Graduate Trainee - Sales / Events (Sales)

TL;DR

Graduate Trainee - Sales / Events (Sales): Rotational program focused on B2B exhibitions, covering sales cycles, marketing campaigns, and event operations with an accent on lead generation and relationship building. Focus on achieving revenue targets, executing marketing collateral, and managing on-site event logistics.

Location: Singapore (Onsite)

Company

A global division of Informa that creates large-scale branded transaction-oriented platforms and events for specialist markets.

What you will do

• Manage the sales cycle process from data mining and lead building to relationship management.
• Collaborate with the Sales Team to achieve revenue targets and develop future opportunities.
• Develop and execute event marketing campaigns and create engaging collateral (brochures, social media).
• Conduct market research to identify industry trends and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Support event experience design and negotiate with venues and suppliers.
• Provide on-site operational support during events, managing vendors and attendee registration.

Requirements

• Recent graduate (within the past 1 year) with a degree in Sales, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• English: Excellent written and spoken proficiency required.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Location: Must be based in Singapore.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Salesforce, Autocad, or Oracle.
• Competency in additional languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Career development through bespoke training, mentoring, and LinkedIn Learning access.
• Flexible range of personal benefits and company-funded private medical cover.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance and mental health first aiders.
• Opportunity to volunteer up to four days per year with charity match funding.
• Annual leave plus a birthday leave day and occasional flexibility to work remotely.