Business Development Executive – Marketplace Platform
London
30-40k Base, 40-50k OTE + Excellent Benefits

Our Series A client has phenomenal backing and an unashamedly elite executive team. With global domination on the cards and an already impressive footing, this marketplace for sports and leisure events is seeking an experienced Business Development Executive to be based in London.

As a Business Development Executive, you will:

Work in an outbound new business capacity, targeting accounts throughout the UK
Research, identify and generate new marketplace revenue
Map out accounts and expand network
Target event organisers
Manage the full sales cycle from identification through to proposition and close
Work closely with a client success team to implement and manage accounts

The ideal sales candidate will:

Be educated to degree level, intelligent, inquisitive and possess a minimum of 2 years’ previous outbound B2B sales experience
Possess sales experience gained in the events, exhibitions, festivals or a subscription-based sales sector
Have business acumen, motivation and a dynamic yet professional approach to high activity based new business sales
Demonstrate first class communication and presentation skills with the ability to liaise with customers at all levels across a large national territory
Have demonstrable experience in managing marketplace type deals
Be highly organised, proactive, have an entrepreneurial flair and solid attention to detail

The successful candidate can expect:

A generous base salary circa 30-40k
An uncapped 40-50k OTE
A generous benefits package
An amazing team

The Certus Recruitment Group is an established and experienced specialist consultancy providing sales, marketing and IT recruitment services to the business community throughout the UK, Europe and Australia.