Account Executive Hospitality Paris

Four Corners is a recruiter specialised in the search and selection of professionals and managers in the Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle market. On behalf of Luxury Design Company we are looking for a:

Account Executive Hospitality Paris

The incumbent will be responsible for developing the Company’s Hospitality, Contract and Commercial business across Paris and France. The role will focus on building relationships with key clients and designers, identifying new business opportunities and driving sales across the Company’s luxury product collections.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, contract, and build client relationships and cultivate existing ones across the Hospitality Contract and Commercial sectors;
• Maximise sales of product categories (fabric, wallcovering, trim) in the geographic region for hospitality and commercial clients;
• Serve as main point of contact for clients to pitch the Company and share product, design and treatment capabilities to clients to secure project leads and quotes;
• Plan strategic approach for formal presentations, project meetings, drop-ins and events for designers and clients;
• Update and maintain the Company presence in client libraries, provide samples and tools to clients as requested and needed to drive brand awareness and sales;
• Manage project pipeline and analyze the territory to identify growth opportunities for account base;
• Represent the luxury brand by providing the best possible customer service and promote the Company mission to offer the highest quality product and service standards in the luxury market;
• Collaborate with Project Manager and Hospitality Team to follow up on leads and pipeline across all product categories to achieve individual and team sales goals;
• Leverage the Company marketing, sales, and reporting tools to manage client orders and pipeline;
• Maintain database with most up-to-date client contact and project information;
• Consistently seek to expand your working knowledge of interior design, current the Company and Hospitality collections; stay current with industry news, events and knowledge;
• Be a Company ambassador and grow the Hospitality, Commercial, Contract business in Paris and throughout France.

Requirements:

• University Degree;
• 3-8+ years sales experience within the Hospitality, Commercial, Contract sector with proven record of sales success;
• Eagerness to manage multiple accounts and build successful client relationships;
• Ability to travel and visit clients up to 60-80% of the time (including industry events) throughout assigned territory;
• Goal-oriented and driven self-starter who can work independently and within a team environment;
• Fluent in French and strong grasp of English;
• Able to come up with solutions for clients to meet their design and project needs (selling fabric, wallcovering, trim, carpet);
• Strong computer skills: comfortable with Microsoft Office suite (specifically Excel);
• Highly organized and exceptional follow-through skills;
• Strong ownership, accountability, and initiative;
• Maintain database with most up-to-date client contact and project information.

Location:

Paris

This job posting is open to candidates of all genders, in line with Italian Legislative Decree No. 198/2006. Aegis Srl is an authorized recruitment and selection agency under Italian law (Ministerial Authorization No. 26543, pursuant to Legislative Decree 276/2003).