| WBR is a medium-sized, international, privately owned company and is considered to be the gold-standard in the corporate events industry. WBR London has a team of over 100 employees and annual revenues in excess of £20m. With offices in London, New York, Toronto and Singapore, a truly global organisation. |
We create, sell, market and run events in the Retail, Defence, Logistics, Pharmaceutical, Procurement and Finance sectors along with offering a full complement of content marketing services and intimate networking events – all aimed at educating, supporting and connecting the leadership of the world’s core industries.
Job Purpose
You will join a diverse and ambitious team who enjoy celebrating success. You will be responsible for selling attendance packages for our world-renowned conferences to Senior Executives from the world’s largest companies.
Growth through continuous improvement’ is one of our core values and we will encourage and support your career goals and development needs. We exclusively promote from within, so you will have a defined career path to follow from your very first day. Our comprehensive training and coaching will support you to achieve your targets and career goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the entire sales process from; lead generation to prospecting/pitching potential buyers to closing deals
- Developing a network of past and prospective clients in a variety of different industries
- You will be building connections and enhancing your knowledge of industries, including Financial Services, Procurement, Logistics, E-commerce, Pharmaceuticals
- Working towards monthly sales targets to make the events you work on a success
- Meeting and engaging with your customers on-site in destinations such as: Barcelona, Amsterdam, Nashville, Paris, Copenhagen & Berlin
Desired Attributes/Behaviours
- High achievers with a drive to succeed
- Passionate about building a career in sales
- Positive individuals with a naturally curious mindset
- Ability to prioritise, work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Enjoy learning and have a focus on self-development
- A confident communicator both written and verbal
- Proactive and solutions focused individual
- Enjoy a high energy, driven & team-oriented culture
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Job Perks
- Generous base salary + uncapped commission (average first year earnings £45k )– this is a realistic example of what your first year could look like but with the right attitude and desire to earn more, the sky is the limit with an uncapped commission scheme
- Clear career path from day one
- Promotion opportunities in year one
- International travel opportunities
- Hybrid working model (Tuesdays & Thursdays in the London office, 3 days working from home) - Millies cookies delivery every Tuesday!
- Access to wellbeing app
- Employee assistance programme
- Team and company incentives based on performance
- Social events arranged for all
- Casual dress code
- Workplace pension scheme, Medicash Plan, Life Assurance