Senior Business Development Manager - Interior Designers & Architects

Jaipur Rugs; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jaipur Rugs in Mumbai seeks a sales professional from luxury background to lead project-based ventures with architects and interior designers, delivering design-forward rug solutions.

You will network with IDAs, build lasting relationships, and drive premium residential projects while aligning with our handmade, luxury ethos.

4+ years of relevant experience and a passion for design are essential to succeed in this family-run enterprise in a global luxury market.

Qualifications

• Must have 4+ years of relevant sales experience in luxury or design sectors.
• Strong network with interior designers, architects or IDA groups.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a client-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive project-based sales to luxury residential clients through designers and architects.
• Build and maintain relationships with interior designers and architects.
• Identify opportunities at exhibitions and events to expand the portfolio.
• Understand client requirements and translate them into design-led solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet company goals and customer expectations.
• Willing to go the extra mile to achieve targets in a premium market.

Skills

Sales background

Luxury & design affinity

Excellent communication skills

Relationship building

Networking with IDAs

Education

BA/MA in Business Administration, Design, Marketing or CRM

Job description

Candidates from Luxury background may only apply

Organization Description:

Jaipur Rugs is a social enterprise that connects rural craftsmanship with global markets through its luxurious handmade carpets. It is a family-run business that offers an exclusive range of hand-knotted and hand-woven rugs made using 2500 years old traditional art forms. The founder, Mr. Nand Kishore Chaudhary created a unique business model, which provides livelihood to the artisans at their doorstep. This changed the standard practice of involving middlemen to work with artisanal communities. The company currently has a network of over 40,000 artisans spread across 600 rural Indian villages in five states of India. It has an end-to-end business model, right from sourcing of wool to exporting a finished handmade rug.

The modern and eclectic collection of rugs, made using the finest wool and silk, has won numerous global awards and is currently exported to more than 45 countries with the US sales arm, Jaipur Living, Inc. located in Georgia, Atlanta.

Job Description:

The specific responsibilities of the position holder will

be (though not restricted to) the following:

• The person should be from sales background, energetic and bent towards luxury and design
• Well connected with IDA’s in region, should be able to network with them socially at events / exhibitions
• Should be experienced in handling project business through architects and interior designers primarily in the residential space
• Able to understand requirements from interior designers and architectures.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building skills
• Willingness to go the extra mile in order to achieve Company goals and customer expectations
• Self-driven, persistent, action oriented and goal driven.

Desired Experience & Qualification:

• 4+ years of relevant experience or in similar categories of design or luxury
• Undergraduate or Post-graduate in one of the relevant fields: Business Administration, Design, Marketing, CRM will be preferred
• Should have handled / knowledge of project business through architects and interior designers

Desired Background:

• Must have empathy, love and compassion as integral part of his/her self - then only the person will be able to lead the presented portfolio in its entirety.
• A firm believer and practitioner of organizational philosophy, values and culture so as to imbibe that in his/her day to day interaction with the customers