Senior Sales Executive - Italian Speaking

At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do. We’re proud that our core values of PASSION , CARE , IMAGINATION , and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our teams.

If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business then we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Sales Executive to work within the Clarion Asia Team on some of its most exciting events, Design Shanghai () and Design Shenzhen.

Design Shanghai has become one of the biggest design shows in the world in just 10 years. It is comfortably the largest international design event in Asia, having moved into a new purpose-built international exhibition venue in 2020 to enable the event’s impressive growth and development to continue. Design Shanghai launched his sister show - Design Shenzhen in March 2023 to expand its offering across China. With the expansion of the project, we are looking for a candidate who is passionate about the customer experience, enhancing what is on offer, seeking to develop market and product knowledge, and join a growing team for Design Shanghai.

Visit Design Shanghai 2023 - YouTube to get a taste of our events through these highlights!

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct consultative selling (telephone and face-to-face) to existing, lapsed and potential new business clients, build customer relationships, deliver excellent customer service, and maximise revenue - travelling internationally as required.

• Identify and research new growth areas for sales enhancing offerings and service portfolio.

• Feedback on product offering and barriers to conversion enhancing customer experience.

• Continuously developing market and product knowledge.

• Attend competitive events and industry trade shows building personal networks advocating our brand.

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:

• Fluency in Italian, both verbal and written, is essential.

• Demonstrable experience working within a sales environment.

• Consultative and solutions focused with the ability to create bespoke, commercially viable propositions for clients of various sizes.

• Highly self-motivated, pro-active, and a true team player. Whether talking innovation or a need for support to get the right results for our customers, collaboration is always key.

• Work with high levels of integrity, always doing the right thing, not the easy thing.

• Curious about the design industry developing knowledge to become a true expert in the sector.

• International travel as and when required.

• An interest in the Art and Design sector is desirable.
  

About Clarion Events

Clarion Events is one of the world’s leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947. ()

Clarion Events embrace diversity and equal opportunities in all that we do. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Clarion is private equity backed and owned by Blackstone. Blackstone is one of the world’s leading global investment funds, investing capital for the long term in order to build successful, resilient businesses. ()

Our purpose is to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences, by making every connection count.

Our vision is we want every one of our products to be a market leader in customer satisfaction and delight.

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• End of year wellbeing shutdown (closed for the last week of the year)

• Employees on a permanent or fixed-term contract are gifted an extra day of leave that can be used for a celebration of your choosing, e.g. birthday, Eid, Diwali, etc.

• Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)

• Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter to carry out charity work

• Pension Scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• Health Cash Plan

• Wellbeing Library (MYNDUP)

• Mentoring Programme

• Season Ticket Loan

• Cycle to Work Schemes

• Free on-site gym and shower facilities

• Free eyesight tests

• Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees

Our Values

PASSION

We deliver all our events with passion for people, the environment and businesses. We form connections with those who are just as passionate about what they do as we are. We always strive to exceed expectations and celebrate success. We love what we do, and it shows.

CARE

We care about our people and our products and work tirelessly to achieve lasting connections and satisfaction for ourselves, our customers and the businesses they support. We really get people - everyone is welcome.

IMAGINATION

Everything is possible. We constantly challenge the status quo and create amazing experiences and opportunities. We take huge satisfaction in solving problems. As open-minded and fun-loving people, the sky is our limit.

TRUST

We trust our skills, people and partners to deliver extraordinary events our customers have come to rely on. We support everyone around us and always learn through our experiences. We are honest and straight forward. You can always rely on us.

Equal Opportunities

We encourage employees to be open and confident and recognise that every member of the team makes a vital contribution.

Clarion embraces equality, diversity and inclusion and seeks to promote these principles in all of our business activities.

When recruiting new employees or providing opportunities for promotion, we will:

• Recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of background, and make the best use of their talents;

• Ensure that no person is unlawfully discriminated against;

• Select the best person for the role based on their skills, qualifications and abilities.

This statement sets out our commitment to equal opportunities and to preventing discrimination in the workplace.