Location
BelfastSalary
£23000 - £25000Job Type
PermanentDate Posted
14 October, 2021Do you have excellent communication skills?
Do you have 1-3 years sales experience?
Do you have experience building strong relationships?
Our client is a UK leader in the media industry, seeking to recruit a Sales Executive to join their expanding team. If you want to join a team of sales professionals, this may be the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Primary objective is to develop new business with all types of businesses who look after their advertising/marketing directly focusing on Adshel, Adbox & digital formats
- Develop strong client relationships, understand their objectives & increase their understanding of the Clear Channel product portfolio
- Know about & identify potential campaigns long before they go live & develop an opportunity to pitch for the business
- Liaise with all clients on all aspects of their campaigns, understand their requirements and deliver campaigns that provide results
- Review client’s business on a regular basis and identify new opportunities
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of organistation portfolio & the advertising market to enable maximisation of sales
- Continually review current client’s activity within the market (OMA/MMS/competitive activity) and develop relevant income streams
- Attend & network at trade shows, exhibitions & industry linked events
- Ensure sales admin is managed effectively & efficiently
- Review general market information & identify areas for growth in all areas of the business
- Develop specifically tailored client presentations, marketing initiatives, sales initiates & marketing material
Requirements:
- Must have at least 1 to 3 years’ experience in similar business role, within advertising industry is advantageous
- Track record of developing new business & growing existing accounts
- Ability to work in a busy sales environment
- Proven ability to identify & develop opportunities to maximise revenue potential
- Experience in achieving targets & monitoring progress
- Proven ability in dealing with a broad range of individuals & organisations
Aptitude & Skills:
- Excellent negotiation & persuasion skills
- Capable of working on own or as part of a team
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Flexible
- Self motivated & able to manage own workload
- Creative, Imaginitive
- Excellent written & oral skills
- Exhibits integrity
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- IT Literate – including word, excel & powerpoint
- Excellent planning & organisational skills
- Commercially astute
- Able to deal with pressure & meet with tight deadlines
- Accurate & details conscious
Next Steps:
Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.
The team at Abacus manages a range of permanent and contract positions throughout Northern Ireland, the UK and the Republic of Ireland. If you are experienced and/or professionally qualified we can support your job search.
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