Lead Specialist, Trade Sales (United States)
At Castlery, we design modern furniture for the way people live today. As we grow our retail presence in United States, we’re looking for a commercially driven Lead Specialist, Retail Marketing to lead showroom marketing initiatives and drive footfall, brand awareness, and sales performance.
What You’ll Do
- Own and grow Castlery’s Trade business in United States, driving lead generation, partner acquisition, and repeat sales.
- Build meaningful relationships with trade partners including interior designers, stylists, architects, developers, and commercial clients.
- Proactively identify and approach new trade opportunities through outreach, referrals, events, and networking.
- Plan and host trade events, showroom activations, and community initiatives that bring the brand closer to the design community.
- Create and execute trade EDMs and partner communications to drive engagement and conversion.
- Build and maintain a strong trade sales pipeline by identifying and qualifying opportunities and partnering closely with the showroom team to support lead conversion, in-store hosting, and relationship building with trade partners.
- Share market insights and customer feedback to help shape how Castlery grows its Trade offering in United States.
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of experience in B2B sales, trade sales, account management, partnerships, or business development.
- A strong track record of generating leads, opening doors, and converting opportunities into commercial outcomes.
- Confidence building long-term relationships with clients and partners.
- Strong understanding of the United States market, with the ability to work independently and build local networks.
- Excellent communication, follow-through, and stakeholder management skills.
- A commercially driven mindset with strong ownership and comfort working in a new, evolving scope.
Nice-to-have skills/experience:
- Experience in furniture, interiors, home & living, design, lifestyle, or retail.
- Existing network within United States’s interior design, architecture, property, or trade community.
- Experience planning trade events, networking sessions, or partner activations.
- Familiarity with CRM tools, sales reporting, and pipeline management.
- Experience with trade marketing initiatives such as EDMs, partner campaigns, or community engagement.
Built for Real Life, Designed for What’s Next
At Castlery, we’ve spent over a decade building a brand people love by designing furniture for real life — durable, beautiful, and made to keep up with change.
Now, we’re focused on what’s next: scaling with care, crafting better experiences, and growing a team that’s as intentional as our design philosophy.
If you believe that good homes create good lives, come build with us.