B2B Event Director - Healthcare Sector

Do you have at least five years in a B2B Event Leadership role in the Healthcare sector with business-development responsibility and would like to join one of the fastest-growing B2B companies in the UK, one that's won 22 awards in the past five years? One of the world’s most dynamic business-event companies is looking to hire a sales and profit-focused Exhibition Director with Healthcare sector experience (critical) to run one of its premium events. You’ll have overall responsibility and P&L accountability for the performance of a high-profile show, business-development responsibilities and lead the team across all disciplines ensuring no budget overspend and maximising profitability.

Exhibition Director - Main Duties:

· Lead by example – delivering personal sales targets across the event under your management

· Day to day management and motivation of the event team, Show Managers and sales staff, recruiting where necessary and setting clear goals and objectives for all reporting staff

· Write an annually-updated event business-plan and through research; analysis; developed relationships and market intelligence, implement initiatives to ensure growth

· Produce a coherent brand strategy for all events to maintain relevance to all markets and meet visitor and exhibitor expectations

· Ensure marketing strategy is aligned with commercial objectives

· Provide a strategic event floor plan in conjunction with the Operations Manager - designed to meet the budget target, and optimise visitor experience and traffic for exhibitors

· Identify and implement (where possible) extra revenue streams and brand extension opportunities

· Monitor and report competitor activity, taking actions where necessary

· Get close to your market, understand its trends and develop your event around it

· Develop strategy with the Marketing Manager and Sales team to meet targets including overall numbers of exhibitors; exhibitor mix; stand sales; and sponsorship inventory, yield and revenue

· Ensure the sales plan is being delivered on target and budget and KPI targets are met

Exhibition Director - Requirements:

· At least five years experience in a senior, Event-leadership role and Healthcare sector experience

· History of sales development

· A CV showing stability in your roles not a move every year

This is a rare chance to join a very successful team offering a high level of autonomy as well as significant benefit and development opportunity including a lucrative share ownership scheme. If you have the skills we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you. Please send a CV now!

Sales | Show Manager | Healthcare | Pharma | B2B Events | Exhibitions | Conferences | Business Development |