Office Furniture Sales Executive

Zest 4 Talent; Chertsey; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager for a company specializing in office interior design and furniture. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary range of £40-50k, with a potential OTE of £10k and a £5k car allowance. Ideal candidates will have previous sales experience in office equipment or design and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Previous sales success with an 80/20 split for new versus existing business.
• Experience in office design or commercial solutions preferred.
• Ability to conduct site visits and communicate needs to the design team.

Responsibilities

• Use CRM to reach out to lapsed customers for future requirements.
• Generate new business through various means including cold calling.
• Work with a small sales team to achieve strategic objectives.

Skills

Sales success in new business generation

Experience selling office equipment

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Overview

Zest4Talent is delighted to be recruiting for a Business Development Manager for a company specialising in office interior design and office furniture. A competitive salary of £40-50k basic with a realistic OTE of £10k in your first year plus a £5k per annum car allowance is on offer. This role is a hybrid opportunity covering the London and the home counties.

NB If you do not have previous office furniture or stationery sales please do not apply as this is a prerequisite

About the Company

They provide office furniture and office interior design from blinds to furniture to complex interior fit outs including suspended ceilings, air con, flooring, cabling, plumbing, electrics and decorating. Can offer office relocation, renovations, and furniture recycling. The company are enjoying a growth period as more companies utilise and renew their office space post covid.

You will be part of a small close-knit team that really look after4 their staff. “A really enjoyable and supportive working environment and culture”.

Qualifications / The successful candidate will have

• Previous sales success: both new business generation and growing existing business 80/20 split
• Experience selling office equipment, office design or interior commercial design solutions would be ideal
• Proven success selling to Facilities Management, Education, Managed office services or Commercial agents would be beneficial.
• The ability to conduct a site visit and detail clients' requirements and communicate to the design team
• Excellent communication skills as well as the organisational skills to see projects through to completion
• Building regulations and potentially health and safety knowledge is beneficial but non-essential

The Business Development Manager's Day to Day

• Using CRM to call lapsed customers to ascertain their future office design or office furniture requirements.
• Generating new business in the FM, Education, Managed office and Commercial Estate sector by means of cold calling, referral, area mapping and research
• Working within a small sales team of 3 to ensure the company achieve their strategic objectives and plans for growth
• Arrange face to face design visits to sell bespoke office design solutions
• Selling a comprehensive range of office furniture to your clients

Application notes

If you do not hear from us within seven days, then your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Zest4Talent are a specialist recruitment agency working on behalf of our clients. Zest4Talent values inclusivity and diversity and are committed to promote equal opportunities for all our candidates. All our consultants are Recruitment and Employment confederation trained and accredited