ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN ACCOUNT MANAGER

Job summary

Build and maintain relationships with architects, interior designers, and specifiers through regular in-person visits, product presentations, and prospecting. Identify project opportunities, secure product specifications, coordinate samples and technical support, and track projects through to sale.

Job details

WE’RE HIRING: ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN ACCOUNT MANAGER Deco-Tile is seeking an experienced Architectural & Design Account Manager with a proven background working directly with architects, interior designers and design firms. This is a relationship-driven, field-based role for someone who understands the architectural specification process and knows how to develop products from initial presentation and sampling through specification, project follow-up and final sale. Key responsibilities include: • Visiting architectural and interior design firms regularly • Building long-term relationships with architects, designers and specifiers • Presenting tile collections, technical information and material samples • Identifying active and upcoming commercial, hospitality, residential and institutional projects • Securing product specifications and following projects through each stage • Coordinating samples, pricing and technical support • Maintaining an organized project pipeline and reporting on progress • Developing new accounts through consistent in-person prospecting and networking Candidate requirements: • Direct experience selling or specifying products to architects and interior designers • A strong understanding of the architectural and design community • Experience with tile, stone, flooring, surfaces, plumbing fixtures, lighting, furniture or other architectural materials is strongly preferred • Proven ability to build relationships and generate specifications • Strong presentation, communication and organizational skills • Self-motivated and comfortable spending most of the working week meeting clients in the field • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM or sales-tracking systems • A valid driver’s license This is not a general retail or inside-sales position. We are specifically looking for a candidate who understands how to solicit on architectural and design firms, uncover project opportunities and develop a reliable specification pipeline. If you have established experience (Minimum 5 years) serving the architecture and design community and would like to represent Deco-Tile’s distinctive collection of tile and surface products, we would like to hear from you. Please apply through LinkedIn and include a brief description of your experience working with architects, interior designers and specification projects. #Hiring #ArchitecturalSales #SpecificationSales #AccountManager #Architecture #InteriorDesign #BuildingMaterials #TileIndustry #DesignCommunity #TorontoJobs #DecoTile

What you’ll do

Build and maintain relationships with architects, interior designers, and specifiers through regular in-person visits, product presentations, and prospecting. Identify project opportunities, secure product specifications, coordinate samples and technical support, and track projects through to sale.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least five years of experience serving the architecture and design community, including direct experience selling or specifying products to architects and interior designers. Strong presentation, communication, and organizational skills, familiarity with CRM and Microsoft Office, a valid driver's license, and comfort with field-based client meetings are required; experience with architectural materials is strongly preferred.

Listed skills

• Account Management · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• CRM Systems · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Architectural Sales
• Account Management
• Relationship Building
• Specification Sales
• Client Prospecting
• Product Presentations
• Project Pipeline Management
• Project Follow-Up
• Technical Product Support
• Sample Coordination
• Pricing Coordination
• Networking
• Communication
• Organization
• Microsoft Office
• CRM Systems

Job areas

• Sales
• Management & Leadership
• Construction
• Manufacturing