One of Cambridge’s leading specialist B2B media providers is seeking a Global New Business Manager to take over all of the outbound new business engagement across it’s suite of publications and associated digital inventory. Their service is very much a data led integrated digital and print offering with content marketing, digital media and data services as well as magazines. As such candidates must be forward thinking consultative salespeople, capable of getting the advertisers to broaden their horizons and embrace new forms of promotion. Applicants will ideally come from publishing, but also any background in selling specialist marketing solutions to senior marketers/executives. The role can be predominantly home based, ideally with 1/2 days a week spent in the Cambridge office. On a day-to-day basis the Global New Business Manager will be selling a wide range of services internationally to both existing and new customers across a variety of specialist industry sectors around the world. Developing and growing a new customer base is very important as they wish to grow the division and publications, and that is the key focus of the role. Candidates may be required to travel to some international events, and will also hold responsibility for managing external ‘on the ground’ agency staff at other international events. It’s important that applicants are experienced and passionate networkers and happy working in a small business culture with full accountability. This is a fantastic role with many benefits, such as international travel, and a relaxed and friendly working environment. Candidates must be hard working self-starters, looking for a position that can offer real stability and great financial rewards. This really is a fantastic role for an experienced media sales professional to take a position at a successful and market leading organisation. Due to their location this position is commutable from Ely, Peterborough, Cambridge, Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Norwich, Royston, Bedford, St Ives, Huntingdon, Hitchin, Stevenage, Milton Keynes, Chelmsford, London and Ipswich. Zero Surplus is East Anglia’s premier media sales recruitment agency, based just outside Cambridge our sales recruiters source staff for small and international B2B & B2C  media businesses across Cambridgeshire, London and the East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding text boxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

We’re delighted to be working with one of the UK’s leading digital services businesses for the retail and hospitality sector. With over 20 years of experience, they work with thousands of businesses across the globe, creating bespoke digital and audio solutions for their consumers. Due to continued growth, and improvements and strategic in the technology within their space, they now seek an Account Manager to join their team. The role has the benefit of working from home, with all trips to their head office expensed. You will also be fully kitted out with the required technology, supported with the best training, and trusted with some of their valuable client base. Whilst a 100% Account Manager role, with no cold business development and focused on building relationships with existing clients. The role is very much focused on upselling new products, focusing on satisfaction and customer success to ensure renewal, and transitioning them to the businesses’ new SAAS focused technology. As such we’re seeking candidates with previous customer success, sales and account management backgrounds, consultative selling and relationship building ability, plus proven experience upselling/cross selling/renewing contracts. Ideally in the digital/tech/SAAS space. If you would like to work from home for an appealing, interesting and interesting brand in the B2B2C sector, focused on staff development, innovation and growth, then this could be a great opportunity for you. As the role is fully home based you can be located anywhere in England, though as some sporadic time will be required in London you would have to be prepared to travel for training and business meetings as required. If this sounds like something you could be interested in, please get in touch to discuss the finer details. Zero Surplus is East Anglia’s premier account manager recruitment agency, based just outside Cambridge our sales recruiters source staff for small and international B2B & B2C businesses across Cambridgeshire, London, Milton Keynes and the East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding text boxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

