SAVVY RECRUITMENT
Business Development Manager
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Events Sales BDM – Sponsorship & Expo
📍 Fully Remote
💰 £32,000–£35,000 + Commission
🏗️ Construction Industry
🎤 Awards, Conferences & Expos
I’m currently recruiting for an exciting Events Sales opportunity with a growing events business operating across the construction and Housing sector.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious sales professional who enjoys winning new business, managing existing accounts and selling sponsorship and exhibition opportunities across a portfolio of high-profile events.
The Role ✨
You’ll work across 4–5 events, including awards, conferences and expos, taking ownership of the commercial side of the events and building strong relationships with clients and sponsors.
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You’ll be responsible for:
- Generating new business and identifying potential sponsors/exhibitors
- Selling sponsorship and exhibition packages
- Managing and growing existing client accounts
- Building long-term relationships with key industry contacts
- Rebooking clients and sponsors onsite at events
- Managing the sales process from initial outreach through to close
- Hitting and exceeding revenue targets
- Working closely with the events team to maximise commercial opportunities
About You 👇
- 1–2 years of solid B2B events sales experience
- Proven experience selling sponsorship and/or exhibition space
- Comfortable with both new business development and account management
- Confident closing deals and having commercial conversations with senior decision-makers
- Experience with onsite rebooking is highly desirable
- A proactive, target-driven and commercially minded approach
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What’s on Offer 🚀
- 100% remote working
- Work across a varied portfolio of awards, conferences and expos
- Join an exciting events business
- Excellent opportunity to develop your career in events sales
If you’re an events sales professional with sponsorship and expo sales experience and are looking for a genuinely remote role with plenty of earning potential, I’d love to hear from you!
Submit your application to besavvy@savvyrecruitment.com or reach out to one of the team for a chat!
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