Marcus Knightley
Business Development Manager - Lighting

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Business Development Manager
Our client is an established lighting manufacturer focused on delivering premium, energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for international retail brands, rollouts, and concept stores.
The products are known for design principles, technical precision, high visual comfort, and exceptional colour quality (CRI/TM-30).
About the Role
The Business Development Manager will expand the UK retail presence by developing relationships with major end-user retail brands and retail chains.
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You will promote a portfolio including track systems, spotlights, linear solutions, custom retail luminaires, and energy upgrade programmes - all engineered to deliver visual impact, efficiency, and brand consistency at scale for major retail rollouts.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of the lighting (or similar technical interior products - e.g. flooring, CCTV, access systems), retail interiors, specification sales, or other technical project-led environments
- Proven success in winning and managing high-value projects with designers, consultants, contractors, project managers or end-clients
- Able to work remotely and independently primarily in London & the South East, a major source of revenue for the company


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Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-based bonus / commission
- Company car
- Company pension
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