Junior Sales Executive

About the Role

Were looking for a Junior Sales Executive to join our Food Portfolio team in Amsterdam. This is an exciting opportunity to kickstart your career in B2B sales and make a real impact in the food industry.

What Youll Do

As our Junior Sales Executive youll play a crucial role in driving our business forward. Heres what your daytoday might look like:

• Generate leads and support our Business Development team
• Engage in sales calls and reporting
• Bring in new clients and reconnect with previous ones
• Help maximize client ROI and our revenue potential
• Provide sales administrative support
• Assist with rebooking activities for our flagship events: Fi Europe and Vitafoods Europe
• Contribute to our global Fi & Vitafoods portfolio

Your Key Responsibilities

• Handle client requests promptly and professionally
• Reach out to key clients via phone and email to boost revenue
• Support new client searches and set up mail merges
• Discover new business opportunities through various channels
• Build engaging relationships with clients and guide them through the buying process
• Keep our Salesforce database uptodate with the latest client information
• Attend trade shows to generate interest from potential clients
• Conduct research to build your own client base
• Ensure nonsales client requests are directed to the right team
• Manage and track customer feedback
• Maintain accurate records of shared documents
• Assist with reporting presentations and strategy meetings
• Collaborate on preshow and onsite rebooking activities
• Visit competitor trade shows (about 10% of your time)

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For

• Relevant B2B sales experience
• Ability to manage diverse customer accounts
• Familiarity with Excel and Salesforce
• Strong relationshipbuilding and customer service skills
• Confidence in developing relationships at all levels
• Knack for identifying crossselling and upselling opportunities
• Ability to communicate our value proposition effectively
• Negotiation skills and proactive problemsolving abilities
• Interpersonal skills with a dash of enthusiasm
• Multitasking abilities and excellent organization
• Flexibility creativity and a proactive attitude
• Selfmotivation and attention to detail
• Fluency in English (German and/or French is a plus)

Join us and be part of a team that champions the specialist and connects people with knowledge. Were committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our success.

Ready to take the next step in your career We cant wait to hear from you!

Additional Information :

Alongside a competitive salary Informa also offers the following employee benefits:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with inperson and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and ondemand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 24 days annual leave plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Get three for one: A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Stay well: Use FiscFree to purchase a gym subscription or a new bike with tax benefits.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world 

Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most although not all of the skills and experience listed we welcome your application.  At Informa youll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.  

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime