Sales Executive

A role has arisen for a highly driven and tenacious Sales executive/Business Development Executive (or BDM) to join our already established team. Educated ideally to a graduate level the ideal Business Development Manager would be confident and well presented with the ambition to succeed and desire to deliver new business in a rapidly growing company working in the emotionally charged but rewarding charity sector. You may already be a Sales Executive, Business Development Manager, or maybe an alternative role - Telesales, Field Sales Exec, B2b or B2C - whatever sales background you come from…. If you're driven, money hungry and ready for a new challenge this could be the role for you.

The ideal Business Development Manager will:
*Be of graduate calibre
*Have a minimum of one year's sales or telesales experience
*A willingness to combine a new business development role with client retention and development.
*Be highly consultative with an understanding of the sales process from initial lead generation to product presentation and closing skills
*Possess exceptional 'over the phone' and face to face sales and negotiation skills
*Be superbly organised and disciplined
*Have strong rapport building skills and the ability to develop relationships at all levels
*Be Highly articulate and driven with a positive and outgoing personality
*Have worked within or have knowledge of charities or events is desirable however not essential as you will be supported by a team of professional staff

Our client is one of the UK's leading suppliers of fundraising solutions who are passionate about raising funds for their clients and their many worthy causes. Already partners to many of the UK's leading charities, hospices, schools and institutions they create a total fundraising solution for any event. The successful Sales Executive/New Business Executive will also combine their sales role with an event management role and must be confident of being involved with their event team at live charitable events

What's in it for you?
*A competitive basic salary of £20,000 - £23,000 with realistic first year OTE of £40,000
*25 days holidays
*The Chance to work in a challenging yet fun environment with huge career development opportunities

If you feel you have what it takes to work in the challenging yet exciting events industry and have the ability to Work exclusively in the Charity sector where working hard and playing hard go hand in hand then please send your CV