Total 9 job vacancies by Informa Group Plc.

• Support the development of a Event’s strategy and direction, through idea generation to enrich the value proposition Informa Markets provides

• Support the design of the Event experience, ensuring a high-quality level of delivery in support of the Event’s strategy and customer needs

• Develop deep industry knowledge through internal and external relationships

• Develop and improve the customer experience at each Event, ensuring feedback is collated, highlighted and incorporated  

• Build Event loyalty with customers in understanding both specific and wider market needs, feeding trends / issues back into the Event Manager as input to Event strategy

• Liaise with Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to ensure all elements of the Event are in alignment to set up for success

• Negotiate with venues and suppliers together with Operations and Procurement for Event specific requirements

• Support the on-site delivery and setup, supporting logistics for exhibitors and team members

• Support the Event Manager in overseeing the Event floorplan

• Support the financial planning for the Event, working closely with the Event Managers

• Meet or exceed revenue targets for assigned Sales through strategic engagement of customers
• Sell products to assigned customer Sales, managing a larger number of lower revenue customers depending on the market and brand
• Maintain and strengthen existing customer relationships through demonstrating a detailed understanding of customer business strategy and needs
• Delivery of assigned Sales campaigns, against Sales, products and revenue targets
• Development of brand and industry specific knowledge, including competitor events, to enhance and improve new business sales performance
• Own the on-site re-booking of existing customer Sales, in line with event Sales allocation and sales targets
• Develop sales plans and approaches to grow existing customer Sales, through cross and up selling as well as the sale of integrated packages, sponsorship and advertising
• Refer new leads identified or received to the Business Development team
• Develop and maintain industry and brand knowledge as required
• Adoption of sales pipeline process through use of Salesforce (CRM system)
• Maintain accurate and timely customer information and notes within Salesforce (CRM system)
• Communicate required information to leadership through accurate use of Salesforce reporting
• Manage the capture and entry of Sales contract information into CRM/ invoicing system
• Manage the handing over of Sale information and customer requirements (via Salesforce) to the Event Operations and Brand teams
• Support Finance in resolving bad debt customers as a final escalation point
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned

• Meet or exceed revenue targets for assigned Sales through strategic engagement of customers
• Sell products to assigned customer Sales, managing a larger number of lower revenue customers depending on the market and brand
• Maintain and strengthen existing customer relationships through demonstrating a detailed understanding of customer business strategy and needs
• Delivery of assigned Sales campaigns, against Sales, products and revenue targets
• Development of brand and industry specific knowledge, including competitor events, to enhance and improve new business sales performance
• Own the on-site re-booking of existing customer Sales, in line with event Sales allocation and sales targets
• Develop sales plans and approaches to grow existing customer Sales, through cross and up selling as well as the sale of integrated packages, sponsorship and advertising
• Develop and maintain industry and brand knowledge as required
• Adoption of sales pipeline process through use of Salesforce (CRM system)
• Maintain accurate and timely customer information and notes within Salesforce (CRM system)
• Manage the capture and entry of Sales contract information into CRM/ invoicing system
• Manage the handing over of Sale information and customer requirements (via Salesforce) to the Event Operations and Brand teams
• Support Finance in resolving bad debt customers as a final escalation point

• Support the development of a Event’s strategy and direction, through idea generation to enrich the value proposition Informa Markets provides

• Support the design of the Event experience, ensuring a high-quality level of delivery in support of the Event’s strategy and customer needs

• Develop deep industry knowledge through internal and external relationships

• Develop and improve the customer experience at each Event, ensuring feedback is collated, highlighted and incorporated  

• Build Event loyalty with customers in understanding both specific and wider market needs, feeding trends / issues back into the Event Manager as input to Event strategy

• Liaise with Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to ensure all elements of the Event are in alignment to set up for success

• Negotiate with venues and suppliers together with Operations and Procurement for Event specific requirements

• Support the on-site delivery and setup, supporting logistics for exhibitors and team members

• Support the Event Manager in overseeing the Event floorplan, escalating any strategic decisions where required

• Support the financial planning for the Event, working closely with the Event Manager

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Sales Operations Executive will primarily support a Sales team, who could be selling multiple brands/products across regions. The role will drive consistency and quality in the Sales teams and act as a key link between the Sales function and the events team. They will provide structured sales administration, Salesforce (CRM) support, data analysis & investigation, reporting, and data management /entry support. As the Sales teams develop, the role will also become involved in campaign management, and informing the CRM team of priorities for future development of our new Salesforce system to then act as a key testing group.

They may also on occasion be required to support the Event team with administrative duties.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sales Administration & Team Support
• Oversight of budgets, maintaining accurate financial data for responsible brand(s)
• Oversight of sponsorship inventory both in the office and on show site
• Ensure customer queries are answered and/or resolved in a timely manner
• Manage the distribution of the exhibitor manual and be the point of contact for any queries
• Where required, support Event team in organisation of sales events e.g. lunch and learns
• Provide necessary forms for: sales, stand upsells, promo opportunities, catalogue (publishing events) and stand sharing forms for online customer tools
• Act as key liaison point with Event Operations team for customer data and Event floor plan queries
• Serve as Subject Matter Experts (SME) on Salesforce.com business process for sales teams, cross training and sharing knowledge
• Support Sales team training in new Salesforce.com features
• Support data entry into invoicing system and Salesforce.com and ensure accuracy through period analysis
• Perform Salesforce.com (CRM) reporting and ad-hoc reports as requested
• Support Sales team with proactive insight and trend analysis
• Support to Sales Leadership and CRM team to set up, assign and manage campaigns
• Manage the gathering of member lists / data for campaigns and QA
• Support the Sales Director to maintain a hot list of leads; actively track competitive shows and/or publications to seek out new leads
• Act as liaison between Sales team and CRM team to gather regular informal system feedback
• Perform User Acceptance Testing

• Support the development of a Event’s strategy and direction, through idea generation to enrich the value proposition Informa Markets provides

• Support the design of the Event experience, ensuring a high quality level of delivery in support of the Event’s strategy and customer needs

• Develop deep industry knowledge through internal and external relationships

• Develop and improve the customer experience at each Event, ensuring feedback is collated, highlighted and incorporated  

• Build Event loyalty with customers in understanding both specific and wider market needs, feeding trends / issues back into the Event Manager as input to Event strategy

• Liaise with Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to ensure all elements of the Event are in alignment to set up for success

• Negotiate with venues and suppliers together with Operations and Procurement for Event specific requirements

• Support the on-site delivery and setup, supporting logistics for exhibitors and team members

• Support the Event Director in overseeing the Event floorplan, managed by the Sales Operations team, escalating any strategic decisions where required

• Support the financial planning for the Event, working closely with the Event Manager

• Meet or exceed revenue targets for assigned Sales through strategic engagement of customers
• Sell products to assigned customer Sales, managing a larger number of lower revenue customers depending on the market and brand
• Maintain and strengthen existing customer relationships through demonstrating a detailed understanding of customer business strategy and needs
• Delivery of assigned Sales campaigns, against Sales, products and revenue targets
• Development of brand and industry specific knowledge, including competitor events, to enhance and improve new business sales performance
• Own the on-site re-booking of existing customer Sales, in line with event Sales allocation and sales targets
• Develop sales plans and approaches to grow existing customer Sales, through cross and up selling as well as the sale of integrated packages, sponsorship and advertising
• Develop and maintain industry and brand knowledge as required
• Adoption of sales pipeline process through use of Salesforce (CRM system)
• Maintain accurate and timely customer information and notes within Salesforce (CRM system)
• Manage the capture and entry of Sales contract information into CRM/ invoicing system
• Manage the handing over of Sale information and customer requirements (via Salesforce) to the Event Operations and Brand teams
• Support Finance in resolving bad debt customers as a final escalation point

• Meet or exceed revenue targets for assigned Sales through strategic engagement of customers
• Sell products to assigned customer Sales, managing a larger number of lower revenue customers depending on the market and brand
• Maintain and strengthen existing customer relationships through demonstrating a detailed understanding of customer business strategy and needs
• Delivery of assigned Sales campaigns, against Sales, products and revenue targets
• Development of brand and industry specific knowledge, including competitor events, to enhance and improve new business sales performance
• Own the on-site re-booking of existing customer Sales, in line with event Sales allocation and sales targets
• Develop sales plans and approaches to grow existing customer Sales, through cross and up selling as well as the sale of integrated packages, sponsorship and advertising
• Develop and maintain industry and brand knowledge as required
• Adoption of sales pipeline process through use of Salesforce (CRM system)
• Maintain accurate and timely customer information and notes within Salesforce (CRM system)
• Manage the capture and entry of Sales contract information into CRM/ invoicing system
• Manage the handing over of Sale information and customer requirements (via Salesforce) to the Event Operations and Brand teams
• Support Finance in resolving bad debt customers as a final escalation point

Role Summary

We are looking for a young – talented marketer to join us and collaborate with the team to develop the marketing and brand strategies for Food event. The incumbent will need to work closely with different trade associations, industry partners and media partners to explore opportunities to expand our businesses. He/she will have the opportunities to be involved in managing / participating sizable social event to deepen our presence in the market. 

 Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• To develop effective and creative marketing strategies with unique value proposition for each show via different channel to attract and retain exhibitors and visitors for a long term relationship.
• To plan and participate media & PR event, build and maintain relationship with industry leaders to strengthen the brand presence and drive business opportunities.
• Organize both physical and digital events such as seminar, webinar, conferences, and specialty exhibitor promotion campaigns.
• To develop, execute and monitor marketing budget and activities for achieving the optimum results.
• To work closely with event and sales team to propose business development plan to the valued exhibitors in order to seize the business opportunities.