Sales Manager BeNeLux

 

About Us:

At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward. 

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 50+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 1,800+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table.

While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something. 

 

See what life is about at BCD M&E at bcdme.com/careers

 

 

Sales Manager Benelux (m/f/d), BCD Meetings & Events 

Fulltime, located in Belgium or The Netherlands, Remote

 

 

As a Sales Manager, Meetings & Events, you will:

• You develop new business relationships effortlessly as well as generate and negotiate new opportunities with a focus on Event Solutions and Strategic Meetings Management in BeNeLux.
• You effectively (re-)present BCD Meeting & Events to potential clients through direct communication in face-to-face meetings, telephone calls and emails in BeNeLux.
• You know how to implement new business wins into operations teams and hand over to Account Management in a clear, comprehensive, and successful strategy at an appropriate point of the relationship.
• Traveling is a major factor and is predicted to be predominantly in Belgium and The Netherlands with some overnight stops. European travel can be expected from time to time.
• You are responsible for your own lead generation and appointment setting as well as managing the appointment setting resource to develop leads through proactive sales activity.
• You will manage and maintain a pipeline and ensuring all sales administration uses Salesforce CRM software.
• You will take ownership of any new proposals, tenders and RFP’s assigned as their responsibility as well as attend presentations and pitches where required and create sales presentations, showreels and case studies.

 

You should have:

• A structured, flexible and service-oriented work style.
• A polished manner and professional appearance make a fine representation of the company and our values.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Very good knowledge of the common MS Office programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• A degree in sales, management or event & tourism management.
• An excellent command of the Dutch / French Languages (depend on your location) and the English languages (verbally and in writing).

 

This role will offer you:

• Our exciting client and project portfolio offers you an engaging and challenging working environment at a high level.
• Passionate and purposeful colleagues are awaiting you, all of whom achieve extraordinary things in their f