Purdey Business Development Manager

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Employment
Full-Time
Seniority
Mid-Level
Posted
May 19, 2026

About Purdey

Richemont is a Swiss-based luxury goods holding company encompassing a portfolio of maisons active across jewellery, watches, writing instruments, leather goods and selective retail. The group emphasises heritage craftsmanship, maison-level autonomy and global distribution through both selective retail and wholesale channels.

Purdey, London: Business Development Manager to source new clients across firearms, clothing, and shooting school divisions.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive yearly and quarterly strategies for identifying new client opportunities across Purdey's product and service divisions
  • Conduct proactive research to identify and qualify new client prospects outside the organization, building and maintaining a robust pipeline
  • Leverage corporate, institutional, club, and high-net-worth networks to source potential clients
  • Prospect the existing client database in collaboration with sales teams to identify opportunities for repeat business and account expansion
  • Partner with other Richemont Maisons to identify and pass qualified opportunities to the sales team
  • Manage monthly pipeline targets and goals within the pipeline management system
  • Conduct one-to-one engagement with prospective clients to build relationships and facilitate conversion

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated success in business development, particularly within the luxury sector and with high-net-worth individuals
  • Strategic thinking combined with strong practical implementation skills
  • Proven track record of delivering tangible business results
  • Excellent networking capabilities and established contacts across multiple industries
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively across departments and demonstrate genuine engagement with all business lines

Skills

Business development strategy Pipeline management Relationship management High-net-worth client engagement Corporate sales prospecting Database management Cross-functional collaboration Networking

Experience

Demonstrated success in business development within luxury sectors, with proven ability to cultivate relationships with high-net-worth individuals and corporate entities. Experience in networking, prospecting, and building new client pipelines is essential. The ideal candidate will demonstrate self-motivation, a results-driven approach, and experience across multiple industries.

Education

Not specified

Workplace

This position is based in London, England, UK.

Culture

Richemont cultivates a maison-driven culture that values craftsmanship, heritage and long-term brand stewardship. The group offers a collaborative, international environment where commercial rigour and respect for artisanal excellence coexist, and talent mobility across maisons is encouraged.

About Cerulean

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