Business Development Manager Export

Blum stands for innovative technology, exceptional product quality and great customer services around the globe. We are an industry leader in engineering and manufacturing furniture fittings, such as hinges, drawer systems or lift systems for our customers in the kitchen and furniture industry.

For this position as Business Development Manager Export, you bring extensive experience and strong connections within the US furniture sector. Based on your solid background you are required to further expand our business in the USA! You will function as the direct link between our sales team in Blum Vietnam and US retailers/buyers that source furniture from Vietnam and/or other countries in Asia.

YOU WILL

• Be the first point of contact for furniture retailers and other relevant stakeholders in the US market and maintain regular contact with internal and external customers to develop sustainable relationships
• Manage and assure seamless execution throughout the customer purchasing process between Asia and the USA
• Work hand-in-hand with the Blum teams in the USA and South-East-Asia (SEA) - primarily Vietnam but also other countries in SEA - in order to add value for all stakeholders in the USA and in SEA
• Participate in customer events in the USA and Vietnam/SEA, such as trade shows, in-house exhibitions, customer tours, etc. and provide product training and demonstrations to both retail partners as well as manufacturers

WE

• Value education – you hold a bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years’ work experience in furniture industry working in a sales role and you have in-depth knowledge of sales strategies and methods
• Value experience – you have an extensive industry knowledge, you know the latest and future market trends
• Appreciate solid networks in the US luxury furniture retail market, and ideally in the hospitality market
• Want to strengthen relationships – you should be initiative-taking and a team player with strong organizational, planning and time management skills

IN THIS POSITION

• You will be travelling between the USA and South-East-Asia (mainly Vietnam) several times a year
• We expect high willingness to travel
• You can be based in the USA (Blum US) or in Vietnam (Blum Vietnam) according to your personal preferences

BENEFITS

Blum USA believes in offering their employees an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Salaried position with overtime
• Possible bonus opportunities
• Health (Medical, Vision and Dental)
• 401(k) with employee matching
• Flexible spending account to cover eligible out of pocket health, dental and vision expenses
• Three weeks vacation starting your second year on the job
• Paid sick leave (48 hours annually)
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary at no cost to employee
• And more!

Company Overview

For more than 60 years Blum has been manufacturing superior quality hinge systems, drawer runners, and lift systems that create emotion and enhance user convenience in the kitchen. With every product, we strive to develop solutions to ensure that cabinet doors and drawers open with ease, close softly and effortlessly, and make workflow and everyday kitchen use easier.

Over the decades our product range has grown and so has the company. Today, Blum has seven production plants in Austria, and manufacturing sites in Brazil, Poland and the United States. Approximately 9000 Blum employees all over the world concentrate on the vision of “perfecting motion” to satisfy the specific requirements of the end user, whether it is in the kitchen or in another living area of the home. This prerequisite is the source of all our product development and innovation