Business Development Manager

Role Overview

• Develop and empower our retail partners to reach new heights of performance.
• Lead Hästens’ growth in your region with an entrepreneurial mindset – act as an owner, not an employee.
• Open doors, close deals, and create opportunities others only dream of.
• Design and implement business action plans that redefine success.
• Strengthen Hästens’ position as a global luxury brand through your strategic leadership.
• Travel, negotiate, and influence at the highest levels across your region, with occasional trips to Sweden and other international destinations.
• Annual Business Action Plans with activities to improve traffic, revenue and conversion rates, and reach sales targets.
• Tracking of BAP activity outcomes against plans.
• Achieve yearly sales targets.
• Bi-yearly visual merchandising reports, with agreed improvement plans.
• Store visit reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
• Proven entrepreneurial spirit – you take ownership, show initiative, and deliver without waiting for direction.
• Ideally some experience from founding, scaling, or leading a business.
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on creating mutual growth with partners.
• Demonstrated record of achieving and exceeding ambitious targets.
• Experience in luxury sales, retail (B2B/B2C) and HNWI customer relationships is advantageous.
• Strategic, fearless, and competitive – you play to win and inspire others to do the same.
• Analytical and action-oriented – you plan, execute, and own your results.
• Fluent in English.
• Valid driver’s license with flexibility to travel approximately 80%.

Benefits

• A global stage where your performance is recognized and rewarded.
• The freedom and responsibility to act as an entrepreneur within a fast-growing international brand.
• The opportunity to compete and win at the highest level in luxury retail.
• A performance-based culture where ambition, leadership, and results are celebrated.
• Unlimited earning potential for those who deliver exceptional outcomes.