Are you working in media sales across digital and print formats, and seeking a role with more flexibility for home-based working? Perhaps you’re just looking for a role with more creative freedom, and an employer who really cares about their staff? If the above rings true and you either have media sales experience from the education sector or media sales experience from a different sector and a strong aptitude for digital it could be worth us having a conversation We’re working with a leading media company in the education sector seeking a forward-thinking Media Sales Manager to take responsibility for selling media services across both print and digital formats. They offer a whole range of products such as events, magazines, e-newsletters, banner advertising, breakfast meetings, podcasts, email marketing, data services and branded content. And as such they need a Senior Media Sales Manager with a great understanding of different print and digital products, and excellent sales skills, capable of both managing existing established accounts and hunting new business with leading players within their industry. Given the nature of their industry we’re seeking somebody with synergy to their sector so anybody with experience in areas such as land & country, would be ideal, however candidates from media agencies or in house within not for profit may also be considered. This is a company that really looks after their staff, cares about their employees and takes pride in being recognised as best in industry. With a central London office, they take a very relaxed approach to flexible working. Time within the office would of course be ideal but there’s limited pressure on exact amounts, it can be flexible based on everyone’s needs and preferences. The Media Sales Manager role is a hybrid of managing existing accounts and targeting new business. So you will need to be both excellent at customer service and delivery, and an intelligent consultative salesperson, able to pitch and develop new ideas for businesses to work with the organisation. Creativity is praised and nurtured, and ideas and solutions always welcome. All applicants must have a minimum of 3 years relevant media sales experience with a proven background selling digital solutions, as given the nature of the role candidates will be expected to hit the ground running. Due to the flexible nature of the position, the successful candidate can be based within London or outside such as Hertfordshire, Essex, Bucks, Berks, though candidates located within the city will also be considered. If this sounds like an opportunity that you could be passionate about, please do let us know. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier media & advertising sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source media and data sales staff for small and international agencies and consumer businesses across the UK and East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images, as this can affect the consultant's job matching process and therefore your details may not be picked up for a role. If you don’t have a up to date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

We are working with an award winning, global leading SaaS technology business, considered one of the original ‘Cambridge Tech’s’. Due to rapid growth and secured investment, they now seek to employ an experienced Business Development Manager to join their award-winning team. As Business Development Manager, your primary focus will be on developing new business across multiple markets, both in the UK and Internationally. This is a home working position allowing you maximum freedom, working to a comprehensive and up-to-date database of leads, selling business critical software and services, used by almost every business since the pandemic. There is a very significant opportunity, coming in on the ground floor of the newly created BD team, led by a true people manager who has your best interests at heart. With a start-up feel, though having won business globally for two decades, the company and role will allow you room to grow and become integral to the ongoing and rapidly expanding team. To be successful in this role, you will have overseen a full sales lifecycle, from initial prospecting to closing the deal. You will have proven sales ability and demonstrable history of revenue growth (B2B IT services/software industry is preferred, but is not essential). It’s a given you will have outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written and at least two years in a sales role, meeting targets and managing sales lifecycles, from start to finish. With an attractive package and OTE, generous benefits, contributory pension and private dental/medical care, this is an exciting and career opportunity. This is a home-working position with once or twice monthly travel to their offices in Cambridge or London. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding text boxes or images, as this can affect the consultant's job matching process and therefore your details may not be picked up for a role. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy.

We’re working with a global leader in the test & measurement sector as they source a new role covering the UK market for one of their globally established brands. The role is a replacement position, field based in the UK and focused on the road, rail and aerospace industries. To apply for this role, you must ideally have experience in the test and measurement, especially with experience in any of the following; telemetry, data acquisition systems, power electronics, electric machines and drives, power efficiency and loss analysis, AC/DC transmission systems, high voltage and transient testing. Ideally candidates will come from a technical sales, sales engineer or field applications engineer background. Or alternatively if you have worked inhouse at a manufacturer in their test and measurement department and feel you have the skills, and attributes to transition into a sales role we would be interested to speak with you. Please note due to the highly technical nature of the role, the fact it is field based with minimal support, and the real desire to bring a candidate in with knowledge of the target sectors, applicants that do not match the above profile will not be considered for interview. The role would suit someone dynamic, driven and keen to develop their industry knowledge. Support will be given in relation to technical information and product ranges. But the desire, aptitude, pragmatism and motivation must come with the successful candidate. Travel is required with this role. In return we can offer an incredibly competitive salary and package, tailored to the successful applicants level of experience and needs. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier technical sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source sales engineers and technical sales managers for small and global businesses across the U, London, Cambridgeshire and the East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website.

