Business Development Associate, EMEA; Spanish Speaking

The role

We are looking to hire a Business Development Associate to join our Sales team in London.

Fluency in English and Spanish or Portuguese is required

This role is office-based out of our London office

Together, we create tomorrow

A career with WGSN is fast‑paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We’re a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.

WGSN’s trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.

WGSN is looking for a driven, curious, and self‑motivated Business Development Associate to join our dynamic EMEA New Business team. This is a unique opportunity to kick‑start or elevate your sales career with the world’s leading consumer trend forecasting company, helping global brands stay ahead of what’s next.

In this high‑volume sales role, you’ll be at the forefront of our growth engine, reaching out to prospective clients, sparking meaningful conversations, and driving new business opportunities across different markets and verticals.

If you’re fluent in Spanish or Portuguese and love the idea of turning insight into opportunity, and are looking to build a career in sales as part of a fast‑paced, collaborative team, we want to hear from you.

At WGSN, we have high‑performing sales teams made up of Client Services Coordinators, Business Development Associates, Business Development Managers and Account Managers who have worked incredibly hard over the past year to achieve outstanding results.

Our teams are diverse, tenacious, resilient and extremely dedicated because they truly believe in the value WGSN services bring to our global clientele who operate in Fashion, Beauty, Interiors, Food & Drink and Consumer Tech.

We never compromise on collaboration, which allows us to have a strong team dynamic. From Start‑Ups to Fortune 500 companies, WGSN supplies specialised intelligence to the most valuable brands in Fashion, Beauty, Food & Drink, Interiors and Consumer Tech, allowing these brands to produce outstanding products that consumers will demand for years to come.

• Generate outbound leads via email, social outreach and high‑volume cold calling.
• Research and identify strategic growth opportunities within key industries and markets.
• Qualify inbound and marketing‑generated leads, and book discovery calls for Business Development Managers.
• Effectively communicate WGSN’s value proposition to a wide range of professionals — from creatives to C‑suite.
• Help build and maintain a robust pipeline to support the wider sales team’s ambitious goals.
• Collaborate with Business Development Managers to ensure seamless lead hand‑off and follow‑up.
• Track and optimise outreach effectiveness through CRM and sales enablement tools.
• Meet and exceed key activity metrics — including outreach volume, meetings booked and engagement conversion.

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver.

• You’re fluent in Spanish or Portuguese (essential).
• You’re passionate about sales and excited to build or continue your career in a fast‑growth environment.
• You’re energised by hitting (and exceeding) targets and KPIs.
• You’re a confident communicator who enjoys talking to people and building relationships.
• You’re naturally curious — about trends, industries, people and business challenges.
• You’re organised, proactive and thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑output team.
• You want to work in a company that’s creative, global and at the cutting edge of consumer insights.
• Bonus points if you have experience using Salesforce, Salesloft or similar sales tools and/or previous experience in a high‑volume outbound sales environment.

Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible…