Sales Consultant Traineeship

IB Consultancy is an independent defense and security company dedicated to making this world a safer and more secure place. To achieve this we provide rapid, innovative defense and security services to government, trade & industry. We connect businesses, governments and NGOs from different continents in our common goal to make this world safer and more secure. IB Consultancy organizes the NCT (Non-Conventional Threat) events. We also help industry and governments with specialized CBRNe knowledge in the form of research projects and consultancy engagements.

You will be working within an international team of highly educated and talented program producers and skilled consultants at our office in Leiden (between Amsterdam and The Hague) in The Netherlands.

The Profile

As Sales Consultant Trainee, you will:

• Sell sponsorship packages and delegate passes to attend our NCT events
• Work with the marketing manager to design a marketing strategy that generates leads and opportunities for the team
• Develop an understanding of the defense and security sector (specifically CBRNe and EOD/C-IED) to meet the needs of customers and build strong relationships
• Manage and increase the database through content driven research and new leads generation
• Generate new leads through researching and cold calling
• Assist on-site when needed at our conferences in Asia, Middle East, Europe, USA and South America
• Visit other trade shows and conferences to meet with existing or new clients

Requirements

Essential:

• You are authorized to work in The Netherlands
• You are flexible, proactive, organized, and you don’t have a nine-to-five mentality
• You like selling, and you can close deals
• You have not worked for any event or publishing firm
• You speak excellent English
• You have international experience (study, internships, work etc.)

Preferred:

• Preferably experience in (B2B) sales with a strong track record of achieving targets
• Ideally you are familiar with the Defense and Security industry, or have at least knowledge of the field of International relations
• Although not required, we would prefer a candidate who speaks one (or more) of the following languages at a good level: Spanish, Arabic (Gulf), Chinese, German, French, Korean, Japanese, Spanish or Russian

We offer a full-time traineeship, for a minimum of three months (up to 6 months) with a compensation of 350€ per month. IB Consultancy is a continuously growing company where rapid progression is possible and IB Consultancy hires all of its staff through its traineeship program. 

Apply before 6 May 2018 by sending your CV and motivational letter to bruxelles@luiss.it.