Junior Sales Manager in London

Are you passionate about sales and eager to make a significant impact in the Mid-Market sector? Join our dynamic and motivated team as a key player in our Mid-Market sales strategy for the UK & BNLX region. You will take charge of managing and developing your own sales and revenue pipeline, focusing on securing high-revenue merchants for our network.

If you are ready to work with larger clients, taking the step from SDR into Sales or advancing your sales career, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

Reporting to the Mid-Market Sales Team Leader, you will be expected to achieve sales targets and contribute to the team's objectives through your results-driven and client centric approach, while continuously developing your sales skills. This role offers the opportunity to sign clients globally, while providing a platform for personal and professional development.

• Drive Sales Success: Focus on achieving ambitious sales targets through the effective use of your sales skills and various sales methods. Engage in daily sales activities, including prospecting, lead qualification, and deal closure, to expand our customer base across the UK & BNLX region.
• Full Sales Cycle Ownership: Take charge of the entire sales process, from prospecting and qualifying leads to responding to RFIs and RFPs, presenting compelling proposals, negotiating terms, and closing deals, all while ensuring compliance with company standards and legal requirements.
• Event Engagement: Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and trade shows to network with potential clients and generate new business opportunities. Utilize your sales skills to engage with prospects, present our solutions, and secure new partnerships.
• Sales Pipeline Management: Keep your sales pipeline in Salesforce up-to-date and accurate, consistently reflecting opportunities and contracts pending closure. Monitor and manage these opportunities to ensure a steady flow of business.
• Collaborative Integration: Work closely with Finance, Integrations, and Account Development teams to ensure a seamless transition for new clients, from contract signing to full integration and launch.
• Market Intelligence: Conduct thorough research on target brands, including their current affiliate activities, key contacts, and industry positioning, to tailor your approach and maximize success.
• Achieve Performance Excellence: Consistently meet and exceed performance KPIs and sales targets through proactive engagement, strategic planning, and effective execution of sales activities.

• 1-2+ years of experience in commercial facing roles, with a focus on new business development in digital marketing, affiliate marketing, B2B marketplaces or related industries.
• A proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales related targets, with a strong ability to identify and capitalize on business opportunities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, dedicated to finding out what the client needs in order to offer the right Awin products and service.
• Strong communication skills enabling effective interaction with clients and stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• Self-driven and commercially savvy, capable of independently managing projects in a fast-paced international environment.
• A background in sales skills is preferred and/or with prior experience in the industry: Key skills include active listening, cross-functional engagement, negotiating, proactivity, client orientation, and various sales and communication methods, including consultative selling methods such as MEDPICC to accurately identify and meet client needs.

• Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves.
• Remote Working Allowance: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately.
• Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our Flexi-Office and hybrid/remote work possibilities to work across Awin regions.
• Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.