Sales Manager FTC 12 Months (JR102569)

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Lead the commercial growth of Europe’s premier renewable energy finance event, driving successful partnerships with key industry players while launching the event in Barcelona.

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 exhibitions and conferences.

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:

Solar & Wind Investment & Finance Summit Europe (SWS Europe) is the European edition of Infocast’s highly successful Solar + Wind Finance & Investment Summit USA - the leading US event for renewable energy deal-making and investment for nearly 30 years.

Launching in Barcelona, SWS Europe will bring together the continent’s most influential senior investors, developers, lenders, utilities, policymakers, and technology innovators to deliver the next wave of solar and wind energy growth.

Building on the highly successful US event and its reputation as “where business gets done”, SWS Europe will serve as the leading European platform for clean-energy finance and investment, offering deep insight into evolving market dynamics, financing structures, policy frameworks, and risk strategies shaping the energy transition.

Why Join SWS Europe

  • Lead the commercial growth of Europe’s premier renewable energy finance event.
  • Drive a successful launch event, setting the scene for year two.
  • Join Clarion Events, one of the world’s leading event organisers, and be part of a dynamic, purpose-driven team shaping the future of renewable energy finance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own the full sales cycle for sponsorship and exhibition packages, from prospecting to contract and delivery
  • Win and grow partnerships with investors, developers, technology providers and advisors across the energy transition
  • Sell high-value, bespoke sponsorships and speaking-led packages to senior decision-makers
  • Develop compelling proposals that clearly articulate ROI and commercial value
  • Work with the Conference Director to shape and price commercially strong partnership offerings
  • Manage pipeline, forecasting and sales performance with accuracy and discipline
  • Track market and competitor activity to identify new commercial opportunities
  • Act as the main commercial contact for sponsors, ensuring smooth delivery of all entitlements
  • Drive renewals and repeat business through strong relationships and post-event ROI reporting

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:

    • Own the full sales cycle for sponsorship and exhibition packages, from prospecting to contract and delivery
    • Win and grow partnerships with investors, developers, technology providers and advisors across the energy transition
    • Sell high-value, bespoke sponsorships and speaking-led packages to senior decision-makers
    • Develop compelling proposals that clearly articulate ROI and commercial value
    • Work with the Conference Director to shape and price commercially strong partnership offerings
    • Manage pipeline, forecasting and sales performance with accuracy and discipline
    • Track market and competitor activity to identify new commercial opportunities
    • Act as the main commercial contact for sponsors, ensuring smooth delivery of all entitlements
    • Drive renewals and repeat business through strong relationships and post-event ROI reporting

About Clarion Events

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

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 to build successful, resilient businesses. (https://www.blackstone.com/

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)
    • Celebration day off (e.g. birthday, Diwali, Eid, 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
    • Subsidised Café
    • 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

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Private Medical Insurance
  • Annual flu vaccination: Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees
  • Paid Time Off: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Our StoryHeadquartered in London, Clarion is a truly international business, with a portfolio of events and media brands across a range of vertical markets. We have employees based in offices worldwide who specialise in delivering first class marketing, networking and information solutions in high value sectors, both in mature and emerging geographies.We organise both live and digital events every year, attracting buyers with spending and decision-making power who are looking for solutions and innovations to help move their businesses forward. Putting them in contact with the providers of these solutions, and with each other, is our overriding objective, always.Our Vision & ValuesClarion strives to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences. This means as our customers’ expectations and needs change, we will continue to evolve our products and services. Our vision is to be a leading industry partner and enabler connecting people, communities and opportunities. As the markets we serve evolve, are constantly looking for new ways to innovate and improve our live events and digital products, both in terms of how we produce them and how they are delivered.The unique culture and identity of Clarion comes from our people and our values of Passion, Care, Imagination and Trust. We hire and support committed and passionate people, and invest in developing and growing their careers in a positive, open environment of mutual respect.We believe that diversity, inclusion and equality are fundamental to making Clarion Events a successful and vibrant organisation. Clarion aims to put tolerance and inclusion at the heart of everything that we do and we need to work hard to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse communities and markets in which we operate. We have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

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