Director, Mobility Partnerships
Material Bank
London, England, UK
Full-Time
Competitive
HybridExecutive
Material Bank is the worlds largest material marketplace for the architecture and design industry. Operating in 37 countries, our platform has become the standard for design professionals around the globe. Every day, Material Bank connects thousands of designers with tens of thousands of materials from leading brands. Material Bank is the fastest and most powerful way for design professionals to search, sample, and specify materials.
As Director, Mobility Partnerships, you will lead Material Banks expansion into the global mobility interiors market, building strategic partnerships with leading brands across automotive, aviation, and marine. This is not a traditional sales roleit is an opportunity to establish a new vertical by leveraging deep industry expertise, trusted relationships, and commercial acumen.
You will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and securing founding brand partners while serving as Material Banks representative within a highly specialized industry. Success in this role requires credibility, confidence, and the ability to build long-term relationships with senior leaders across Europe and North America. You understand the business, speak the language of the industry, and know how to create value beyond the transaction.
This is a senior, external-facing role for someone who has spent their career within the mobility interiors ecosystem. You thrive in face-to-face conversations, industry events, customer visits, and executive meetings, knowing that lasting partnerships are built through trust and personal relationships. The role is Europe-based and requires extensive international travel (approximately 8090%) across Europe and North America, with significant focus on Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
Material Bank connects design professionals to hundreds of manufacturers through facilitating brand discovery, sales rep engagement, and material sampling. Our powerful material database and proprietary robotic distribution facility allow members to order samples to be delivered free of charge overnight.Material Bank was founded by Adam Sandow in 2018 and has deeply transformed how the Architecture and Design industry works in the United States. Its an exciting time for the company - Material Bank is growing rapidly and expanding the business to Europe with regional headquarters based in Paris, and offices in London and Stuttgart. Candidates who join us will have the unique opportunity to define, build, and shape our European business.
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