Business Development Executive (Sales Training Provided)

Bristol, England

Monday – Friday | 8:30am – 5:30pm | Office-based role

£26,000 – £30,000 Base Salary + Uncapped Commission

Year 1 OTE: £50,000 – £60,000

Year 2 OTE: £75,000 – £100,000+

Build Your Career in Business Development & Sales

Are you ambitious, competitive, and looking for a career where your performance directly impacts your earnings and progression? Business Show Media is looking for driven individuals to join our growing Business Development team, with opportunities available across both our UK market team and Netherlands market team. We’re a global business events company creating some of the leading exhibitions and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and ambitious businesses.

The Opportunity

As a Business Development Executive, you’ll be responsible for generating new business opportunities and building relationships with companies that could benefit from exhibiting or sponsoring our events. You’ll work across outbound channels including LinkedIn, email, and phone, speaking directly with business owners, founders, marketing leaders, and senior decision‑makers. This is a role designed for people who want to learn, progress, and earn.

Your Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities through LinkedIn, email, phone, and other outbound channels
• Research businesses and identify potential exhibitors and sponsors
• Engage with business owners, founders, and senior decision‑makers
• Build and develop strong commercial relationships
• Qualify prospects and create high-quality sales opportunities
• Book meetings and opportunities for the wider sales team
• Manage your own sales pipeline and CRM activity
• Support exhibition and sponsorship sales across our UK and international events
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Event teams
• Attend live events and network with exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees
• Continuously develop your sales, negotiation, and commercial skills
• Work towards clear individual targets and KPIs

Who We’re Looking For

We’re more interested in your attitude, ambition, and potential than your previous job title. You might already have experience in sales, recruitment, customer service, business development, hospitality, retail, or another target‑driven environment, or you might be looking to break into sales for the first time. We’re looking for people who are:

• Ambitious and motivated to build a long‑term career
• Confident communicators who enjoy speaking to people
• Competitive and target‑driven
• Motivated by uncapped earning potential
• Proactive and comfortable taking initiative
• Organised, resilient, and able to manage a busy pipeline
• Comfortable communicating through phone, email, and LinkedIn
• Commercially curious and eager to learn
• Interested in business, entrepreneurship, and live events
• Excited by progression and personal development

Previous sales experience is beneficial, but absolutely not essential. We’ll provide the training, coaching, and support. What we need from you is the drive to succeed.

UK & Netherlands Market Teams

We’re currently hiring Business Development Executives across two key market teams:

• UK Market Team: Working with businesses across the UK to identify potential exhibitors, sponsors, and commercial partners for our events.
• Netherlands Market Team: Working with businesses across the Netherlands and developing relationships with internationally focused companies.

You’ll become an expert in your market, understand your target audience, and develop the commercial skills needed to build a high‑performing sales career.

What We Offer

• £26,000 – £30,000 base salary, depending on experience
• Uncapped commission
• Year 1 OTE: £50,000 – £60,000
• Year 2 OTE: £75,000 – £100,000+
• Full, structured sales training
• Ongoing coaching and professional development
• Clear and achievable progression opportunities
• The opportunity to move into closing and senior sales positions
• Long‑term pathway into sales management and leadership
• Opportunities to attend major UK and international business events
• Regular incentives, competitions, rewards, and team socials
• A high‑energy, ambitious office environment
• The opportunity to work alongside experienced sales professionals and learn from the best

Where Can This Role Take You?

We’re building careers, not just filling vacancies. A typical progression pathway could look like: Business Development Executive → Sales Executive → Senior Sales Executive → Sales Director. For high performers, there is the opportunity to progress into senior commercial roles including Event Sales Director. As your responsibility grows, so does your earning potential — with our Year 2 OTE reaching £75,000 – £100,000+ for successful performers.

Ready to Build Your Career?

If you’re ambitious, competitive, commercially minded, and want a role where your effort, development, and results are rewarded, we want to hear from you. Whether you’re an experienced salesperson or looking to start your career in business development, we’ll give you the training and platform to succeed. Join Business Show Media. Build your sales career. Grow with us.