Luxury Lighting Business Development Manager

at  Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited

£60,000 - £80,000 + HYBRID + COMMISSION & OTE + DEVELOPMENT + POTENTIAL FOR PROGRESSION + POTENTIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

Do you have experience in lighting sales, adept at building relationships with lighting designers, seeking a progressive and unique role with a leading international lighting group which offers cutting edge, aesthetic solutions to the highest calibre of clients across the globe, where you will be spearheading a new era of growth in the UK market?
Are you looking for the opportunity to add direct value to a long-standing business with a rich history, which creates truly unique, stunning products, comprising of indoor and outdoor lighting for high end clients across the world, where you will be representing a high end group which is internationally recognised, typically supplying to ultra-luxurious retailers and hospitality, now looking to capitalize on recent growth and double their turnover in the next 3 years?
The company provide high-performance, leading edge products with stunning designs. They work direct with retailers and hospitality, as well as working through lighting designers, architects and distributors. They have recently worked on projects for Alexander McQueen, Jaguar Land Rover and a futuristic event venue in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. With HQ’s in Milan, New York, Paris and London, they pave the way in aesthetic excellence.
The office in London currently comprises of 3 highly talented individuals, now looking to add another Senior Sales Manager to the team to advance their reach in London and the UK. You will be responsible for working with new and existing clients, typically working with Lighting Designers, in a largely autonomous role which has a focus on building new business relationships.

• Map out the market; target clients and brands
• Initial product training
• Manage your workload autonomously, proactively developing new business relationships
• Typically meeting with clients F2F 2-3 times a week to present the products and solutions
• Attend exhibitions and events
• Manage existing key accounts
• Opportunity for international travel