Comexposium

Commercial Manager

Comexposium
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeCourbevoie • FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in developing and executing sales action plans, managing client portfolios, and utilizing Salesforce CRM for effective client relationship management. Proficient in negotiation and closing sales while maintaining strong interpersonal and communication skills in a dynamic environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Sales Action Plan DevelopmentClient Portfolio ManagementSalesforce CRM ProficiencyNegotiation SkillsFluent English

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop the sales action plan
  • Analyze the client portfolio
  • Recommend sales initiatives
  • Define and draft sales pitches with the Marketing teams, Event Director, and Sales Director
  • Sell international trade shows within the SIAL NETWORK
  • Independently manage a client portfolio and ensure follow-up in Salesforce CRM
  • Develop and grow the client portfolio, from prospecting through client retention
  • Sell exhibition space, communication and visibility tools, and value-added solutions
  • Identify new business opportunities
  • Negotiate and close sales
  • Retain and prospect exhibitors
  • Visit competing trade shows
  • Support and develop client relationships
  • Participate in assigning exhibitors to positions on trade show floor plans
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams
  • Provide regular reports to the Sales Director
  • Update Salesforce CRM daily
  • Participate in sales debriefs, analyze trade show performance, and make recommendations for future editions

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Business or sales-related education (e.g., BTS, IUT, or business school)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
  • Proficiency in Salesforce; experience with Klypso is a plus
  • Fluent English is required
  • At least 5 years of sales experience
  • Ideally, experience gained with an event organizer, agency, agri-food company, or other dynamic sector
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong appetite for challenge, tenacity, organization, rigor, and curiosity
  • Strong sales skills
  • Ability to work in a project-based environment
  • Excellent negotiation and intercultural communication skills
  • Ability to handle refusals and adapt while maintaining a dynamic approach
  • Willingness to travel 4 to 5 times per year in France and abroad

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • In 2025, Comexposium obtained the ChooseMyCompany and RSE Positive Company® labels, recognizing its quality of working life, intern and apprentice engagement, and demanding social, societal, and environmental standards
  • Inclusive recruitment: all positions are open to people with disabilities

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Hard Skills
Sales ExperienceSales InitiativesExhibition Space SalesClient RetentionBusiness Opportunity IdentificationSales Pitch DevelopmentTrade Show Performance AnalysisProject-Based WorkEvent CoordinationSales Reporting
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsTenacityOrganizationCuriosityAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft OfficeSalesforceKlypso
Certifications & Qualifications
Business or Sales-Related Education
Industry Keywords
International Trade ShowsEvent OrganizerAgri-Food SectorDynamic Sector