Senior Sales Executive - German

Senior Commercial Executive (German Speaker) £35,000 – £45,000 DOE + Commission + Excellent Benefits Award winning, international events company is looking to hire a highly driven fluent German speaker Senior Sales Executive. The successful Senior Commercial Executivewill be selling a mix of bespoke sponsorship packages as well as exhibition stands to a European client base. There will be scope for international travel several times a year. This role demands a highly articulate, sales driven individual who enjoys building relationships and has real hunger to close high value yielding sales. Fluent German is a must for this role. Senior Commercial Executive (German Speaker) The Role: * Generating new business, increasing pipeline and bringing on new prospects * Sell high-value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities * Grow relationships with key accounts by planning and tailoring their marketing activities using a consultative approach with the intention of growing YOY spend * Pitch clients over the phone and through face-to-face meetings * Attend competitor events – travel a key part of the role * Act as a market specialist and make sure you have the knowledge to do so via internal and external resources * Consultative selling is a key part of this role, the right candidate should be able to sell creatively, through solution led selling Senior Commercial Executive (German Speaker) Profile of Candidate: * A background in b2b sales, ideally from event sales or media sales, IT sales, recruitment etc * Fluent in German – Key * Excellent communication skills * Successful track record achieving revenue targets * Someone with a consultative sales approach is a necessity here Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence. Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge