London, UK
Sales manager
at The Contract Chair Company
The Contract Chair Company is hiring a sales manager to join its team in London.
About us
Contract Chair Co. is the leading supplier of design-led European-made hospitality furniture, with customers in the UK, EU, USA and around the globe. Our mission is to make buying European hospitality furniture easy. Established in 2006, Contract Chair Co is now based in Hammersmith, London and employs a team of over 50 furniture professionals, has ambitious growth plans and company culture focused on allowing the employees to thrive in their roles.
The role
We are looking for a full time sales manager to join our growing team. Sales Manager is a senior role in our organisation with a dedicated support team. The team, once up and running, is usually composed of a Sales Manager and two Account Managers, who help run the day-to-day projects and customer enquiries, while the Sales Manager is primarily focusing on relationship building with allocated customers and getting the opportunities over the closing line.
Responsibilities:
- develop a deep understanding of services and products offered
- naintain excellent working relationships with allocated customers
- nurture customer relationships even when there are no ongoing projects
- conduct business development meetings with a goal to secure new business and foster growth
- serve as the escalation point for all ongoing opportunity and project issues
- collaborate with account managers to ensure high quality and timely responses to customers
- supervise key deliveries in person, offering hands-on support and reinforcing client relationships
- turn post-sale issues into relationship-building opportunities through excellent service
- cultivate a collaborative, high-performance team environment
Requirements:
- four plus years’ of relevant B2B sales experience selling to commercial interior designers
- exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- proven track record of exceeding sales targets with commercial clients and interior designers
- demonstrated leadership and team management experience
- a strong work ethic, a proactive mindset and a professional presence
- solid project management ability, including installation oversight and issue resolution
Benefits:
- Salary range. Basic £40-50,000, plus uncapped commission
- private health insurance
- company pension scheme
- 20 days holiday, plus bank holidays and extended Christmas break
- potential for flexibility in working arrangement
This position is only available to applicants based in the United Kingdom