Architect & Designer Sales Manager

at  Cosentino

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

The Cosentino team is looking for an Architet & Designer Sales Manager for East and South Ireland.
You will be responsible for our strategy and relationship with our clients, ensuring the sales and promotion of our Cosentino products. Acquiring new and maintaining current customers will be part of your responsibilities, as well as understanding what they are looking for in order to achieve their short-and long-term expectations to ensure delivery of the best of our services, generate demand, through appropriate care and service to the different sales channels for the company: knowledge of the kitchen, and the stone industry is desirable. A willingness to work with K&B stores, Fabricators and interior designers to generate leads.

WHAT WE DO OFFER

You will develop your career in the world leader in the production and distribution of innovative surfaces for architecture and design, the Cosentino Group being responsible for the projects all around Scotland.

You will work closely with Sean Nixon as a General Manager and a great team of another three Retail Sales Managers, another Architect & Designer Sales Manager, a Builder Sales Manager and a Designer Sales Manager.

• Company car and sales bonus included.

. Creates short- and long-term sales plans to penetrate architectural and design firms, developers, corporate accounts, new property owners and services providers to gain specifications and sales of work surfaces, flooring, interior cladding, and exterior facades.
. Develops new project opportunities through personal sales efforts and professional relationships with architects, designers, building owners and property management firms involved with new development or renovation work for existing building interiors and exteriors.
. Promotes organization’s products in formal presentations to architects, designers, and targeted organizations.
. Executes sales plans created within agreed upon timelines from the customer or Cosentino Management.
. Maintains accurate relationship, product placement & project details with updated developments within project management database (Sales Force CRM).
. Manages the sales development of Cosentino surfacing products.
. Exterior applications within the core geography by maintaining a constant awareness of markets and pursues profitable opportunities focused on organizational growth.
. Actively represents and promotes Cosentino to the community through hosting and attendance of local chapter events.
. Responsible for the timely management and communication across all parties to ensure successful sales implementation of programs including updating sales collateral, product technical data and information, samples, mockups, and proposals.
. Manages own sales budget and maintains discipline to stay within assigned sales and expense budgets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
. Assist with corporate account roll out programs on a regional basis as needed. This task may require travel outside of the assigned geography to call on owners, fabricators, and installation contractors to facilitate and manage successful multi-location roll out programs. Advance notice will be given to employee regarding travel.
. Commitment to continual learning and knowledge of Cosentino Surfacing Products, the proper application and specification requirements along with fabrication and installation process to ensure proper use and overall customer satisfaction
. Acts as a facilitator and provides recommendations to senior management with key sales information as it relates to markets and regions.
. Coordinates with Cosentino Account Managers, business partners, fabricators, and installation contractors to ensure successful realization of local project execution.