At a Glance
- Tasks: Build relationships with designers and architects to promote our high-end kitchen brand.
- Company: Join a prestigious kitchen manufacturer with over 70 years of heritage.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, commission, and all travel costs covered.
- Other info: Work in a vibrant West End showroom with great career growth potential.
- Why this job: Be part of an exciting UK launch and shape the brand's presence in London.
- Qualifications: 2+ years in sales, preferably in design or architecture; strong people skills required.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 44000 £ per year.
A high-end kitchen manufacturer with more than 70 years of heritage is opening its flagship interior design showroom in London, and is looking for a Prospecting Sales Representative to build its presence in the capital.
This is a genuine business development position.
You will take the range out to architectural practices, interior designers, design offices, estate agencies and construction brokers across London, building a network of specifiers from the ground up and earning trust in a competitive, design-led market.
- What You Will Be Doing
- Prospecting and business development across the London area — phoning, emailing and face-to-face visits
- Understanding the commercial challenges of the professionals you meet, and positioning the brand as the solution
- Identifying live projects through consistent market monitoring and your contact network, and finding the decision-maker on each one
- Building and maintaining a file of prescribers and specifiers
- Negotiating new agreements and following projects right through to signature
- Providing technical advice and support in line with construction industry regulation
- Supporting showroom and trade events alongside the Communication & Marketing team
- Weekly reporting to your manager
This is a full-time permanent contract based at the West End showroom, with all business travel costs covered by the company.
It suits someone who wants to be early into a brand's UK launch and have a visible hand in how it lands.
Requirements
- At least 2 years' successful experience in prospecting and managing long sales cycles
- Education in business, international trade or interior architecture
- Knowledge of interior design is an advantage
- Strong people skills, self-driven, with good organisational ability
- A good listener who is proactive, fast-working and adaptable
- Committed, and a quick learner
Benefits
- Full-time permanent contract
- Commission on top of the basic salary
- All business travel costs covered by the company
- Central London (West End) showroom
- Join an established European design brand at the launch of its UK flagship
- Company: High-end kitchen manufacturer
This position is being recruited for by Surtio, specialists in furniture industry recruitment.
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Prospecting Sales Representative employer: Surtio
Join a prestigious high-end kitchen manufacturer with over 70 years of heritage, as we launch our flagship showroom in the vibrant West End of London. We pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that encourages innovation and personal growth, offering competitive commissions and full coverage of business travel expenses. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a brand's UK debut, where your contributions will directly shape our presence in a competitive market.
