JOB NEWS: New Stadium Sales Lead & New Stadium Sales Executive, Everton Football Club

Everton FC is searching for a number of passionate sales professionals to join their brand-new sales team, as they rapidly gear up plans for the move from Goodison Park to a brand New Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. 

Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable. It is an icon of world football. As one of the bastions of the global game, with a rich and successful history, the Club is now setting its sights on a new, exciting future.

Everton’s values underpin how the Club behaves, how they represent their city, and across the world of football, and how they look after one another daily. They provide a framework for how we work with partners, suppliers, and most importantly our fans.

The Club has started its exciting journey to a brand-new stadium on the site of Bramley-Moore Dock, which will be a game-changer commercially. It will also afford Everton the opportunity to give greater choice and flexibility for supporters through a range of premium seats, bars, restaurants and experiences.

About the opportunity

Everton is extremely excited to be searching for a number of passionate sales professionals to join them as part of a brand-new sales team as the Club rapidly gears up plans for the move from Goodison Park to the New Stadium.

Joining in the capacity of either a New Stadium Sales Executive or New Stadium Sales Lead, you will drive ambitious sales targets forward for Everton’s New Stadium inventory of Premium seats, bars, restaurants, and experiences exclusively.

Using your passion for sales and proven track record of success you will be responsible for the lead generation, proactive Club promotion and sale negotiation through to close, dealing with multiyear and high value contracts, across B2B and B2C.

Not only will you get to be a part of something special, but you will also play a fundamental role in ensuring that we exceed expectations entering our new home.

There really has never been a better and more exciting time to join Everton Football Club.

Who Everton’s looking for

We are looking for talented, commercially-focused Sales professionals who are not only hardworking, and results driven but can take our fans and customers on a journey using digital technology so that dreams can become reality in something they have waited for a long time.

What‘s essential is demonstrable success in surpassing revenue goals within a highly sales focused organisation. You’ll have proven sales experience and be a confident with strong presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience of selling Hospitality products in sport or off plan products is desirable.

Oliver Wright, Head of Premium Sales, Hospitality & Catering at Everton Football Club, joined a panel session focused on ‘The Future of Premium Seating‘ at the 2021 edition of ALSD International.

If you are passionate about being a part of something new and a self-starter with ambitious spirit who is prepared to work in a fast-paced environment, execute against ambitious goals and consistently embrace our Everton values in what you do, then we would love to hear from you!

In this demanding role, you’ll be working in the field and in the office which is based at the famous Royal Liver Building. There will be a shift from the traditional ‘9-5’ working day as you pursue lead generation and schedule sales pitches to close contracts.

There is the opportunity to work flexibly with our Hybrid working approach in line with business needs

This position is a 2-year fixed term contract, with the chance to learn and develop new skills whilst working on a project that is a once in a generation opportunity.

The closing date for this role is Monday 28th February 2022, with the successful candidates to join the Club from May 2022.

The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process; we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact our Recruitment Team via email - careers@evertonfc.com.

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For more information or to apply, click here.

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