Recruitment? Up until recently that’s perhaps a word that scares more people than it excites. Though with the changing fortunes of the commercial world, the advances in hybrid working, and ultimately the attitude shift from employers to its importance, it’s now one of the most lucrative areas for any candidates working in media sales. And as a result of this growth and attitude shift in the market we’re working with a client currently looking to expand its sales team, as they cannot deal with the volume of customers available for their products. The business we’re representing operate a number of marketing leading niche recruitment websites and publications, and are seeking 2 new sales executives to help them deal with the exponential growth and opportunity in the market. The role will be a hybrid of managing inbound and existing recruitment accounts, and making contact with potential advertisers seeking staff in their sector. The role would suit somebody money motivated, organised, pro-active, and comfortable working with CRM systems. Whilst they would love any applicants to come from recruitment sales backgrounds, they’re flexible in considering candidates from any sales background in media agency side or inhouse, recruitment agencies or any wider sales role with the a similar set of day to day duties. Though candidates without recruitment media backgrounds would not come in at the upper end of the base salary range, but could achieve this through completing their internal sales training courses. The company operates a hybrid working set up, where you can be based from their exclusive and central location 2 times a week, and 3 days from home. So the successful candidate can be based within London or outside such as Hertfordshire, Essex, Bucks, Berks, though candidates located within the city will also of course be considered. If this sounds like an opportunity that you could be passionate about, please do let us know. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier media & advertising sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source media and data sales staff for small and international agencies and consumer businesses across the UK and East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images, as this can affect the consultant's job matching process and therefore your details may not be picked up for a role. If you don’t have a up to date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

Our client is the leading NFP (Not for Profit) membership body for organisations that provide information, support or advice via phone, email, text or online. With over 300 members already working with them in the UK, they have been committed to supporting organisations that provide non-face-to-face advice, support and information to improve general wellbeing for over 20 years. In this exciting role, you will contribute to the sustainability of the organisation establishing and asserting a sustainable membership and partnership model that advances pace in a constantly moving and diverse climate. You will lead from the front, advancing new partnerships and relationships, whilst nurturing existing relationships and demonstrating commitment to promote the value of the organisation. Working with the Director of Operations to develop the membership and partnership strategy, you will drive membership engagement whilst planning and delivering a range of events, meet with clients on site to discuss consultancy services and nurture retention of members. In addition, you will source and secure new members from the traditional helpline sector to increase income, source and secure non-traditional helpline sectors to increase revenue and line manage and provide support and guidance to the Membership Executive. This is a part time role, covering Monday to Friday and is fully remote (with travel to clients expensed). This is a wonderful opportunity for someone with 2/3 years sales experience looking to work for a caring and charitable organisation delivering across the UK. Zero Surplus is East Anglia’s premier recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source staff for small and international Not for Profit businesses across Cambridgeshire and the East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding text boxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

We’re delighted to be working with a global leader, specialising in highly technical industry market research across the globe, with offices here in the UK, Asia and the US, the company operates a remote working policy for their sales team. So the role would be fully home based, with international travel to events and clients where needed. Due to continued growth and high demand, they now seek to employ an experienced Business Development Manager who will be responsible for all aspects of the sales cycle. You will be given the DACH territory in their rapidly growing, research and media sales division. You will be required to speak intelligently to professionals and experts across a variety of niche high tech industries, and pitch a portfolio of products both bespoke and subscription. Customers could range from Start Ups and SEM’s to global corporations. This role will involve you calling upon your sales experience to prospect new business, qualify leads, learn client objectives, arrange demonstrations, create business proposals and strategically manage key accounts. Whilst you will be given existing customers and accounts within your region, this will be a role predominantly focused on intelligent outbound business development. Due to the nature of the industry and role, you will have at least 5 years sales experience, pitching and closing new accounts and managing existing relationships. You will be extremely presentable with a fantastic phone manner and exemplary time keeping and organisation – this role reports into the President and VP Global Sales. Candidates will ideally have existing experience selling technical media, events, business information or SAAS products. This role allows you the flexibility to work fully remote, prospecting unique industry leading products, whilst being paid an attractive base salary along with lucrative commissions and bonuses.

