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Job Title Head of Exhibition Sales- ADIPEC

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Head of Exhibition Sales- ADIPEC - Fast Hire
Company :

Dmg Events

Job Type :

Full Time

Abu Dhabi
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We are looking for a driven Head of Exhibition Sales- ADIPEC to join our passionate team at dmg events in Abu Dhabi.
Growing your career as a Full Time Head of Exhibition Sales- ADIPEC is an awesome opportunity to develop relevant skills.
If you are strong in project management, critical thinking and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Head of Exhibition Sales- ADIPEC at dmg events today!

About Us - Dmg Events

dmg events is an international exhibitions and publishing company. We attract more than 425,000 visitors to our global portfolio of 80 exhibitions each year. Through our global events, our aim is simple. We want to accelerate business through face-to-face events, which is why we work so hard to bring people together, creating opportunities for them to network, learn and do business. dmg events is part of the Daily Mail Group Trust (DMGT). DMGT Manages a diverse, multinational portfolio of companies with total revenues of 2bn, that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news and entertainment.

Role Purpose

The head of exhibition sales will report to the Commercial Director and be responsible for exhibition and sponsorship revenues on ADIPEC. You'll primarily be selling exhibition space across the oil, gas, and energy markets on a truly international basis. As the head of exhibition sales, you will work closely with the commercial director in maximising the event exhibition and sponsorship revenues. You will need to effectively target clients and be prepared to sell to customers from a conceptual starting point, follow up on marketing campaigns, and help achieve optimum square meter sales for the exhibition. You will be responsible for the execution of B2B sponsorship and exhibition sales campaigns for your assigned events and accounts, so the ideal candidate will be both analytical and creative, in addition to having the ability to successfully deliver against multiple projects throughout the year - efficiently and effectively following a plan to meet targets and ensure a great customer experience.

This role is based at our Abu Dhabi office- Yas Island. We have company transport in place to assist those travelling from Dubai.

Accountabilities
Conducting thorough analysis of the vendor landscape (including but not limited to: market research to ensure that you understand the dimensions of the vendor/client relationships in the market relevant to your events, target market segmentation, identification of industry trends; and monitoring competitive event performance, cost, and market penetration).
Working with our internal database to select and accurately target vendor organisations, including building and/or filling in the gaps in our vendor database and specific contact list development.
Creating compelling and creative packages/proposals that deliver against the budget and managing your own timelines to deliver against pre-agreed objectives.
Assessing current and prospective customer retention and acquisition strategies.
Developing sales plans as specified as well as coordinating on-going sales initiatives, including coordination with the conferences' and exhibition marketing managers of the sponsorship marketing (online and offline) campaign. and relationships with relevant external partners that can help promote the events to vendors.
Developing and managing a budget for each event sponsorship and exhibition sales campaign.
Working with the entire event project team to ensure that exhibitor and sponsor requirements and expectations included in their contracts are executed.
Oversees the administration and fulfilment of each sponsorship package sold in liaison with event operations
Attending events and liaising with exhibitor clients onsite to ensure that their contract is fulfilled any of their concerns and needs are addressed.
Attending the exhibition with the objective of re-booking and/or gaining commitment from a high proportion of the current sponsors for the following year's event.
Keep up to date via a wide range of material including various industry publications relevant to the topic areas and audiences of your assigned conferences for developments and trends in the industry and to develop new sponsorship opportunities.

Key Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

Technical / Functional
Extensive experience in B2B exhibition sales, ideally in the energy sector
Self-motivated and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
Experience in the use of databases (preferably Salesforce) in both mass and targeted sales campaigns
Knowledge of the energy industry a distinct advantage
Excellent negotiation and relationship building skills
Customer focused
Budget management
Contract management
Writing proposals
Excellent command of written and spoken (business) English - other languages could be an advantage.
Sound commercial awareness, excellent organisational skills
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects to tight deadlines
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Solid numeric abilities and experience with quantitative analysis
Highly motivated and proactive
Strong sense of urgency and results orientation
Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
Strong attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with and relate to all levels both within and outside the organisation
Good knowledge of MS Office Suite, including: MS Word, Outlook, and Excel

Personal Attributes / Interpersonal
Driven, with a 'can-do' attitude
Ability to find solutions to challenges
Excellent people skills
Be a detailed person
Communication - excellent written and verbal English
Time Management
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Self-motivated
Good team working ethics
Ability to generate ideas
Lateral thinking
Analytical skills
Ability to travel
Key Success Criteria
Ability to work across sales, marketing and operations teams
Be well connected with an energy background
To simultaneously manage a multitude of strategies across international portfolios
A team player.
Company Benefits:
a-- Excellent benefits
a-- Company offers career progression opportunities
a-- Advantageous package
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Abu Dhabi
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