Business Development Manager (Buyer side) - eporta|Meet.jobs

薪資

30k - 40k GBP Monthly

技能需求

    工作機會描述

    We are:
    A fast-growing start-up revolutionising the design industry, a market worth over $700bn annually. eporta is an online marketplace where architects, interior designers and other businesses can discover high-design furniture, lighting and accessories, and purchase directly from suppliers.
     
    With users in over 80 countries, our business is truly global, - and we will soon be expanding from our UK office into another European location, and then into the US. We have a number of high profile investors including a large US venture capital fund, Guy Hands (founder of Terra Firma) and the founders of Zoopla, Betfair, sofa.com and Achica, and have just raised $8m in Series A funding.

    We have ambitious growth targets for the business and the level of service we offer is absolutely central to our growth strategy. This involves handling brand accounts on their behalf and making sure both supplier and buyers get the best experience possible when selling and buying through us.

    You are:
    Someone who’s driven by building new relationships. You’re a natural networker, able to make connections and build new relationships within the industry. You’re excited by new challenges and ambitious targets. You are tenacious, a self-starter and a creative, “out-of-the-box” thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit. You are constantly looking for the new big thing, hunting for new opportunities and leaving no opportunity unexplored. Learning and developing is a key driver for you and you have a thirst to grow and progress. You’re comfortable with a fast paced environment, driving testing and change to ultimately do things better.

    Your role:
    This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact in a rapid growth business whilst learning from our experienced and high performing team. You will join the commercial team at an exciting time of ambitious growth and will play a key role in achieving this. You will be given key prospects with the aim of getting them to become customers of eporta as well as the remit of creating and building new relationships and opportunities for your team. You will focus on winning procurement projects across multiple sectors, which are significant FF&E projects, both in value and complexity.

    Your skills and experience: 
    - A tenacious and dogged approach, ensuring no opportunity is left unturned
    - At least 2 years experience in a Business Development Role
    - Confident and compelling public speaker
    - Previous examples of new business you have won
    - Previous examples of how you have creatively penetrated new markets or segments
    - A confident networker
    - Excellent written communication, especially via email
    - The ability to manage your time effective across multiple opportunities

    Bonus points for... 
    - Experience in the interior design / FF&E industry
    - Strong industry relationships


    Salary
    • Base Salary: £30k - £40k
    • OTE Salary: £80k+ with uncapped commission

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