We’re delighted to be working with a global leader, specialising in highly technical industry market research across the globe, with offices here in the UK, Asia and the US, the company operates a remote working policy for their sales team. So the role would be fully home based, with international travel to events and clients where needed. Due to continued growth and high demand, they now seek to employ an experienced Sales  Manager who will be responsible for all aspects of the sales cycle. You will be given a US territory in their rapidly growing, research sales division. You will be required to speak intelligently to professionals and experts across a variety of niche high tech industries, and pitch a portfolio of products both bespoke and subscription. Customers could range from Start Ups and SEM’s to global corporations. This role will involve you calling upon your sales experience to prospect new business, qualify leads, learn client objectives, arrange demonstrations, create business proposals and strategically manage key accounts. Whilst you will be given existing customers and accounts within your region, this will be a role predominantly focused on intelligent outbound business development. Due to the nature of the industry and role, you will have at least 5 years sales experience, pitching and closing new accounts and managing existing relationships. You will be extremely presentable with a fantastic phone manner and exemplary time keeping and organisation – this role reports into the President and VP Global Sales. Candidates will ideally have existing experience selling technical media, events, business information or SAAS products. This role allows you the flexibility to work fully remote, prospecting unique industry leading products, whilst being paid an attractive base salary along with lucrative commissions and bonuses. Zero Surplus is East Anglia’s premier media recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source staff for small and international B2B & B2C businesses across Cambridgeshire, the East of England, and the whole of the UK. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding text boxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy  

Our client is a globally renowned manufacturer of specialist kitchen equipment, tailored to the higher end of the market. Due to continued growth and increased sales, they now seek to employ am Ecommerce Account Executive top join their growing team! In this role, you will demonstrate full understanding of the sales process when working within the ecommerce channel and when calling on existing accounts. You will gather ecommerce customer information as requested and present the data to the relevant senior sales team member in order to drive sales. You will be numerate and digitally driven, able to analyse data, spot trends, make decisions, specifically within specified parameters. Working alongside 2 of the companies biggest accounts, you will eventually have the opportunity to present to clients directly, sharing your expertise on digital platforms and ecommerce potential. This role allows for hybrid working, and comes with excellent benefits including performance related bonus, generous holiday and life insurance. If this job description sounds exciting and if you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply at your earliest convenience in order to receive a full job description and further information. Due to the location of your territory, it is commutable from anywhere in Oxford, Reading, Aylesbury, Slough, Bicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Luton, St Albans, Northampton or Watford. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier regional sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source business development staff for small and businesses across the UK and the North East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

We’re delighted to be working with a global leader, specialising in highly technical industry market research across the globe, with offices here in the UK, Asia and the US, the company operates a remote working policy for their sales team. So the role would be fully home based, with international travel to events and clients where needed. Due to continued growth and high demand, they now seek to employ an experienced Sales & Business Development Manager who will be responsible for all aspects of the sales cycle. You will be given a European territory in their rapidly growing, research sales division. You will be required to speak intelligently to professionals and experts across a variety of niche high tech industries, and pitch a portfolio of products both bespoke and subscription. Customers could range from Start Ups and SEM’s to global corporations. This role will involve you calling upon your sales experience to prospect new business, qualify leads, learn client objectives, arrange demonstrations, create business proposals and strategically manage key accounts. Whilst you will be given existing customers and accounts within your region, this will be a role predominantly focused on intelligent outbound business development. Due to the nature of the industry and role, you will have at least 5 years sales experience, pitching and closing new accounts and managing existing relationships. You will be extremely presentable with a fantastic phone manner and exemplary time keeping and organisation – this role reports into the President and VP Global Sales. Candidates will ideally have existing experience selling technical media, events, business information or SAAS products. This role allows you the flexibility to work fully remote, prospecting unique industry leading products, whilst being paid an attractive base salary along with lucrative commissions and bonuses. Zero Surplus is East Anglia’s premier media recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source staff for small and international B2B & B2C businesses across Cambridgeshire, the East of England, and the whole of the UK. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding text boxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy  

