Partner Acquisition Sales Executive – Italian Speaking

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Partner Acquisition Contractor onboarding 100 Italian fashion brands to Lyst, a global fashion shopping platform. Managing autonomous outreach, negotiation, and partner acquisition before Peak season.

Responsibilities:

  • Leverage an existing network to onboard 100 Italian fashion brands to the Lyst platform ahead of Peak season
  • Independently build high-quality target lists
  • Proactively pitch prospective partners
  • Own the Italian-market sales cycle from initial outreach and objection handling through final negotiation
  • Hand over signed partnerships to the technical onboarding specialist
  • Use existing relationships within the Italian fashion industry to secure conversations and quick wins
  • Operate autonomously with minimal intervention from the wider team

Requirements:

  • Fluent/Native Italian speaker
  • Candidates based in Italy preferred; Italian native speakers based in London considered with deep understanding of the Italian fashion landscape
  • Deep, working knowledge of the local Italian fashion space
  • Existing connections and established rapport with relevant fashion brands
  • Proactive, self-reliant self-starter able to build a pipeline and close deals autonomously
  • Proven ability to handle objections, negotiate terms, and articulate a clear value proposition
  • Genuine interest in the business of fashion and the e-commerce/affiliate landscape
  • Ability to build compelling business cases for brands to join Lyst
  • Experience using CRM tools such as Salesforce or Apollo

Benefits:

  • Contract role
  • Immediate start
  • 2–3 month project