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Are you an experienced Business Development Manager who knows how to build relationships, open doors and win high-value work?
Stuart Forbes Associates is looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Business Development Manager to expand our network, strengthen client relationships and generate new opportunities across the luxury residential, commercial, hospitality and sports sectors.
Working with high-net-worth private clients, developers, premium commercial partners and elite sporting organisations, Stuart Forbes Associates has built a strong reputation within the industry, with many clients and partners choosing to work with us because of the quality and standards we deliver.
Why Join Stuart Forbes Associates?
- Uncapped commission structure linked to revenue generated
- Market-leading reputation within the luxury architecture and design sector
- Award-winning portfolio across residential, commercial, hospitality and sports projects
- Access to prestigious, high-value projects and clients
- Established delivery team, allowing you to focus on winning work and building relationships
- Genuine opportunity to make a significant commercial impact
- Entrepreneurial environment with strong growth ambitions
- Direct access to senior leadership and decision-makers
- Strong long-term career progression potential
The Role
This is a senior, relationship-led business development role focused on creating long-term commercial relationships and opening doors across the luxury property, commercial, hospitality and sports sectors.
You will be responsible for developing opportunities with:
- Property developers
- High-net-worth private clients
- Estate and asset managers
- Hospitality operators and groups
- Commercial property owners and investors
- Sports clubs, leisure operators and sporting organisations
- Senior project stakeholders across luxury residential, commercial and sports environments
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With an established delivery team behind you, your focus will be on identifying opportunities, developing relationships and helping convert those opportunities into revenue.
This role is ideally suited to someone who understands how to build trust with senior stakeholders, operate confidently in high-end markets and generate business through relationships rather than transactional sales.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and develop new business opportunities across target sectors
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients, developers and key decision-makers
- Identify opportunities within the luxury residential, hospitality, commercial and sports sectors
- Attend networking events, exhibitions, industry functions and sporting sector events
- Conduct proactive outreach through LinkedIn, email, referrals and direct contact
- Arrange and attend client meetings across London and the wider UK when required
- Work closely with the founder and senior leadership team to convert opportunities into revenue
- Maintain a strong and active pipeline using CRM systems
- Deliver regular pipeline, activity and performance reporting
- Identify strategic opportunities to support long-term business growth
Experience Required
We are particularly interested in candidates who have operated within high-value, relationship-driven markets. Relevant backgrounds could include:
- Luxury interiors or bespoke fit-out
- Prime residential construction
- Property development
- Hospitality or commercial projects
- Sports, leisure or stadium-related environments
- High-end building products or services
- Luxury property or design-led sectors
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You do not necessarily need experience across all of these areas. The key requirement is a proven ability to generate business through relationships, networking and personal credibility.
Candidate Profile
- Proven track record in business development or client relationship management
- Experience operating within high-value, relationship-driven environments
- Confident engaging with senior decision-makers and high-net-worth individuals
- Commercially aware with strong communication and negotiation skills
- Self-motivated, proactive and capable of opening new doors
- Professional, polished and credible in high-end environments
- Passionate about premium design, architecture and client experience
- London-based with flexibility to attend meetings and industry events
Package
- £60,000 basic salary
- £100,000 OTE
- Uncapped commission structure linked to revenue generated
- Opportunity to grow with an ambitious and expanding business
- Direct access to senior leadership and decision-makers
- Strong long-term career progression potential
About Stuart Forbes Associates
Stuart Forbes Associates is a market-leading architecture and design practice operating within the luxury residential, hospitality, commercial and sports sectors.
Renowned for delivering exceptional design-led projects, the company has built an outstanding reputation for quality, discretion, creativity and excellence.
Alongside its success in prime residential and hospitality environments, Stuart Forbes Associates is an award-winning practice within the sports sector, delivering innovative and high-profile projects for leading sports and leisure clients.
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