Sales Executive

SPORTGATE INTERNATIONAL LTD Founded in 2014 by a team of experienced sports marketing professionals, Sportgate International is a sporting and event management company based in South West London. Sportgate International is an established events rights holder and consultant to world-class venues, luxury brands, companies, tourism boards and rights holder’s requiring event management and sponsorship delivery expertise. As owners of Chestertons Polo in the Park London, we are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic salesperson to join our tight-knit team. Working under the Head of Commercial, you will be responsible for driving awareness and interest in the world’s biggest 3-day Polo and Lifestyle Festival. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING • Promoting the world’s biggest 3-day Polo and Lifestyle Festival to increase ticket and hospitality sales to consumers and corporates. • Contacting data provided to understand customer needs and requirements. • Proactively reaching new data to open new business and hitting agreed internal targets. • Contact 30 people a day and action the outcome of the calls (etc. logging on CRM). • Booking meetings for the sales team to attend. • Supporting the management of our CRM system and database. • Consistently turning up every day and going home knowing you’ll have contributed to the team…and enjoyed it. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • A positive attitude and a desire to develop a sales skill set. • An open-minded approach to support the team in various tasks. • A desire to gain exposure to all aspects of the event industry. ESSENTIAL SKILLS • Competent and confident using Microsoft Office, specifically MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and MS Word. • A structured mindset and ability to take instruction, action it and report back in a timely manner. • Good communication skills and comfortable talking to clients at varying levels of seniority. DESIRABLE SKILLS Sales experience in proactive outbound role. Previous experience in event hospitality or bars/pubs/restaurants. Previous experience in a customer facing role.

Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 1/20/2025