Onsite Trade Fair Director – Fruit Logistica

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About the role

  • Leadership role for developing strategies and expanding partnerships in an international exhibition context. Overseeing a team and contributing to the growth of Fruit Logistica, a major global trade fair.

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies to acquire new business partners and customers and to further develop existing customer relationships, nationally and internationally
  • Conceptual development of new segments, the supporting program, and the expansion into new markets/locations
  • Development and management of innovative concepts for exhibitor and trade visitor outreach (particularly buyers)
  • Initiation and implementation of strategic partnerships and cooperations
  • Represent the trade fair in national and international trade media, committees of the fruit trade, and on social media, and manage press relations and marketing in coordination with relevant partners
  • Disciplinary leadership and further development of a currently 12-person team
  • Budget planning and control, combined with risk management
  • Contract management with and oversight of service providers (exhibition grounds, technical services, logistics, ticketing, digital services)
  • Efficient planning and effective management of project workflows
  • Sales management of a global network of international representatives working for Fruit Logistica
  • Active contribution to the strategic development of the international umbrella brand "Fruit Logistica global"

Requirements

  • University degree with an economic or humanities focus (or qualifications acquired through several years of relevant professional experience)
  • Many years of relevant professional experience in the trade fair industry or comprehensive knowledge of all areas and facets of trade fair organization
  • Relevant experience in the international fruit trade is desirable
  • Fluent written and spoken German and English; additional foreign language skills preferred

Benefits

  • Promotion of an equal-opportunity work environment
  • Support for diversity and inclusion

Job title

Trade Fair Director – Fruit Logistica

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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