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Business Development Manager – Contract Furniture

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Contract Furniture

Industry Sector: A&D, Commercial Office, Education, Universities, Contract Furnishing Industry, Architects, Interior Design, D&B and Furniture Dealers

Areas to be covered: London

Remuneration: £55,000-£60,000 + 20% Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed travel & benefits

The role of the Business Development Manager – Contract Furniture will involve:

* Field sales role promoting a manufacture range of contract furniture

* Typically targeting commercial office, airports, education/ universities etc.

* 50% of your time winning specifications with London based interior designers and architects (small element with D&B community and some very occasional travel to Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow etc.)

* 50% looking account managing circa 75 furniture dealers (our client does not sell direct)

* Team target of £3m, which you will be responsible for half of

* Most of the interior designers and architects are within 3 km or our clients impressive London City showroom, hence daily travel into central London

* Typically 2-3 interior designers and architects or furniture dealer customer appointments per day

* Carrying out market research to identify sales opportunities

* Preparing proposals and working closely with our client’s bidding department to negotiate agreements

* Acting as a brand ambassador

The ideal applicant will be a Business Development Manager – Contract Furniture with:

* 3-5 years field sales experience of contract furniture (open to fabrics)

* Must have sold into the London interior design and architect community A&D, contacts advantageous

* Strong business acumen

* Excellent communication and negotiation skills

* Enterprise-level problem solver

* Can-do approach, solutions-orientated mindset

* Resilient, resourceful and entrepreneurial

The Company:

* Est. UK 10 years +

* Privately held

* European group with global reach

* Privately owned

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Field Construction Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within: A&D, Commercial Office, Education, Universities, Contract Furnishing Industry, Architects, Interior Design, D&B and Furniture Dealers