It’s really boring working in an office, seeing the same faces day in day out, aircon is non existent and the glare of your computer screen is hurting your eyes. As an extrovert perhaps, or somebody who just likes driving you’re at your best when you’re out and about, seeing people in person, pitching, training, seeing new places and new people on a daily basis. If this description sounds like you? And you have field sales experience either within FMCG, consumer durables or the KBB sector we could have a role for you to look at. An exciting opportunity has become available for a Regional Sales Manager, based in the South-East to take a role with a market leading homewares manufacturer. The company is very successful, with a strong and growing customer base in the UK and overseas, well positioned for further growth this year and next. Key focus for the role is to ensure that all targets are hit within the sales territory.  This will be achieved by deep understanding of the Company’s product range, markets, trends, opportunities and activity, and by developing close, positive relationships with major accounts in order to grow the business, as well as identifying new business. To achieve this you must be happy out on the road 4/5 days per week, comfortable using a CRM system, and happy working with sales data/figures. You must be familiar with calling in on suppliers and distributors. As well as managing existing accounts you will be responsible for developing new B2B relationships whilst guiding sales performance by understanding market trends, and competitor analysis and delivering sales presentations. Candidates must be happy advising and trying to grow exposure on digital platforms, ins store merchandising/POS, and product range inclusion. You will also attend national meetings and conferences, and working out in the field across your territory as well as having responsibility yourself for the locations. If this job description sounds exciting and if you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply at your earliest convenience in order to receive a full job description and further information. Due to the location of your territory, it is commutable from Chelmsford, Colchester, Romford, Basildon, Harlow, Canterbury, Dartford, Ilford, Essex, East London, Tunbridge Wells and Kent. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier regional sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source business development staff for small and businesses across the UK and the North East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

It’s really boring working in an office, seeing the same faces day in day out, aircon is non-existent and the glare of your computer screen is hurting your eyes. As an extrovert perhaps, or somebody who just likes driving you’re at your best when you’re out and about, seeing people in person, pitching, training, seeing new places and new people on a daily basis. If this description sounds like you? And you have 1 – 2 years’ experience as a minimum in a sales role, we could have an opportunity for you to consider. An exciting opportunity has become available for a Regional Account Executive to take a field based role with a market leading homewares manufacturer. You need to be based within Essex, East London, Kent area as the role will cover Essex, Kent and the East and South East of London. The company is incredibly successful, with a strong and growing customer base in the UK and overseas, well positioned for further growth this year and next. The company are happy to train candidates up in field sales, so as long as you are arriving at them with the main core attributes they are happy to consider you for the role. The key areas they need experience are; Some existing sales skills, understanding of closing, objection handling, customer service. Articulate with good written and verbal communication skills. Computer savvy, able to work with an internal CRM system and sales data. If you tick all of these boxes and are successful in the role, you will learn about the market leading  portfolio and products, the customer base, how to put orders on the system and understanding how the order process works from supply chain through to dispatch and logistics. If successful through probation, you will then shadow Regional Sales Managers to help you understand how the sales cycle works and how to build positive customer relationships. Mid/long term the Account Executive could become an Area Sales Manager and then a Regional Sales Manager as vacancies occur or territories are increased. So there are real progression opportunities available for employees with the right attitude and ability. If this job description sounds exciting and if you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply at your earliest convenience in order to receive a full job description and further information. Zero Surplus is the UK’s no1 regional sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source business development staff for small and businesses across Essex, Hertfordshire, East Anglia,  the UK and Home Counties. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images. If you don’t have an up to date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

