Posted by Fundrazor.com on July 15th, 2011.
Graduate Jobs
Location: Nottingham
Closing Date: August 14th, 2011
Job Description
Title: Sales Executive
Reports to: National Sales Manager
Based at: Nottingham (West Bridgford)
Start date: Immediately
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week. Core hours 9.30am-6.00pm Mon-Fri.
Term: Permanent contract
Salary: Basic £12k + uncapped bonus
Background
Fundrazor.com was launched in April 2007 to help grassroots sports clubs, businesses, charities and community-based groups raise money. To date we have helped over 3500 customers raise up to £1.75m.
We work with a range of commercial partners throughout the UK across 82 popular entertainment venues.
- Merlin Entertainment Group (Alton Towers)
- Tenpin (bowling)
- Delta Force (paintball)
- Jongleurs/Highlights (Comedy clubs)
- Racecourses (e.g. Cheltenham, Doncaster)
- Greyhound Tracks
- EGU (various golf courses)
We provide low-cost tickets to these venues to organisations looking to raise money. The organisations are authorised to resell the tickets to team members, family or friends for up to the full face value. All profits made in re-selling the tickets are retained by the organisation.
The Opportunity
Your main role will be to sell our fundraising products through targeted outbound sales campaigns. Some inbound telesales and email work is also part of the role. The role will appeal to enthusiastic high achievers looking:
- To be part of a new, dynamic business in the exciting and growing Community Marketing sector.
- For excellent earning potential – uncapped bonus structure.
- To manage leading clients from the leisure and entertainment sectors and help raise over £1m annually for voluntary community groups.
Job Purpose:
- To sell fundraising opportunities to fundraising groups.
- To deliver an increase in attendances for our commercial partners.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
You will have responsibility for a geographical area of the country.
- Maximise sales for events in your region.
- Provide a professional account management service for our clients. This will involve agreeing event dates, providing regular progress updates and event reports.
- Maintain regular contact with the fundraising groups to help maximize ticket sales and event attendances
Person profile
The ideal Sales Executive will require the following skills:
- Highly motivated/self starter
- Ambitious/keen to develop employment track record
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines/targets
- Confident, outgoing nature and the ability to close sales
- Excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator.
- Experience in outbound telesales, account management, business development or customer service would be an advantage
- Have an affinity with sport/leisure and be active in the local community.
Computer skills
- Must be adept in use of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Excel and Word.
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