Job Post
Sales Associate
Company:
The Gallery at 200 Lex
Duration:
Full-time
Date Posted:
10/18/23
Category:
Sales & Marketing
Location:
New York
Salary:
50-100k
We are looking for a self-motivated, organized, creative, in-house salesperson to open and manage accounts from our targeted list of customers. You have a genuine interest in/knowledge of interior design and/or antiques and vintage, 3 years of luxury sales experience in the industry, a passion for and experience in sales and customer service, and know how to create loyal customers and forge authentic relationships. A network of contacts from the Design Industry would be a significant advantage. You have an entrepreneurial mind set, excellent communication and presentation skills. You are a team player – responsible, flexible, cooperative, and communicative.
– Minimum 3 yrs in product sales in the luxury home decor and/or antiques & vintage industry, primarily selling to top designers, high-end customers and ecommerce customers, with a proven record of exceeding targets
– Creative, visual thinker who can have conversations with customers/make recommendations to help them select individual and/or multiple-product orders
– Passion for style, beautiful decor, interior design, antiques/vintage
– Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
– Strong follow up skills with customers to address their needs
– Excel, Word, Email, basic data entry, comfortable on social media
– Basic math skills to provide quotes, costs to customers, write up orders
– Data entry to enter orders into our ordering system (we will train you)
-Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently find solutions
-Commitment to quality and accuracy in all communications and deliverables
-Solid and proven work ethic and outstanding organizational skills
-Ability to appropriately handle confidential information and meet tight deadlines
-Available to work on-site M-F, 9:30am-5:30pm and stay for the occasional evening event. (No Flex-time offered).
Responsibilities:
-Outreach to key trade accounts in the Design and Architecture community
-Maintain sales through consistent outreach with existing customers while simultaneously farming and germinating new opportunities, and maintaining diligent follow-up strategies to drive sales
-Manage multiple projects/clients, tracking deadlines to ensure client expectations are met, including daily communication and follow-up
-Self-manage individual performance against sales/required targets
-Keep dedicated client list (Book of Business) up-to-date with all new product
-Generate quotes and sales orders for all clients & follow-up on all outstanding quotes to generate sales
-Develop extensive product knowledge of current inventory
Gallery Director
Source: businessofhome.com