Sales Manager

Blis is looking for an experienced candidate to take on the role of Sales Manager in Rome.

The successful candidate will be based in Rome, report into the Head of Sales in Rome and will be required to manage their own pipeline. The ideal candidate will have several years’ experience within the market, have a strong contact list, and ideally hold existing agency relationships. They will need to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the current mobile market and where to leverage omnichannel opportunities to drive sales.

Most importantly, the candidate will be able to source significant levels of new business, develop strong client relationships, mentor and support members of the team

Key responsibilities

Work with Head of Sales to help drive revenue growth opportunities
Leverage existing and new relationships to build your own pipeline of opportunity across Blis product set.
Conversion of pipeline and acquisition of new customers and accounts to achieve realistic targets.
Deep relationship building and account management of agency patch
Be proactive and input into team strategy and the wider company vision.

Skills and requirements

Strong background in digital or mobile sales and account management.
Expert knowledge of mobile and understanding of how mobile is traded.
Currently leveraging large budgets from media / mobile agencies.
Have a deep contact list and experience to hit the ground running and quickly deliver on high sales targets.
A demonstrable understanding of the needs and requirements of digital media buyers.
A proven track record of growing a pipeline from scratch.
The confidence to present to large and small audiences.
A proven ability to close deals and achieve targets.
Demonstrable self-starter experience.
A commitment to being a team player in a dynamic environment.

*This role will be based in our office on a hybrid basis with three days a week in office.

About us

Blis is an audience-first platform that doesn't rely on personal data. We’re an integrated planning and buying platform that delivers scaled, relevant, and high-performing audiences, helping the world’s largest brands and media agencies achieve their goals.

Over the past 19 years, Blis has built its reputation on delivering award-winning location-powered advertising solutions. In today’s consumer-centric landscape, Blis is transforming the role of location data by combining it with a broad range of rich and powerful datasets to give our clients the deepest audience understanding available. Our unique approach to integrated planning and buying provides personalised targeting and performance without reliance on personal data. We serve relevant ads to the highest-value addressable audiences across any channel and deliver our clients’ campaign outcomes every time, from brand awareness and engagement through to store/site visits and sales.

Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in more than 40 offices across five continents. Working with the world’s largest and most customer-driven companies across all verticals, including Unilever, Samsung, McDonald's, HSBC, Mercedes Benz and Peugeot, as well as every major media agency.

At Blis our vision is to be the undisputed leader in location-powered advertising and analytics. We believe that values create behaviours, and behaviours create a culture. Our company values are a huge part of our DNA. We are fully committed to creating a powerful culture of inclusivity and belonging that embraces diversity, encourages people to bring their authentic selves to work, educates everyone at Blis about matters of equality and engages with the wider industry community to drive social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, we treat all our employees and job applicants fairly and equally. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and take all reasonable steps to create a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We don't condone or tolerate any form of harassment, by employees or by others who do business with us.

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