SBA Group

Business Development Manager

SBA Group  •  Brussels, BE (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

An established European furniture manufacturer, part of one of the largest business groups in the Baltics, is looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager to accelerate international growth and strengthen relationships with strategic customers.

For decades, the company has been designing and manufacturing upholstered furniture for international markets, combini

g strong manufacturing capabilities, modern design, sustainability, and long-term customer partnerships.

Your Mission

You will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities, developing new customer relationships, expanding existing partnerships, and contributing to the company's long-term commercial growth in international markets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement business growth strategies in assigned markets.
  • Identify, approach, and acquire new customers and business opportunities.
  • Build long-term partnerships with furniture retailers, distributors, and other industry players.
  • Manage the full commercial process from prospecting to contract negotiations and account development.
  • Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitive developments.
  • Represent the company at customer meetings, trade fairs, and industry events.
  • Work closely with product development, operations, and customer service teams to deliver successful customer solutions.
  • Contribute to the long-term commercial strategy and growth of the business.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in business development, sales, or key account management within B2B environments.
  • Experience in furniture, interiors, home living, or related industries.
  • Track record of developing new business and building long-term customer relationships.
  • Strong commercial acumen and customer-focused mindset.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Self-driven and entrepreneurial approach with the ability to work independently.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Willingness to travel internationally.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to represent a well-established European furniture manufacturer with strong production capabilities.
  • High level of autonomy and ownership in driving business growth.
  • Significant influence on the company’s commercial development and international expansion.
  • International environment with direct access to decision-makers.
  • Competitive compensation package, including performance-based incentives, tailored individually to the candidate's experience, expertise, and proven track record.
SBA Group

About SBA Group

SBA group is one of the largest Lithuanian-capital enterprises investing in state-of-the-art innovations to create a better environment. The activities of SBA companies focus on furniture, textile, real estate sectors ant investment management. SBA group unites 30 enterprises running in Lithuania and other Baltic and CEE countries with more than 3500 people working there. Its annual turnover was 400 million euros in 2023. More than 90 percent of SBA companies’ production is exported to 50 countries worldwide.

Invent Everyday, for the Better - this is a mission of SBA companies. Innovative solutions, modern and environmentally friendly systems help ensure sustainable business development with maximum attention for the people and the environment and minimum footprint on the planet.

The main SBA business areas:

✔ SBA Home unites furniture producers Klaipėdos baldai, Šilutės baldai, Inno Line, Visagino linija and Kauno baldai, "Innovo logistika". These factories operate in 210 thousand square meters.

✔SBA Apparel units innovative textile companies Utenos Trikotažas and Šatrija in Lithuania and Mrija in Ukraine. 9 million meters and 3 million units of innovative textiles are created annually. Utenos and About are the B2C brands.

✔ Innovative real estate development company SBA Urban develops commercial and residential real estate. 54 thousand square meters of commercial real estate was developed in Vilnius (Green Hall valley, Monday Office open space) and Kaunas (Kauno dokas and Business Leaders Center).

✔Investment in real estate is managed by Capitalica Asset Management which owns business centres 135 in Vilnius, Kauno dokas in Kaunas and shopping centre Luizė in Klaipėda. It also developed business centre VERDE in Riga's Skanste district.

🌱SBA was established in 1990. Its headquarters are located in Vilnius and Kaunas.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Vilnius, LT
Year Founded
1990
Website
sba.lt
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