Commercial Sales Executive

Organisation: Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Salary: Salary appropriate for the role plus bonus and commission structure
Location: Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 12 January 2026
Job Description: We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic self-starter with sales experience to expand our commercial team and help grow the commercial revenue of the business through cricket related sponsorship, advertising and hospitality sales along with group ticket sales and non-cricket events.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

New Business Development
• Proactively generate new enquiries through a variety of channels, and manage these enquiries through to conversion;
• Regularly attend networking events across the county and create new business contacts through these networks;
• Identify new clients via research to approach in a timely and professional manner;
• Play a fundamental role in expanding the profile and reach of the company.
Account Management:-
• Create, build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing sponsors and partners;
• Up-sell opportunities across the business to existing partners.

Group Ticketing
• Prospect and approach leads across a range of key target groups, including businesses, cricket clubs and schools, as well as broader leisure groups
• Grow database of contacts nurture relationships
• Identify opportunities to include Group Ticketing within the broader commercial mix when liaising with potential partners
• Achieve revenue and basket size targets as agreed with the Marketing department
• Deliver monthly (weekly in-season) reports on sales activity
• Strategise and collaborate with Marketing colleagues on collateral, publications, initiatives and partnerships
• Work closely with the Club’s Ticket Office to fulfil orders

Administration and Management Reporting:-
• Work closely with other departments to help deliver and fulfil the elements of a partner’s association with the club, e.g. Matchday Hospitality tickets;
• Help to update and maintain leads & targets database

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:
• A highly motivated self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to acquire new business and grow commercial revenue;
• Enthused about meeting new people and engaging a wide range of prospects using a range of communication methods
• Confident and able to develop successful relationships with external parties;
• Good commercial awareness with an eye for detail;
• Pro-active attitude with a positive and friendly approach to stakeholders;
• A good understanding of first-class and regional grass-roots cricket is desirable but not essential
• Personal integrity.

What we can offer you:
• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• 2 free tickets to every Derbyshire CCC home match
• Employee Assistance Programme

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, many posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including ECB DBS clearance which is mandatory before taking up certain roles. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place promoting safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club will ensure that all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic and national origin, nationality, sexuality, marital status, religion and age. It is the intention of Derbyshire County Cricket Club that its workforce, at all levels, should reflect the composition of the City’s population. To achieve this Derbyshire County Cricket Club will take active and positive steps to eliminate discrimination, reduce the effects of past discrimination and to promote equality in employment.
How to apply: To apply please send your up-to-date CV with a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role to Viv Sheppard, HR and Wellbeing Manager at Derbyshire County Cricket Club via jobs@derbyshireccc.com. Interviews expected to take place during the last two weeks of January.