Business developer
Overview
As a Business Developer, you will drive brand presence and partnerships in Lombardy and the Milan area, focusing on high-value networks and private clients. You will nurture strategic relationships, generate qualified opportunities, and steer early engagement through the local market. You collaborate with stores and local teams to align target segments and drive customer acquisition. This role offers meaningful impact by shaping local market strategy and elevating premium brand hospitality in luxury ecosystems.
Responsabilità
- Identify potential private and professional clients with purchasing potential and guide them to appropriate sales channels
- Represent the brand at networking events, majlis settings, and community gatherings to build relationships
- Generate qualified opportunities by mapping project intent, timing and stakeholders before referrals to sales
- Create warm introductions between prospects and the store manager
- Drive leads to POS and collaborate on strategies to close deals
- Build and maintain relationships within local high-value networks and ecosystems
- Ensure referred opportunities are documented and attributed in CRM or lead tracking systems
- Support early client journey with trust building and cultural alignment
- Collaborate with Store to align on target segments, priority accounts and follow-up
- Provide market feedback and cultural insights to inform local business development and strategy
- Represent the brand with discretion, cultural sensitivity and premium hospitality standards
Requisiti fondamentali
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales - especially Interior Design or Architecture - preferred
- Professional background in business development, luxury retail, interior design or premium lifestyle sectors
- Experience with HNWIs, developers, consultants, designers or culturally relevant networks
- Strong understanding of the local A&D; market and relationship-driven environments
- Previous exposure to premium or luxury (furniture) brands is highly desirable
- Experience with CRM systems, lead tracking tools and structured client documentation
- Fluent in English and Italian; French, German or Arabic an advantage
- Strong networking and relationship-building
- Cross-cultural communication
- Discretion and premium hospitality
- CRM systems
- Lead tracking tools
- Structured client documentation
As a Business Developer, you will drive brand presence and partnerships in Lombardy and the Milan area, focusing on high-value networks and private clients. You will nurture strategic relationships, generate qualified opportunities, and steer early engagement through the local market. You collaborate with stores and local teams to align target segments and drive customer acquisition. This role offers meaningful impact by shaping local market strategy and elevating premium brand hospitality in luxury ecosystems.
Responsabilità
- Identify potential private and professional clients with purchasing potential and guide them to appropriate sales channels
- Represent the brand at networking events, majlis settings, and community gatherings to build relationships
- Generate qualified opportunities by mapping project intent, timing and stakeholders before referrals to sales
- Create warm introductions between prospects and the store manager
- Drive leads to POS and collaborate on strategies to close deals
- Build and maintain relationships within local high-value networks and ecosystems
- Ensure referred opportunities are documented and attributed in CRM or lead tracking systems
- Support early client journey with trust building and cultural alignment
- Collaborate with Store to align on target segments, priority accounts and follow-up
- Provide market feedback and cultural insights to inform local business development and strategy
- Represent the brand with discretion, cultural sensitivity and premium hospitality standards
Requisiti fondamentali
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales - especially Interior Design or Architecture - preferred
- Professional background in business development, luxury retail, interior design or premium lifestyle sectors
- Experience with HNWIs, developers, consultants, designers or culturally relevant networks
- Strong understanding of the local A&D; market and relationship-driven environments
- Previous exposure to premium or luxury (furniture) brands is highly desirable
- Experience with CRM systems, lead tracking tools and structured client documentation
- Fluent in English and Italian; French, German or Arabic an advantage
- Strong networking and relationship-building
- Cross-cultural communication
- Discretion and premium hospitality
- CRM systems
- Lead tracking tools
- Structured client documentation