Conferences and Events Senior Sales Executive

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Salary: Grade 6 (£30,487 – £36,024 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have the passion and drive to maximise business potential? Are you sales-focused, with the ability to generate leads and build robust relationships with a variety of stakeholders? Are you a driver of best-practice? 

The Conference and Events function plays a significant role in supporting the University’s strategic vision and world-class aspiration through its reputation for the successful delivery and professionalism of conferences, events and other services. The team’s income has grown significantly over the past year, and further growth is expected both on and off campus, including a new city centre venue which was launched in Spring 2023. 

To realise this ambition, we seek to appoint a Senior Sales Executive to lead on reactive enquiries ensuring excellent customer service for both internal and external customers. The Senior Sales Executive will act as team leader for the reactive sales function, ensuring process and best practice is followed, taking responsibility for the enquiries inbox and data input into the system.

With proven experience of working within a commercial sales environment, as a Senior Sales Executive, you will have excellent experience and understanding of working within the Conference and Events industry.   You will have enthusiasm for working in an events team and will have a can-do attitude and a drive for sales generation and achieving targets. You will be a natural leader and act as the reactive sales lead to support the team and drive business. You will be an excellent team player and able to communicate and build relationships at all levels. 

What we offer in return: 

  • 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
  • Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
  • Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
  • Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.

And much more.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Sam Glenister-Batey, Head of Conferences and Events

Email: S.Glenister-Batey@leeds.ac.uk

 
Location:  Leeds – Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  Facilities Directorate
School/Institute:  Conferencing & Events
Category:  Administrative and Clerical Support
Grade: 
Grade 6
Salary: 

£30,487 to £36,024
per annum
Post Type: 

Full Time
Contract Type:  Ongoing
Release Date:  Tuesday 02 January 2024
Closing Date:  Wednesday 24 January 2024
Interview Date: 
Friday 02 February 2024
Reference:  FDCEV1005
Further details:

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