London, UK
Sales manager
at Bert Frank
Bert Frank is hiring a sales manager to join its team in London.
Company
Bert Frank is an award-winning British luxury lighting company who design, manufacture, and distribute products globally. Our original designs are made exclusively in the UK using precious materials, including brass, Italian marble, and Spanish alabaster. We launch and exhibit new collections up to 3 times a year at domestic and international trade events. Our products are resold in over 30 countries across 5 continents and can be seen in a variety of residential, commercial and contract projects.
Role
The sales manager at Bert Frank is the face of the sales operation and will be a pro-active, self-motivated person, digitally knowledgeable, with excellent communication skills and intrinsic understanding of good customer service.
The mission of the role is to establish strong export markets, focusing on distributors and dealers, to grow the business on the ground and online across the world.
Reporting into the head of sales, the role requires integrity, confidence, and passion.
The role is available for immediate start, based at our London showroom and office.
Responsibilities
To lead the sales operation with daily, weekly and monthly tasks that include (but are not limited to):
- actively driving business development through constant client interaction, relationship building and passionate brand representation
- experience in the lighting/furniture industry, ideally with experience working with different export markets
- consistently providing exemplary service levels, going above and beyond wherever possible
- always looking for opportunities to host client meetings, training sessions and brand events at our showroom and off-site
- representing the brand at annual domestic and global trade shows, ensuring all key clients are in attendance
- building and maintaining key client relationships, travelling overseas where required for meetings, presentations and training sessions
- ensuring our dealer network are promoting current content online with up-to-date sales materials
- global market control – strategising to build our markets, introducing new markets and ensuring a global brand outreach through agents, distributors, and dealers
- using all methods available and finding creative ways to hit monthly sales goals
- creating and distributing accurate sales quotes and invoices
- collaborating with other departments to ensure sales, queries, and deliveries are handled efficiently
- managing client orders and requests with all relevant departments,
- working with our showroom assistant to ensure finish samples and brochures are sent to clients when required
- working with our directors to ensure our client base is provided with press releases and new content as soon as available
- planning and executing bi-weekly key client/dealer communications
- ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and policies in the workplace and when working off-site