It’s really boring working in an office, seeing the same faces day in day out, aircon is non-existent and the glare of your computer screen is hurting your eyes. As an extrovert perhaps, or somebody who just likes driving you’re at your best when you’re out and about, seeing people in person, pitching, training, seeing new places and new people on a daily basis. If this description sounds like you? And you have field sales experience either within FMCG, consumer durables or the KBB sector we could have a role for you to look at. An exciting opportunity has become available for a Regional Sales Manager, based in the Northern Ireland to take a role with a market leading KBB business. The company is very successful, with a strong and growing customer base in the UK and overseas, well positioned for further growth this year and next. As a result this role could offer further growth opportunity as well. Key focus for the role is to ensure that all targets are hit within the sales territory.  This will be achieved by deep understanding of the Company’s product range, markets, trends, opportunities and activity, and by developing close, positive relationships with major accounts in order to grow the business, as well as identifying new business. To achieve this you must be happy out on the road 4/5 days per week, comfortable using a CRM system, and happy working with sales data/figures. You must be familiar with calling in on suppliers and distributors. As well as managing existing accounts you will be responsible for developing new B2B relationships whilst guiding sales performance by understanding market trends, and competitor analysis and delivering sales presentations. Candidates must be happy advising and trying to grow exposure on digital platforms, ins store merchandising/POS, and product range inclusion. You will also attend national meetings and conferences, and working out in the field across your territory as well as having responsibility yourself for the locations. If this job description sounds exciting and if you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply at your earliest convenience in order to receive a full job description and further information. Due to the location of your territory, it is essential you are based anywhere within Northern Ireland. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier regional sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source business development staff for small and businesses across the UK and the North East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy

Are you working in media sales across digital and print formats, and seeking a role with more flexibility for home-based working? Perhaps you’re just looking for a role with more creative freedom, and an employer who really cares about their staff? If the above rings true and you either have media sales experience from the engineering/built environment or media sales experience from a different sector and a strong aptitude for digital it could be worth us having a conversation We’re working with a leading media company in the engineering and built environment sector seeking a forward-thinking Media Sales Manager to take responsibility for selling media services across both print and digital formats. They offer a whole range of products such as events, magazines, e-newsletters, banner advertising, breakfast meetings, podcasts, email marketing, data services and branded content. And as such they need a Senior Media Sales Manager with a great understanding of different print and digital products, and excellent sales skills, capable of both managing existing established accounts and hunting new business with leading players within their industry. Given the nature of their industry we’re seeking somebody with synergy to their sector so anybody with experience in areas such as engineering, construction, aviation, aerospace, defence, transportation or manufacturing would be ideal, however candidates from media agencies or not for profit may also be considered, likewise would anybody with an engineering degree and media sales skills. This is a company that really looks after their staff, cares about their employees and takes pride in being recognised as best in industry. With a central London office, they take a very relaxed approach to flexible working. Time within the office would of course be ideal but there’s limited pressure on exact amounts, it can be flexible based on everyone’s needs and preferences. The Media Sales Manager role is a hybrid of managing existing accounts and targeting new business. So you will need to be both excellent at customer service and delivery, and an intelligent consultative salesperson, able to pitch and develop new ideas for businesses to work with the organisation. Creativity is praised and nurtured, and ideas and solutions always welcome. All applicants must have a minimum of 3 years relevant media sales experience with a proven background selling digital solutions, as given the nature of the role candidates will be expected to hit the ground running. Due to the flexible nature of the position, the successful candidate can be based within London or outside such as Hertfordshire, Essex, Bucks, Berks, though candidates located within the city will also be considered. If this sounds like an opportunity that you could be passionate about, please do let us know. Zero Surplus is the UK’s premier media & advertising sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source media and data sales staff for small and international agencies and consumer businesses across the UK and East of England. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images, as this can affect the consultant's job matching process and therefore your details may not be picked up for a role. If you don’t have a up to date CV please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy