Sales Manager

Sales Manager (Gallery Manager)

£27,000- £34,000 per annum + commission | Full Time | Newcastle (NE1)

Capella Professional is proud to be working with a flourishing and successful art dealership that operates all across the UK with this particular role being based in their exclusive Cheltenham gallery. This opportunity affords the successful candidate the chance to work in an unparalleled creative environment that will see you surrounded by a whole plethora of art pieces from one-off exclusive paintings to intricate and beautiful sculptures. They’re a forward-thinking, modern, and innovative employer and have the ability to take your art sales career truly to the next level.

The Role

This opportunity is all about relationship building and exhibiting a proactive mindset along with the ability to successfully run a gallery. You will have full autonomy in how you run the gallery and will ensure it’s hitting all required targets from sales, and managing other members of staff to overall day-to-day running. You will be based in their central Cheltenham gallery resulting in dense footfall from existing and prospective buyers. Meeting clients, introducing them to pieces and getting a feel for their taste and art style are just some of the fundamentals you will be carrying out.

This is a sales role so the ultimate goal is to secure purchases through relationship building and business development face-to-face in the gallery and utilising their existing database of clients with phone calls and emails.

Due to the affluent nature of many of the individuals you will be dealing with, it’s imperative the successful candidate is fully versed in sales with experience in mirroring the customer, objection handling, and sales through exceptional customer service.

To complement the basic salary, there is a lucrative commission element to this role which will see you dramatically increase your earnings through hitting sales KPIs and making a success of the opportunity.

So if you’re a professional salesperson who is looking for a fresh and exciting challenge or you have experience in the luxury goods market then this role is for you!

Hours of work

10.00am – 6.00pm / Weekdays and weekends on rotating shift patterns.

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