Business Development Manager
Descrizione dell'offerta
We’re Hiring: Business Developer @ The Paperplane Workshop
The Paperplane Workshop is an Italian design-to-production consultancy for footwear, apparel, and accessories. We partner with international brands across design, development, sourcing, and production, turning ideas into finished products.
We’re looking for a Business Developer to grow our client portfolio in Europe and the US. Someone who thrives on building relationships, spotting opportunities, and closing deals in the fashion & footwear space.
What you’ll do
- Identify and approach new brand partners
- Build long-term relationships with design directors, sourcing managers, and founders
- Represent us at trade shows, events, and client meetings
- Shape proposals and service offers with the CEO
- Hand over projects seamlessly to our design & ops team
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in business development / sales in fashion, footwear, or consumer goods
- Strong network of industry contacts (Europe/US)
- Excellent communication & negotiation skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset — a self-starter who loves creating opportunities
- Fluent in English (Italian is a plus)
What we offer
- Base salary + performance-based commission
- Work with leading and emerging brands in the fashion industry
- Creative, international team and strong supplier network
- Direct impact: your results will shape the future of The Paperplane Workshop
- Potential to touch various areas of project & see all process at first hand
- Great office environment
- We're based in small Italian town on the coast so food & weather is pretty good
- Oh and our office has a sea view. not something most big brands can boast :)
Location
- Lavagna, GE
- Off-site / Hybrid is also an option