Business Development Executive Loughborough, England
Job description
Champions (UK) Plc is one of the UK’s leading award-winning brand and celebrity agency, boasting an enviable portfolio of clients, nationally and internationally - 66 countries and counting. A family-owned business with solid family values and ethics, Champions has grown over the last 19 years and has evolved significantly winning awards such as The Sunday Times Fast Track 100, London Stock Exchange Top 1000 businesses and The Telegraph Top 1000 Britain’s Brightest Businesses. Working with the best sport stars, politicians, business leaders and celebrities you will be tasked to work with our corporate clients to negotiate one-off and long term engagements and contract partnerships. Clients include the likes of Goldman Sachs, GSK, Bupa, Tesco, Ford, Amazon, Barclays and Google to name just a few. With a vibrant and dynamic team of over 70+ highly-skilled staff and still expanding, Champions’ continued success is creating additional and exciting employment opportunities. Impressive monthly bonuses with team outings including trips abroad, weekend breaks, meals out and even feeding lions! Regular events at The Dorchester Hotel, The Gherkin, Wembley, The O2 and Michelin star restaurants. This role is a real unique opportunity to rub shoulders with world leading celebrities and experience and be part of money can’t buy experiences.
Responsibilities
- Handling inbound enquiries
- Analysing clients’ event needs and matching appropriate speakers
- Combining our extensive list of speakers to find the most suitable match for our clients
- Presenting speaker options to clients
- Negotiating with clients and prospective speakers
- Providing contractual and logistical support to clients and speakers
- Cross-selling additional brand boosting services
Maintaining accurate records
- Developing new client base and building a sales pipeline
- Working to and achieving monthly targets
Experience, Qualifications and Skills Required
- A good knowledge of sports stars, leading business figures, politicians and celebrities from the entertainment world
- Previous proven sales experience
- Self-motivated, organised and excellent planning skills
- track record of achieving targets
- Ability to build rapport with clients of all backgrounds
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Outgoing friendly personality and first-class telephone manner
- Results-driven and a proven achiever
- Enthusiastic, energetic and can work on own initiative
Benefits
- On-site gym
- The opportunity to take country walks around our grounds for exercise and well being
- New starter goodie bag
- Above and beyond bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday allowance after three continuous years with the company
- Modern, clean and spacious office in our new £1million digital hub
- Departmental socials
- Training throughout the year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Birthday bottle of bubbly
- Weekly cake club (Covid-19 permitting)
- Yearly Christmas party – all expenses paid (Covid-19 permitting)
If you are interested, please send a convincing covering letter, stating why you believe you are suitable for this position and your present salary, along with an up to date CV
Location: Costock, near Loughborough, Leicestershire
Hours: Full Time
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus
Work Location: In person
