Posted 1mo ago

Director of Sales (Institutional)

@ Biome Sustainability Ventures
Bangalore or Delhi
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Drive growth, Negotiate enterprise deals, Build account frameworks
Requirements Summary:15+ years in B2B sales or strategic partnerships; experience in building materials/interiors/manufacturing; proven ability to close large, complex deals; strong relationship-driven selling; startup-style ownership.
Technical Tools Mentioned:CRM, Sales analytics, Forecasting tools
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Job Description

The Director of Sales will lead Biome’s commercial growth strategy across key customer segments including:

  • Furniture manufacturers
  • Interior contractors
  • Architects and designers
  • Institutional buyers
  • Enterprise and strategic accounts

This role requires a high ownership operator who can build systems, close complex deals, shape GTM strategy, and help establish Biome as a category defining materials brand.

Revenue Growth & Market Expansion

  • Drive sales growth across core product categories and geographies
  • Develop and execute short term and long term GTM strategies
  • Build strong pipelines across institutional, enterprise, and channel sales
  • Identify high value partnerships and market opportunities

Strategic Account Management

  • Build relationships with architects, developers, OEMs, contractors, and procurement teams
  • Lead enterprise negotiations and commercial partnerships
  • Create repeatable frameworks for large account acquisition and retention

Sales Systems & Team Building

  • Build and lead high performance sales teams over time
  • Develop sales processes, CRM discipline, reporting structures, and forecasting systems
  • Establish KPIs and performance frameworks

Brand & Ecosystem Development

  • Represent Biome at industry events, exhibitions, and strategic forums
  • Work closely with design, marketing, and product teams to shape market positioning
  • Translate customer feedback into commercial and product insights

Cross Functional Collaboration

  • Coordinate with operations and manufacturing teams to ensure smooth execution
  • Support pricing strategy, product launches, and commercial planning
  • Help align supply capabilities with demand generation


Requirements

The ideal candidate combines:

  • Strategic thinking
  • Strong execution capability
  • Relationship driven selling
  • Deep understanding of B2B sales cycles
  • Comfort working in fast evolving startup environments

Minimum requirement:
  • 15+ years experience in B2B sales, business development, or strategic partnerships
  • Experience in building materials, furniture, interiors, manufacturing, construction, sustainability, or related sectors preferred
  • Proven ability to close large and complex deals
  • Strong network across architecture, interiors, real estate, or manufacturing ecosystems is a plus
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with high adaptability and ownership
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building from zero to one


Benefits

Competitive leadership compensation package

  • Fixed take home pay
  • Generous performance and success based bonus structure
  • Meaningful ESOP ownership with long term upside
  • Opportunity to shape a category defining sustainability company from an early stage
  • High autonomy and direct access to leadership
  • Fast growth environment with significant career acceleration
  • Exposure to cutting edge innovation across material science, manufacturing, climate, and design
  • Opportunity to build a high impact business with measurable environmental outcomes
  • Travel and ecosystem exposure across architecture, furniture, manufacturing, and sustainability sectors