Synonymous with great British design and heritage, Globe-Trotter is a luxury travel lifestyle brand producing handcrafted luggage and leather collections. Established in 1897, Globe-Trotter makes the most beautiful, durable and recognizable luggage in the world. The business has been Private Equity backed since 2020. Globe-Trotter is a truly global business trading in more than 80 countries, with significant brand awareness in Japan, Europe and the USA and an increasing footprint in the GCC, China and South East Asia. With exciting growth plans we are looking for a Head of Business Development to devise, develop and deliver a global B2B sales strategy aligned with the global vision of the brand. Key Duties and Responsibilities Define, lead and execute global B2B sales strategy to meet business objectives. Identify and develop new business opportunities to drive sustainable and recurring revenue growth from wholesalers, franchise partners and corporations. Identify and source new business clients with similar brand positioning, whilst nurturing and growing strong relationships with our existing business customers. Develop the funnel process and framework to deliver regular business revenues throughout the calendar. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project delivery and performance. Create elevated presentations on key business development projects and strategy developments. Structure contracts to create solid sustainable and equitable commercial proposals. Requirements of the role Experience of developing strong and sustainable B2B revenues with wholesalers, franchisees and corporations. You will have knowledge and successful experience of working globally, with a good understanding of managing across diverse, multi-cultural markets. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to be persuasive, engaging and motivating with others in a consistent manner. An excellent communicator with a natural ability to execute delivery of sales. Ability to adapt and embrace change. The ability to work at a pace, in a structured way, in an ever-changing environment. Numerical with strong commercial acumen, focusing on business and commercial outcomes. Excellent leadership and organisational skills, able to manage multiple responsibilities and projects. Experience of working with luxury brands is preferred. Candidate Attributes Be accountable - Accountability and always acting like an owner of the business. The successful candidate will have to be a self-starter, driven to ride obstacles, and relentless in the pursuit of challenging objectives. Be brave - Delivering value to the business and organization above and beyond expectations and consistently striving to achieve new goals. Be pragmatic - Leveraging the best of the existing systems, solutions and resources, with agility and speed, as you develop and lead change. Be collaborative – Looking to drive collective success. A positive attitude, assuming good intent in colleagues always. Be agile - Proven ability to design and manage change. Be entrepreneurial - Acting like an entrepreneur, with a real sense of ownership and urgency in all important matters and able to combine long term strategy and goals, with the short-term results and delivery.