Commercial Sales Manager

Location: Greater London

Vacancy No 5564

Job Title

COMMERCIAL SALES MANAGER, UK & IRELAND

Location:

CENTRAL LONDON

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a London based showroom and field sales position, requiring regular engagement with the Architecture and Design community, corporate end users and wider commercial project stakeholders across London, the UK and Ireland.

The successful individual will operate from an excellent Central London showroom while spending significant time developing relationships and commercial opportunities across the market.

Travel across the UK and Ireland will be required, together with occasional international travel to the company’s European headquarters, manufacturing facilities and relevant industry events.

Job Description

Are you an established specification led commercial sales professional with strong relationships across London’s workplace Architecture and Design community and corporate end users?

Do you have experience representing premium, design led commercial interior products, with the commercial judgement to identify projects, influence specification and convert opportunities through complex project cycles?

We are working exclusively with a respected international manufacturer of premium, design led furniture and commercial interior solutions, recognised for combining design, innovation and quality across high profile contract environments.

This is an opportunity to join the UK Contract team and develop commercial specification opportunities across London, the UK and Ireland. The role will focus primarily on workplace projects, supported by opportunities across hospitality, marine, education and other premium commercial interiors sectors.

Architects, interior designers, workplace consultants and corporate end users will form the primary route to market. Design and Build firms and fit out businesses will provide important secondary project influence, with dealers, resellers and other commercial stakeholders supporting the wider procurement process.

This is not a passive account management position. It is a proactive specification sales role centred on market visibility, relationship development, project identification, specification influence and long-term commercial growth.

The Role

The Commercial Sales Manager will be responsible for increasing the company’s presence and commercial performance across the UK and Ireland Contract market.

You will develop existing relationships and assigned accounts while proactively identifying new projects, strategic accounts and commercial opportunities, with a particular focus on London’s workplace Architecture and Design community and corporate end users.

Working closely with Architecture and Design practices, workplace consultants, corporate occupiers and project decision makers, you will understand project requirements, advise on appropriate solutions and position the business at the relevant stage of the specification and procurement cycle.

You will be expected to create meaningful market activity through studio visits, showroom presentations, design consultations, product training, project meetings, industry networking and targeted business development.

You will manage your own commercial activity, assigned accounts, project pipeline and market development strategy, supported by established UK and international teams across sales support, technical design, operations, logistics, marketing, finance and aftersales.

SECTOR FOCUS

Workplace will represent the clear priority sector, followed by hospitality and marine.

Relevant education, leisure and wider premium commercial interior projects may also form part of the opportunity where commercially appropriate.

ROUTES TO MARKET

The primary routes to market will include:

• Architects

• Interior designers

• Workplace consultants

• Corporate end users and occupiers

Secondary project influence and engagement will include:

• Design and Build firms

• Fit out contractors

• Project managers and consultants

• Other relevant commercial project stakeholders

Dealers and resellers may also form part of the wider project route, although they will not represent the primary focus of the position.

Responsibilities

* Raise and strengthen the company’s…