Graduate Sales Executive

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Job description

Role Description

Are you ambitious and fearless? Do you want to help grow communities and learn how world markets and industries work, within a world-class company that is market-leading for both content and technology? We're looking for a Graduate Sales Executive to join Reuters Events, a fast-growing team within Reuters.

We're looking for driven, organised, money orientated individual with a genuine interest in all things business. The ideal candidate will be someone who wants to learn as much as they can and progress into a career that reflects their strengths and interests in either sponsorship sales or conference production.

About the Role

As a Graduate Sales Executive, you will:

Initially you'll take a seat within a driven, highly motivated sales team and have a golden opportunity to learn the business from the ground up.
You will sell delegate places to the hottest leads across a variety of industry events and receive commission for every single sale you make.
Working as part of dedicated delegate sales team to hit and exceed revenue targets
Using excellent customer service to qualify and nurture sales leads
Closing individual and group delegate registrations for senior-level 'business to business' conferences worldwide
Working in a targeted driven environment towards incentivised event-based and annual revenue targets
Receive training on the sales techniques required to be a successful sales executive
The potential to progress into a consultative business development role focusing on higher level exhibition and sponsorship packages OR into a conference production role looking at creating high end, commercially viable events where you will gain a wide range of transferrable skills

To be our Graduate Sales Executive, you will likely:

Be motivated to work hard and carve out a successful career in sales or conferences
Be motivated to progress quickly
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be confident on the phone talking to senior level executives from major industries
Be money-motivated with a determined outlook and a strong drive for results
Have an entrepreneurial flair
Have previous sales experience (not essential but it will be considered a plus)

What's In It For You

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
Learning & Development: we have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our employees
Benefits: we offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits
Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world's most important stories

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