of £2bn, that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news and entertainment.

Key responsibilities

• Sell sponsorship, exhibition, or delegate packages to existing or new clients.
• Work with the portfolio director to grow and scale the exhibition element of relevant events, in addition design, develop sponsorship packages and inventory based on customer feedback.
• Exceed sales revenue targets for each event project and introduce new revenue from as wide a pool of potential clients.
• Maintain excellent customer relations and have a thorough understanding of the markets in which you are selling.
• Attend events and ensure that we fulfill and exceed customers’ expectations onsite.
• Work with the team to drive a rebooking strategy onsite.
• Work in a team environment cross-functionally pre-events, onsite, and post-event.
• Research and conduct sales campaigns to attract sponsorship or delegates.
• Work closely across functions to maximize sales opportunities.
• Attend sector-specific events for face-to-face networking and business development purposes.
• Build relationships and contacts with new accounts and create new revenue opportunities from untapped sectors.
• Be part of the on-site team, ensuring the smooth running of the event

Reporting and administration

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Qualifications

Please take the time to read the job description. You must meet all the criteria set out above for your application to be considered. We do check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 days. If you are not contacted by us within 5 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time.

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