Lighting Business Development Manager

Automated Lifestyles; Mount Cobb (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental - 100% covered

401k with 3% match

PTO - 2 weeks

7 paid holidays

Quarterly company outings

Structured Training Program

Job summary

Automated Lifestyles in Mt Cobb, PA is seeking a Lighting Business Development Manager to build and nurture key relationships with architects, designers, builders, and trade partners. You will position us as a trusted lighting resource while expanding the Lighting Division's go-to-market strategy.

You are a relationship-driven professional with lighting knowledge and an entrepreneurial mindset, able to drive collaboration across sales, engineering, and project management.

Qualifications

• You are a relationship-driven business development professional with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• You combine lighting knowledge with relationship-building ability and initiative.
• A track record of building and maintaining long-term professional relationships, ideally with architects, designers, builders, or trade partners.
• Strong communication skills, high EQ, and a pleasant disposition.
• Background in lighting, architectural design, or a related trade industry preferred
• Strong relationship-building and business development skills - this is a relationship-driven role, not high pressure or cold call sales
• Comfort operating with an entrepreneurial, growth-building mindset

Responsibilities

• Build and grow relationships with architects, designers, builders, and trade partners - creating new lighting opportunities and positioning Automated Lifestyles as a trusted lighting resource
• Help grow the Lighting Division's go to market strategy - Lunch & Learns, outreach, marketing initiatives, and showroom concepts
• Serve as the primary client facing lighting specialist - fixture selection, control, shades & fabric selection
• Develop manufacturer and vendor relationships
• Collaborate internally with sales, engineering, and project management

Skills

Relationship-building

Lighting knowledge

Entrepreneurial mindset

Communication skills

Business development

Job description

Lighting Business Development Manager

Department: Sales

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Mt Cobb, PA (Automated Lifestyles)

Reporting To: Chris, Chief Operating Officer

Compensation: $80,000 - $85,000 / year

Description

You Are:

• A relationship driven business development professional with an entrepreneurial mindset. Someone who wants to help build a business within a business, not just sell a product. You combine lighting knowledge with genuine relationship-building ability and initiative.

You Have:

• A track record of building and maintaining long-term professional relationships, ideally with architects, designers, builders, or trade partners. A steady work history (3yrs between hops), strong communication skills, high EQ, and a pleasant disposition.

Your Location:

• In-Person (Not Remote or Hybrid)
• 1203 Mt Cobb Rd Mt Cobb, PA 18436

Your Schedule:

• Full time: 40 Hours Per Week
• We run 4x10's (Three day weekend!)
• Mon-Thurs 7:00am-5:00pm
• Occasional appts to accommodate client on Friday/Evening/Weekend

Your Manager:

• Chris, Chief Operating Officer

Automated Lifestyles' Core Values:

• We Take Care of Each Other
• Excellence in the Details
• We Are Relentless
• Stay Humble, Never Stop Learning
• Reputation Outweighs Profit

Your Contribution to Automated Lifestyles:

• Build and grow relationships with architects, designers, builders, and trade partners - creating new lighting opportunities and positioning Automated Lifestyles as a trusted lighting resource
• Help grow the Lighting Division's go to market strategy - Lunch & Learns, outreach, marketing initiatives, and showroom concepts
• Serve as the primary client facing lighting specialist - fixture selection, control, shades & fabric selection
• Develop manufacturer and vendor relationships
• Collaborate internally with sales, engineering, and project management.

Your Ideal Knowledge/Experience:

• Background in lighting, architectural design, or a related trade industry preferred
• Strong relationship-building and business development skills - this is a relationship-driven role, not high pressure or cold call sales
• Comfort operating with an entrepreneurial, growth-building mindset

Automated Lifestyles' Contribution to You

• $80k-$85k/year based on experience
• Medical/Dental - 100% covered!
• 401k w/ 3% match
• PTO - 2 weeks
• 7 paid holidays
• Quarterly company outings
• Structured Training Program