Role
Senior Sales Executive – Harlequins, Full‑Time
£34,000 + excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as Lead Sales Manager when the Head of C & E Sales is absent.
* Identify, penetrate, and manage key conference and event accounts, including corporate accounts and major conference agents.
* Research and target specific market segments through sales and marketing activities to secure sales.
* Collaborate with the in‑house team and the Head of C & E Sales to ensure clear communication of account needs and activity, aligning with the venue's business objectives.
* Deliver monthly revenue and activity reports as specified by the Head of C & E Sales.
* Maintain contact with key accounts through face‑to‑face, telephone, written, direct mail activity and client events.
* Represent the venue at networking events as required.
* Coordinate and lead familiarisation tours for key conference agents, ensuring that attending guests are key decision makers.
* Support sales and marketing initiatives including exhibition attendance, customer events, and client initiatives.
* Monitor competitor activities, including special promotions and pricing initiatives.
* Lead achievement of the annual budget target.
* Achieve personal new business target.
* Manage and deliver account plans for key accounts.
* Achieve agreed amount of proactive activities, including client visits, emails and calls.
* Produce accurate sales and forecast reports upon request.
* Contribute to creation of the Sales & Marketing plan with the Head of C & E Sales, monitoring and adjusting as needed.
Qualifications / What we’re looking for
* Commercially driven individual with a strong focus on hitting and exceeding revenue targets.
* Skilled in key account management and building long‑term client relationships.
* Proactive business developer with a driven mindset for generating new opportunities.
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail and CRM/process discipline.
* Confident stakeholder manager who collaborates effectively across teams.
* Creative, growth‑oriented thinker who brings new ideas to drive sales and performance.
Benefits
* Competitive salary with bonus and full company benefits.
* 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme.
* Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare, Medicash (dental, optical, therapy treatments).
* Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
* Family benefits: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; two extra days after returning from maternity leave; day off for your baby’s first birthday; enhanced family leave.
* Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment, and travel discounts; 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships.
* Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products.
* Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, ongoing training and structured career pathways.
* Meals on duty included.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive. Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!
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