Venue Sales - Business Development Manager

One of the UK's most versatile venues seeks an experienced business development manager. The venue is market-leading within the region and attracts a diverse range of exhibitions, fairs and live events. Business Development ManagerVenue SalesGBP45,000 - GBP54,000 OTE*This is a field sales position based out of offices in Cambridgeshire.* The successful candidate will be a talented venue salesperson with a keen eye for opportunity - the role is ideal for an events sales professional with energy and enthusiasm, complemented by strong commercial acumen. The Business Development Manager will be responsible for creating various sales opportunities, with the aim of quickly building a personal portfolio of market leading events. The successful candidate will maximise the venue's organic growth and deepen relationships with clients of varying degrees of scale, demonstrating a great knowledge of both core products and additional services. Required Experience Experienced events industry professionals - with extensive experience selling venue space within a suitably senior capacity.Excellent knowledge of the events industry with an existing address book of exhibition organiser contacts.Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills, organisation and creative thinking are essential. Key Responsibilities Business Development: Researching and identifying new business opportunities on own initiative, closing high yield business quickly and efficiently; Developing and maintaining senior level relationships with major event organisers, both UK and overseas, to enhance opportunities for repeat business and secure new business.Sales: Achieving personal revenue targets annually within a highly competitive market; identifying potential new clients through proactive sales techniques.Market Understanding: Analysing identified UK and international industry and market sectors in order to effectively target new business.Team Focus: Maintaining the level of service provided by the team and be proactive in the development of own skills and experience whilst demonstrating appropriate behaviours towards the wider team Get in touch If you have proven success in selling venue space to large-scale events - let's talk. **Please only apply if you have the relevant experience for this role.** Whilst we do our best to get back to all applicants, we receive a high number of submissions and are not always able to respond to every unsuccessful applicant. If you don't receive any correspondence from us within 5 working days, please assume you have been unsuccessful. tfconnect is a specialist recruitment partner for exhibition and conference organising companies, venues and contractors.