Corporate Events & Sales Manager in Leeds

Our client is a nationally recognised membership-led organisation with a significant presence across the United Kingdom. Through a diverse portfolio of large-scale conferences, corporate events, stakeholder engagement programmes, and strategic partnerships, the organisation connects business leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and influential stakeholders.

They are seeking a commercially focused and relationship-driven Corporate Sales & Events Manager to join their team on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced sales and partnership professional to lead revenue-generating activities across a high-profile events portfolio while developing long-term commercial relationships with corporate partners and sponsors.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will be responsible for driving commercial income through sponsorships, exhibitions, advertising, partnership agreements, premium event experiences, and strategic corporate collaborations. You will identify new business opportunities, nurture existing client relationships, and create innovative commercial packages that deliver value for partners while contributing to ambitious revenue targets.

• Develop and execute commercial strategies to maximise revenue across conferences, exhibitions, sponsorships, premium hospitality spaces, corporate events, and special projects.
• Identify, pursue, and secure new sponsorship and partnership opportunities.
• Drive sales across digital and print advertising channels, event publications, mobile applications, and promotional platforms.
• Support the development of new revenue streams and commercial products to increase profitability and long-term growth.
• Build, manage, and grow relationships with key corporate partners, sponsors, agencies, trade associations, and industry stakeholders.
• Act as the primary commercial contact for strategic accounts, ensuring exceptional service delivery and long-term retention.
• Conduct regular partnership reviews to identify opportunities for upselling, renewals, and expanded collaboration.
• Represent the organisation at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to generate new business leads.
• Lead the commercial sales activity for flagship conferences and events, including sponsorships, exhibition space, premium networking opportunities, branded experiences, and hospitality packages.

You will be a highly motivated commercial professional with a proven ability to generate revenue, secure sponsorships, and build strategic partnerships.

• Demonstrated success in sponsorship sales, business development, corporate partnerships, or commercial event sales.
• Strong track record of achieving and exceeding revenue targets.
• Experience managing key accounts and cultivating long-term client relationships.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially minded with the ability to identify and develop new revenue opportunities.
• Strong project management and organisational capabilities.
• Experience working within conferences, events, exhibitions, hospitality, MICE, membership organisations, or related sectors.
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage senior decision-makers and corporate stakeholders.
• Highly proactive, results-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially ambitious professional to make a measurable impact through revenue generation, strategic partnerships, and business growth within a nationally recognised organisation.

Please send us your CV immediately if you have the relevant experience. We thank all applicants for their interest in the role. If you do not receive a response from us within 5 working days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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