Sales Executive in Crawley

Looking for your first step into B2B sales? We are looking for a Delegate Engagement Manager to join our high-performing Events Team, working on exclusive, fully-hosted B2B residential conferences. You will play a critical role in securing attendance from senior decision-makers across the Public and Private Sectors, directly impacting the success of our events and the wider business. This is a fully office-based role at our newly refurbished Crawley HQ, featuring an on-site gym, fully stocked kitchen, and games area (table tennis, pool, darts, F1 simulator, putting green). You will be part of a hard-working, sales-driven team that values honesty, loyalty, and results—balanced with a fun, social, and light-hearted culture where success is rewarded by a competitive commission and incentives structure.

What you’ll be doing:

• Proactively engaging delegates via phone, LinkedIn, and email
• Securing attendance from senior executives (CEOs, Directors, Heads of Department) at exclusive residential conferences
• Crafting compelling, value‑led messaging that resonates with senior decision‑makers
• Managing and developing your pipeline through our CRM system
• Collaborating with programme, marketing, and sponsorship teams to maximise delegate engagement
• Attending events as part of the on‑site delivery team at prestigious locations
• Managing pre‑event communications, logistics, and stakeholder coordination
• Acting as a professional point of contact for delegates and their communications teams

What we’re looking for:

• Exposure to target‑driven or KPI‑led environment (sales, recruitment, BD, account management, events, etc.)
• Confident communicator, comfortable speaking with senior‑level decision‑makers
• Commercially minded, ambitious, results‑focused and enjoys autonomy
• Highly organised with strong time‑management skills
• Fast learner who takes initiative and implements quickly
• Team player with a competitive edge

Salary and Benefits:

• Base salary: £22,500 to £26,500 (OTE £40,000)
• First year OTE £40,000 - commission is uncapped
• Clear career progression opportunities within the department, including potential leadership roles and event portfolio ownership
• 4 weeks holiday allowance – plus an additional 2 weeks off over Christmas
• Staff social events - including our overseas summer party!
• Workplace health and wellbeing scheme
• Fast‑track promotion opportunities
• Extensive training programme
• Access to our exclusive on‑site gym and fully stocked kitchen

About us:

We are a fast‑growing, privately owned, entrepreneurial business that has scaled from a kitchen‑table start‑up into a £4.5 million market leader in just 16 years — with a clear, ambitious plan to reach £7 million in the next three years. This is a business built on performance, ambition, and results. We reward hard work, promote on merit, and back our people to succeed — in fact, every senior leader in the company has been promoted from within, proving that this is a place where high performers build real careers, not just do a job. Our culture combines high standards and high energy with honesty, loyalty, and a genuinely fun, social environment. We work hard, we win together, and we enjoy the journey.

Shortlisted candidates will undergo a brief phone interview, which will be followed by a scheduled video call and then finally a face‑to‑face interview if successful. You must have the right to work in the UK, this role does not offer sponsorship.