Business Development Manager - Interior Textiles

Pyou UK; München; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyou UK is supporting an established Italian textile company in recruiting a Business Development Manager to drive growth in the German, Austrian, and German-speaking Swiss markets. This field-based commercial role focuses on furnishing fabrics and the interior design sector.

You will nurture client relationships, identify new business opportunities, and travel across the region to showcase product knowledge and strengthen partnerships with studios, agents, and distributors.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales within interior textiles, furnishing fabrics, furniture, or interior decoration.
• Strong understanding of furnishing fabrics and the interior design industry.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Existing network within the interior design or architecture sector is a plus.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; independent, proactive, and highly goal-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Develop and strengthen relationships with interior design studios and existing customers.
• Identify and acquire new business opportunities through showroom meetings, client visits, networking, and market research.
• Organize regular customer visits and travel independently throughout the region.
• Manage and develop relationships with multi-brand agents and partners.
• Represent the brand professionally with strong product knowledge.

Skills

Sales experience in interior textiles

Furnishing fabrics

Interior design industry knowledge

Travel willingness

Networking skills

Communication skills

Job description

Pyou UK, an international recruitment agency, is supporting an established Italian textile company with the recruitment of a Business Development Manager for the German, Austrian, and German-speaking Swiss markets.

This is a field-based commercial role for a candidate with experience in furnishing fabrics and the interior design sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing client relationships and developing new business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and strengthen relationships with interior design studios and existing customers.
• Identify and acquire new business opportunities through showroom meetings, client visits, networking, and market research.
• Organize regular customer visits and travel independently throughout the region.
• Manage and develop relationships with multi-brand agents and partners.
• Represent the brand professionally with strong product knowledge.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in sales within interior textiles, furnishing fabrics, furniture, or interior decoration.
• Strong understanding of furnishing fabrics and the interior design industry.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Existing network within the interior design or architecture sector is a plus.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Independent, proactive, and highly goal-oriented.

What We Offer:

• Salary: €60.000 gross/year + performance bonus