Business Development Manager - London

Repserve is a leading provider of innovative sales and marketing solutions, specializing in helping businesses expand their reach and maximize their growth potential. Our client, a dynamic company in the furniture and design industry, is seeking a motivated and results-driven Business Development Manager to join their team. This is a remote position, offering the opportunity to work with a diverse and talented team while driving the company's expansion efforts. Our client is a manufacturer of premium office privacy pods, designed to provide the ultimate in wellbeing and comfort. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and closing deals to drive revenue growth. Leveraging your industry knowledge and sales expertise, you will expand our client’s base within the furniture and design industry, strengthening their market presence and delivering success.

Qualifications: At least 3 years of experience in the furniture or interior industry in the London market. Wide network of relevant and active contacts. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Self-motivated and driven to succeed. Experience working with a CRM system eg. Hubspot, Salesforce or Agile Proficiency with Microsoft Office Must have the ability and willingness to travel without restrictions. Must have own laptop and mobile phone.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and prospect new business opportunities through targeted outreach, networking, and relationship-building activities.
• Leverage relationships with key contacts in the design community to get the client’s products specified on commercial projects.
• Manage and train the client’s dealer network to ensure the brand is getting proposed at every opportunity, and the dealer personnel are constantly up to speed on the latest information.
• Develop and execute strategic business development plans to drive revenue growth and achieve sales targets.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop proposals that meet client needs and objectives.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and trade shows to promote brand awareness and generate leads.
• Track and report on sales performance, pipeline activity, and market trends to senior management.

About Repserve: At Repserve we lease sales professionals to overseas companies on a shared-time basis, allowing firms to enter new markets or grow in existing ones. Our Reps have a maximum of 3 complimentary (never competing) clients. They answer all calls and emails at all times but manage their physical client time to suit the time allocation selected by the client. This role is for an allocation of 50% of your time. This means that while you will answer all calls and emails in a timely manner, your client-facing time will total 80 hours, to be spread across the month as you see fit to meet the client’s goals. Your day-to-day expenses will be covered (ie petrol, parking, tolls, mobile call charges, etc.) Larger expenses such as international travel, hotels, and large group entertainment should be approved by your client prior to incurring. Your client will be encouraged to pay a sales commission based on performance. If they choose to do this, the structure of their commission scheme shall be discussed and agreed between you and your client.