Sales Executive

Role: Sales Executive

Hours: Full Time

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: c. £35K Plus Bonus - £50K OTE

The Vacancy

Our client are a Regional leading, Gloucestershire-focused Media Company who are based in Cheltenham, due to exciting business growth & expansion they are on the lookout for a Sales Executive to join their team.

This is a Hybrid Based role, with flexible working options & home working options.

The Role

This Role would suit a candidate who is an ambitious salesperson, with a passion for winning new business along with developing and increasing the revenue stream of current partner clients.

The right candidate will have some experience in working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment, be a charismatic self-starter who has a positive, confident approach and is comfortable with opening up new conversations and building excellent business relationships with clients and partners.

Ideally you will have experience with Media and advertising, however, this is not essential as in-house on-the-job training will be provided, the ideal candidate would be from a marketing, Tech, estate agency, hospitality, or professional services background.

• Do you have excellent sales experience?
• Do you have a keen interest/experience in Media / Advertisement sales?
• Are you ambitious and willing to learn, grow & develop?
• Do you have bags of energy and a desire to succeed?
• Do you want to be part of a successful team?
• Are you a flexible individual with an entrepreneurial mindset?
• Do you have strong communication and interpersonal skills?

If the answer to all these questions is YES, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you!

What will This Involve?

• Identifying and winning new business opportunities: crafting advertising campaign proposals, delivering presentations to senior management and overcoming objections
• Meeting KPIs and hitting an individual sales target
• Developing and growing strong relationships with partners across both business and lifestyle sectors
• Effectively managing a busy diary of sales activity
• Working to achieve wider business strategies as part of a close-knit sales team

What are we Looking for?

• An ambitious sales person, with some experience working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Charismatic and pro-active self-starter who enjoys working on your own initiative; outgoing, personable and unwaveringly positive
• Able to remain calm under pressure, taking the initiative to find solutions to challenges
• Great organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage individual activity
• Good working knowledge of Gloucestershire across a range of sectors. Strong local business contacts would be a great advantage
• Ideally, experience in a similar sales role in the media, marketing, recruitment, technology, estate agency or professional services sector
• Knowledge of advertising, sponsorship and event sales would also be an advantage
• Proficient in embracing modern technologies – including CRMs (ideally HubSpot), websites, social media platforms, Office 365

Package:

• c. £35K Base plus commission, with £50K OTE
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Pension Scheme
• Career Progression Pathway
• Laptop
• Flexible working Hours & Hybrid Office / home working options