Assistant Manager - Business Development

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities across the UAE luxury carpet, rug, and home furnishings market.
• Use industry and home-country market exposure to identify potential customers, business networks, and growth opportunities.
• Build relationships with interior designers, architects, consultants, hospitality groups, developers, and corporate clients.
• Generate leads, conduct meetings, present collections, and convert opportunities into business.
• Manage the sales pipeline, follow up consistently, and work toward business development targets.
• Coordinate with internal teams to propose carpet and rug solutions for residential, commercial, and hospitality projects.
• Monitor market trends, competitors, pricing, and opportunities in the UAE and wider GCC.
• Represent the brand at events, exhibitions, networking forums, and client presentations.
• Prepare proposals, sales reports, market updates, and pipeline reviews.
• Coordinate with sales, retail, and project teams to support a positive customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, or a related field.
• Relevant business development or sales experience in carpet, rug, flooring, or home furnishings.
• Strong understanding of the carpet or home furnishing market and UAE business environment; currently based in the UAE.
• Established connections or ability to build relationships with relevant industry stakeholders.
• Ability to generate leads, develop accounts, negotiate commercially, and convert prospects.
• Strong communication, presentation, networking, and relationship-management skills.
• Commercially driven, proactive, and comfortable working toward targets.
• Luxury or premium interiors knowledge is advantageous.
• Self-sponsored visa preferred.
• Willingness to travel within the UAE for client meetings and business development.