Sales Manager - Luxury Fine Art
About the role
At Clarendon Fine Art, we don't just sell artwork, we create exceptional experiences and help clients discover pieces they'll treasure for a lifetime. As the largest gallery group across the UK, US and at Sea, we're looking for ambitious, commercially minded leaders who enjoy developing high-performing sales teams, building exceptional client relationships and driving outstanding commercial results. This is a commercial management role, not simply a retail management position. If you're motivated by coaching others, growing a successful business and delivering exceptional client experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll thrive in this role if you
- Love driving commercial performance and exceeding ambitious targets
- Enjoy coaching others to achieve more than they thought possible
- Enjoy a hands-on approach to driving both performance and sales
- Build strong client relationships whilst developing your team
- Are proactive, resilient and commercially curious
- Take ownership for the performance of your gallery
Ideal background
We'd particularly love to hear from you if you've worked in:
- Luxury Retail
- Jewellery
- Automotive
- Property
- Recruitment
- Travel
- Hospitality
- Premium Customer Service
- Business Development
- Retail Management
- Sales Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Luxury Brands
- High-Performance Sales Teams
Before you apply
This is a career with ambitious commercial targets, significant accountability and exceptional rewards. Is this the right role for you? Our highest-performing Gallery Managers typically:
- Create business opportunities rather than waiting for customers to walk through the door
- Develop high-performing teams through coaching, accountability and clear expectations
- Take ownership for both the commercial performance and culture of their gallery
- Build long-term relationships with clients, local businesses and their communities
- Lead from the front whilst empowering others to succeed
- Make confident commercial decisions using data, insight and experience
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day is different
- Enjoy building successful people as much as building successful sales
What you'll do
You'll lead a successful gallery by developing your team, growing client relationships and driving commercial performance. You'll:
- Inspire, coach and develop a high-performing sales team
- Drive sales performance through proactive leadership and commercial planning
- Build relationships with collectors, prospective clients and local businesses
- Generate new business through networking, referrals, events and client development
- Host exhibitions, private views and exclusive client events
- Ensure exceptional client experiences at every stage of the customer journey
- Recruit, develop and retain exceptional talent
- Take ownership of your gallery's commercial performance and profitability
What you'll receive
- Industry-leading uncapped commission and performance incentives
- Commission paid monthly and quarterly
- Leadership development and management training
- 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
- Commission paid whilst on holiday
- Company pension, employee discounts and Virtual GP
- The opportunity to lead one of the world's largest fine art galleries