Events Director – Fashion

Events Director – Fashion Salary: £45-50K + 10% commission (1st Year OTE £80-85K) Location: Crawley – (International travel required – Paris, New York) Start date: 4-6 weeks The Role We are seeking a commercially driven Business Unit Director to take full ownership of this growth division and scale it into a profitable, repeatable international proposition. The event concept is to deliver a carefully curated Retail Sourcing Exchange (executive-level B2B) summit connecting senior retail buyers with pre-qualified manufacturers and sourcing partners. The Exchange is positioned as a strategic sourcing forum — not a traditional trade show or exhibition — designed to maximise efficiency, decision-making and ROI through structured 1–2–1 meetings, commercially focused agenda sessions and high-level networking. This is a leadership role with full commercial accountability. You will own the P&L, lead sponsor revenue generation, oversee programme production and build a scalable business unit with significant growth potential. Responsibilities * Own the full financial performance of the summit series * Identify and secure aligned fashion suppliers and manufacturers * Lead senior-level B2B sales conversations * Set and deliver annual revenue targets across supplier participation fees, sponsorship packages and strategic partnerships * Build and manage event budgets for London, NYC and Paris * Forecast supplier sales and margin * Drive profitability and scalability of the model * Develop premium supplier participation packages with guaranteed 1–2–1 meetings * Structure tiered sponsorship offerings * Negotiate and close commercial agreements * Build long-term multi-city and multi-year supplier commitments * Oversee buyer targeting strategy (Senior Buyers, Buying Directors, Heads of Category) * Ensure buyer audience quality is senior and decision-making level * Full delegate acquisition responsibilities * Build relationships with key retail HQs * Guarantee relevant, pre-qualified 1–2–1 matching Experience * 2-3+ years in B2B events, sponsorship sales, fashion commercial roles or retail sourcing environments * A fashion or manufacturing-related degree is strongly preferred. Equivalent commercial experience within the fashion retail or manufacturing sector will also be considered. * Demonstrable P&L responsibility * Experience securing high-value partnerships * Evidence of building revenue from launch phase * International event experience (advantageous) * Manufacturing / Production Management * Supply Chain Management Skills & Attributes * Strong commercial and financial acumen * Confident senior-level negotiator * Entrepreneurial and comfortable building from zero * Highly organised with strategic vision * Understands retail buying and sourcing dynamics * Performance-driven and accountable This is a fully office-based role at our newly refurbished Crawley HQ, featuring an exclusive on-site gym, fully stocked kitchen, and games area (table tennis, pool, darts, F1 simulator, putting green). You’ll be part of a hard-working, sales-driven team that values honesty, loyalty, and results—balanced with a fun, social, and light-hearted About us We are a fast-growing, privately owned, entrepreneurial business that has scaled from a kitchen-table start-up into a £4.5 million market leader in just 16 years — with a clear, ambitious plan to reach £7 million in the next three years. This is a business built on performance, ambition, and results. We reward hard work, promote on merit, and back our people to succeed — in fact, every senior leader in the company has been promoted from within, proving that this is a place where high performers build real careers, not just do a job. Our culture combines high standards and high energy with honesty, loyalty, and a genuinely fun, social environment. We work hard, we win together, and we enjoy the journey. Salary and Benefits: 4 weeks holiday allowance – plus an additional 2 weeks off over Christmas. Staff social events – including our overseas summer party in the Maldives! Workplace health and wellbeing scheme. Fast-track promotion opportunities. Extensive training programme. Access to our exclusive on-site gym and fully stocked kitchen