Business Development Design & Furniture (B2B)

For a luxury outdoor furniture company, is searching for Business Development Design & Furniture (B2B) in Milan, Italy. The ideal candidate will have luxury furniture experience, business development and networking skills.

DUTIES

• Developing and delivering presentations to architects, designers, purchasing agents and owner’s representatives in the residential sector
• Selling within the Residential market sector
• Generating solutions and quotes for clients
• Creating and closing sales
• Prospecting new accounts
• Managing current accounts to ensure company and client satisfaction
• Handling day-to-day customer care together with your back up team

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Interacts with all levels throughout organization including employees and outside vendors

• Previous outside sales experience with luxury products is a plus
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Native level Italian is required; English a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency to assist the sales team as needed
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft suite of programs (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)