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Sponsorship Sales Manager

Are you a commercially minded, entrepreneurial sponsorship sales professional looking to make your mark on one of the UK’s most prestigious consumer events?

We are recruiting for a Sponsorship Sales Manager to join the commercial team behind an iconic, large-scale consumer exhibition with a long-standing reputation for delivering world-class experiences across lifestyle, interiors, home and design.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and commercially driven sponsorship professional to take ownership of revenue growth, develop high-value brand partnerships and create innovative commercial opportunities for a market-leading live event.

The Role:

As Sponsorship Sales Manager, you will take responsibility for driving sponsorship revenue and developing long-term partnerships with brands looking to connect with a highly engaged consumer audience.

You will work across the full sales cycle, identifying and targeting prospective partners, developing tailored sponsorship proposals, pitching to senior decision-makers and negotiating high-value commercial agreements.

You will also work closely with internal teams to ensure sponsorship campaigns and brand activations are creative, commercially effective and deliver genuine value for partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing and delivering the sponsorship sales strategy to maximise revenue and commercial growth.

• Identifying, researching and targeting new sponsorship opportunities across relevant brands and sectors.

• Building and managing a strong pipeline of prospective sponsors and commercial partners.

• Proactively generating new business through outbound sales activity, networking and relationship development.

• Creating compelling, tailored sponsorship proposals that align with client objectives and demonstrate clear commercial value.

• Pitching sponsorship opportunities to senior stakeholders and key decision-makers.

• Negotiating and closing high-value sponsorship agreements.

• Managing and developing relationships with existing sponsors to encourage retention, repeat business and long-term partnerships.

• Working closely with event, marketing and operations teams to develop innovative and engaging brand activations.

• Identifying opportunities to create new sponsorship inventory, packages and revenue streams.

• Monitoring market trends, competitor activity and sponsorship performance to identify new commercial opportunities.

• Representing the event at relevant industry events, meetings and networking opportunities.

Core Responsibilities:

• Sponsorship revenue growth.

• New business revenue generation.

• Number and value of new sponsorship partnerships secured.

• Pipeline development and conversion rates.

• Sponsor retention and repeat business.

• Achievement of individual and team revenue targets.

• Development of new commercial packages and sponsorship opportunities.

You’ll Have:

• Proven experience within sponsorship sales, exhibition sales, media sales, events sales or another commercially focused B2B environment.

• A demonstrable track record of generating new business and closing high-value commercial deals.

• Experience selling complex, consultative commercial solutions to senior decision-makers.

• Confidence in prospecting, cold calling, pitching and negotiating.

• The ability to build strong relationships with clients and develop long-term commercial partnerships.

• Strong proposal writing and presentation skills.

• A commercially creative mindset, with the ability to identify new opportunities and develop compelling sponsorship packages.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

• A proactive, entrepreneurial approach to sales.

• Experience within consumer events, lifestyle, interiors, home, retail or related sectors would be advantageous, although this is not essential.

What’s on Offer:

• £60,000 basic salary + uncapped commission.

• 25 days annual leave + birthday off, including a gift and cake.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.

• Workplace pension.

• A supportive, vibrant and highly social team environment.

This is a high-profile opportunity for a confident and ambitious sponsorship sales professional who enjoys opening doors, building relationships and securing commercially significant partnerships.

You will have the opportunity to work on one of the UK's most recognised and respected consumer events, taking a leading role in developing partnerships with major brands and helping shape the future commercial growth of the event.

Apply now:

For more information, contact David at Greys Specialist Recruitment.

 

Location: Essex | Salary: £60000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 31/08/2026