ESM - Events and Sports Management

Sales Executive

ESM - Events and Sports Management  •  Dubai, AE (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Events and Sports Management is looking for a driven and results-oriented Sales Executive to join our team in Dubai, UAE. This role exists to grow corporate revenue across ESM's venue and programme portfolio through proactive outbound business development, building a pipeline of corporate clients for venue hire, employee wellness programmes, corporate sports days, and partnership packages.

The successful candidate will drive new business by proactively reaching out to corporate clients, generating leads, booking meetings, and closing sales, while working closely with the Sales Manager on pricing and contracts.

Key Objectives

  • Build and convert a proactive outbound pipeline of corporate clients across the UAE and Qatar.
  • Achieve monthly and annual revenue targets set by the Head of Sales.
  • Position ESM's full venue and programme ecosystem, not individual facility slots, in every corporate pitch.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records and reporting to support forecasting.
  • Grow existing corporate accounts through renewals, upsell, and cross-sell opportunities.

Set of Required Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours

Essential

  • 2–4 years' experience in a target-driven, outbound B2B sales role (sports, events, hospitality, or venue/facility sales strongly preferred).
  • Knowledge of, or genuine interest in, the sports, fitness, and events industry.
  • Demonstrable track record of prospecting, pitching, and closing new corporate business.
  • Confident and consultative communicator, comfortable with cold outreach and executive-level conversations (HR, Facilities, Procurement, CSR contacts).
  • Working knowledge of a CRM system (e.g. Salesforce) for pipeline and activity management.
  • Contract drafting, negotiation, and basic commercial acumen.
  • Valid UAE driving licence.

Desirable

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Sports Management, Marketing, or a related field.
  • Existing network of corporate contacts in the UAE and/or Qatar.
  • Experience selling into corporate or B2B accounts.
  • Arabic language skills preferred.

Tools & Systems

  • CRM platform (pipeline management, activity logging, reporting).
  • Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365.

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary package
  • Annual flight allowance
  • Private medical insurance
  • End of service benefit
  • Access to lifestyle discounts
ESM - Events and Sports Management

About ESM - Events and Sports Management

ESM was established in 2004 with the ambition of bringing high quality sports coaching to adults & children in the Middle East at premium sports facilities. Today ESM is the UAE’s leading sports services provider for corporates, youth, adults and communities alike, delivering coaching to over 10,000 residents a week across over 200 facilities.

ESM | Events is a highly skilled, professional sports event management team that excels at projects ranging from complicated, international, high profile special events, to local community events that deliver an exceptional experience for our corporate clients and participants alike. We bring expertise in event marketing, sponsorship sales and corporate sponsor fulfillment that is unparalleled in the UAE market. The Events team are experts in pulling together the correct team to deliver a goal based, image conscious, and overall successful special event.

ESM | Facilities hires out over 200 premium sports facilities in the UAE. As well as hosting our own academies in the sports facilities, we are also the facilitators for corporate clients & 50+ partner academies, giving them access to the regions best facilities. Our Corporate Clients and partner academies chose to work with ESM because of the quality control and facility management resource that we dedicate to ensure that recreational matches and academy programs, week-on-week, is hosted in the perfect conditions.

ESM | Academies works with and manages first-class sports academies and multi-activity holiday camps with a proven track record of developing holistic athletes from grass roots to elite performance. We have award-winning academies such as ESM Football Academy (longest standing football academy in the UAE), ESM Cricket Academy and ESM Holiday Camps. ESM Academies has been a market-leader for over a decade, and has a fantastic track record. Our mission is to gain entry for players into as many professional academies and US collegiate programs as possible.

Industry
Arts & Entertainment
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Motor City, AE
Year Founded
2004
Website
esm.ae
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