Showroom Sales Specialist Chicago IL 23161

What are we looking for

At Cosentino (www.cosentino) we are looking for a City Center Specialist to join our City Center located in Chicago IL. The City Centers are an example of Cosentinos total commitment to the A&D community.

The City Center is the core of Cosentinos commercial model and its mission is to provide an inspirational experience that attracts and inspires Designers End Consumers Architects and all other Cosentino business partners. The City Center is a hub for our global community and a tool for highlighting the versatility of our materials and our brands.

What you will do

As the City Center Specialist you will assist with the daytoday operations in the Cosentino City showroom. Your daily tasks will include guest relations generate sales customer service assistance events coordination as well as as well as handling a small portfolio of interior design and architects firms as their account manager providing excellent service for their projects.

When the City Center Specialist is in the City Center the goal is to identify and generate sales leads and then partner with the local sales team which allows them to follow up on the leads and convert them into sales and projects. Also as part of the responsibilities it will be visiting specific accounts and developing relationships and generating direct sales through those accounts.Will also play a key role in enhancing our showrooms within targeted local industries (builders architects designers commercial etc..

In this role you will proactively reach out to clients in order to achieve individual and team goals.

Your ability to network and find business opportunities through events hosted at our City Center and showrooms is an integral key part of this role.

Sales Responsibilities:

Welcome and engage every customer and provide the best customer experience with the goal of developing longterm relationships and fostering brand loyalty.
Assist all walkins & customers with appointments that arrive at the showroom.
Provide support facetoface over the phone and via email to better help customers understand the benefits of the Cosentino brand.
Develop and build relationships with design firms in the area. Manage the relationship through facetoface visits outside of the showroom and generate sales through them according to the sales goals assigned to the position.
Support the sales team by preparing sample shipments for customers and end users checking stock for materials when requested as well as highlighting possible stock issues that may arise to help them achieve and exceed sales targets.
Work with the City Manager and Showroom Managers to increase traffic within the City Center and leads.
Register visits and leads in SalesForce.

Organization and Administration Responsibilities:

Filter the leads of the City Center via phone call and only forward the ones with potential.
Organize and plan events in advance coordinating content and making sure we have qualified attendees.
Responsible for of events: invitations catering logistics publicity and mailing.
Ensure daily entry of all customer visits in Salesforce
Ensure the showroom is always in perfect condition: this includes but is not limited to the cleanliness of all furniture equipment supplies and placing marketing materials.
Manage and maintain the showroom: this includes ordering and stocking supplies needed maintaining equipment placing marketing materials and attending visitors daily and during events.
Manage the administrative tasks required for suppliers.

What you need to succeed

Professional Experience

Required:
3 experience in sales
3 experience in a retail showroom environment providing excellent customer service with a proven success track record generating leads and converting those leads into sales
Preferably 2 experience in interior design industry

Knowledge

Required:
Proven success in sales marketing and customer service

Desired
Knowledge of the building or interior design market

Academical Background

Required
High School Diploma or GED

Desired
Bachelors Degree in interior design architecture or similar
Preferred: Bilingual Spanish/English

What we do offer

You will join a company:
With an international mindset and presence in 100 countries.
With an amazing growth story sustained by extraordinary innovation with products such as Silestone Dekton and Sensa by Cosentino.
In which you will be able to demonstrate your great sales set skills and grow your career in a challenging project.

Wage Range:

The Starting salary for this position is between $60k $65k annually.

Factors that may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market skills education experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible Potential Annual Award (Bonus) depending on individual performance and Company performance in accordance with the terms of the Companys plan.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position subject to applicable eligibility requirements including Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Shortterm and Longterm Disability and Basic Life and Supplemental Insurance. You will also be eligible to enroll in our 401(k) Retirement Plan starting the first of the month.

Paid time off:

Vacation time will be accrued monthly and will be subject to change per the Companys policy updates. 5 days of sick time. Fulltime employees will receive 2 floating holidays to use each year. If hired after July 1 employees receive 1 floating holiday to use for that calendar year.

The compensation and benefits information are accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.

About Cosentino

At COSENTINO our purpose is to inspire people through innovative and sustainable spaces.

We are the worldleading producer of architectural and decorative surfaces. Our products are designed to provide innovative and functional solutions for either home or business spaces such as Kitchen and Bath surfaces outdoor open spaces facades etc. Innovation sustainability functionality and beauty describe our value proposition to the different market stakeholders and end Clients. www.cosentino

With a presence in more than 100 countries and 5 continents our business keeps growing consistently in all geographies as well as career opportunities for talented people like you.

Cosentino is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Cosentino is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Cosentino are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Cosentino will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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