Business Development Manager- Exhibitions

🎯 Business Development Manager – Design & Build Exhibitions | Live Events

📍 Location: Coventry (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: £40,000 DOE + Competitive Commission Structure

🗺 Travel: Across the UK & Europe

👥 Reports to: Sales Director

Are you a confident deal-closer with proven success in selling exhibition design & build solutions?

Disrupt Talent is recruiting on behalf of a well-established, full-service exhibition company with offices across the UK. They deliver impactful events across the UK and Europe, providing full exhibition builds, custom stand solutions, graphics, and exhibitor enhancements.

Their culture is collaborative, authentic, and committed to excellence — a team of true collaborators who bring out the best in each other and create memorable experiences for clients.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven Business Development Manager to join a creative agency delivering bespoke exhibition stands and live brand experiences across the UK and Europe.

We’re looking for someone with industry knowledge, strong client networks, and the drive to win new business in a highly competitive market.

🌟 What You’ll Be Doing:

• Driving new business growth with a focus on custom exhibition stand design & build projects
• Developing long-term client partnerships that lead to repeat projects and referrals
• Representing the agency at trade shows, networking events, and client pitches
• Collaborating closely with creative, design, and project delivery teams to ensure client visions are brought to life
• Managing your pipeline effectively through CRM and reporting to the Sales Director
• Travelling across the UK & Europe for meetings, events, and industry exhibitions

🔍 What You’ll Bring:

• Proven business development experience in a design & build exhibitions agency (essential)
• Strong understanding of the exhibitions and live events sector
• A proactive, results-driven approach with the ability to win high-value projects
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Commercial awareness and confidence in managing budgets and margins
• Flexibility to travel across the UK & Europe (occasional overnight stays)
• Full UK driving licence and valid passport

💡 Skills You’ll Use Every Day:

• Prospecting & pipeline development
• Solution-led sales presentations and proposals
• Negotiation and deal-closing
• CRM and Microsoft Office tools

🎁 What You’ll Get:

• Base salary of £40,000 (DOE) + competitive commission structure
• Hybrid working model (Coventry)
• Travel opportunities across the UK & Europe
• Career progression in a growing creative agency
• Supportive, collaborative team culture
• The chance to be part of a business that champions creativity and sustainability

👊 Who You Are:

• A natural relationship builder with a strong track record in sales
• Experienced in exhibition stand design & build (agency-side preferred)
• Self-motivated, ambitious, and resilient in a competitive market
• Passionate about the world of exhibitions and creating unforgettable brand experiences

👉 This role offers the perfect platform for a motivated Business Development Manager to make their mark in the exhibition design & build industry.