Business Development Manager

I m recruiting for an established and growing furniture manufacturer that knows how to deliver at scale, we are looking for a well established Business Development Manager who can come in with a little black book of potential client within the public and private sector.

This role is for a commercially switched-on Business Development Manager who genuinely understands furniture manufacturing and interiors not just how to sell it, but how it s made, specified, procured, and delivered.

If you already have a trusted network across contractors, architects, designers, estates teams, procurement, or end clients, this is where you turn those relationships into long-term, profitable partnerships.

You ll be responsible for driving new business across both public and private sector organisations, targeting opportunities such as:

• Education, healthcare, local authority and government frameworks
• Commercial offices, residential developers, hospitality and mixed-use projects
• Large-scale fit-outs, bespoke manufacturing, and repeat supply agreements

The ideal candidate

• Proven experience in business development or sales within furniture manufacturing (or closely aligned interiors sectors)
• A strong understanding of manufacturing processes, lead times, materials, and specification-led sales
• An existing network of decision-makers and influencers and the confidence to use it
• Experience selling into public sector frameworks and/or private sector developers and contractors
• A self-starter mindset someone who doesn t wait for leads and doesn t need micromanaging

If you know the furniture manufacturing world, understand how buying decisions really get made, and already have relationships you can activate this is a role where you ll be backed, rewarded, and taken seriously.