Business Development Manager(A&D)

Organization Description
Jaipur Rugs is a social enterprise that connects rural craftsmanship with global markets through its luxurious handmade carpets. It is a family business based out of Jaipur that offers an exclusive range of hand-knotted and hand-woven rugs made using 2500 years old traditional art form.
The founder, Mr. Nand Kishore Chaudhary created a unique business model, which provides livelihood to the artisans at their doorstep. This changed the standard practice of involving middlemen to work with artisanal communities. The company currently has a network of over 40,000 artisans spread across 600 rural Indian villages in five states of India. It has an end-to-end business model, right from sourcing of wool to exporting a finished handmade rug.
The modern and eclectic collection of rugs, made using the finest wool and silk, has won numerous global awards and is currently exported to more than 60 countries with the US sales arm, Jaipur Living, Inc. located in Georgia, Atlanta.
For more info, please visit company website at: www.jaipurrugs.com
Job Description
JAIPUR Rugs is eager to welcome a go-getter with creative mind and strong business acumen to take up the role of IDA-London
Desired Background:
• The person should be from sales background, energetic and bent towards luxury and design
• Well connected with IDA’s (A&D)region, should be able to network with them socially at events / exhibions
• Should be experienced in handling project business through architects and interior designers primarily in the residential space
• Able to understand requirements from interior designers and architectures.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building skills
• Willingness to go the extra mile in order to achieve Company goals and customer expectations
• Self-driven, persistent, action oriented and goal driven.
Desired Experience & Qualification:
• 7+ years’ of relevant experience or in similar categories of design or luxury
• Undergraduate or Post-graduate in one of the relevant fields: Business Administration, Design, Marketing, CRM will be preferred
• Should have handled / knowledge of project business through architects and interior designers
Below is the company link, kindly go through it to have a better understanding about the organization:
• Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd. - www.jaipurrugs.com
• The founder Website- www.nkchaudhary.com
• Tedex Talk of the founder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0mfa_0k8g
Publications/News/Articles: Jaipur Rugs has been a favorite brand for a lot of magazines and newspapers worldwide- www.jaipurrugs.com/articles

Skills
Business Development, CRM, Sourcing

Experience
7+ yrs

Work arrangement
No