Showroom Manager Manhattan, NYC

Cosentino•New York City, NY

16h•Onsite

About The Position

At Cosentino, we are looking for a City Center Manager to join our City Center located in Manhattan, NYC. The City Centers are an example of Cosentino’s total commitment to the AD community. The City Center is the core of Cosentino’s 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.

Requirements

5+ Experience in sales in the construction or technical sector
5+ Knowledge of the construction market, architects, and interior designers
3+ Management of small teams
Proved skills in generating sales reports, expenses, visits etc.
Knowledge of the sales cycle in the sector
Successful management of the team, marketing, customer service, and business operations
Knowledge of the construction sector
Salesforce and other order management systems
Orientation to profitable sales generation
Excellent verbal and written communication
Ability to interact with all levels of the industry and the organization
Ability to hold state-of-the-art events for Architects and Designers
Ability to follow through and close sales
Ability to read financial reports
Inspirational, trendsetter, and creative
Self-driven, initiative-taking, customer-orientated, and early adopter

Nice To Haves

Proven knowledge of the sector
University Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or Business Administration
MBA

Responsibilities

Develop and build relationships with key architects and designers in the area.
Manage key customers in the area: planning, visits, development of the relationship, sales, etc.
Identify potential leads and track them until the close of the trade to ensure the sale.
Lead and motivate the design team to grow sales and ensure brand recognition.
Accelerate brand recognition with effective positioning, product training, and product differentiation.
Manage relationships through face-to-face visits outside of the showroom and generate sales through them according to the sales goals assigned to the position.
Identify strategies, priorities, and action frameworks (commercial, promotional activity, marketing, management, reporting, etc.).
Coordinate and align the team in the City Center to ensure they are performing their duties.
Support the team in identifying and evaluating business opportunities, this includes tracking competitor activity.
Maximize the cooperation between commercial and promotional opportunities.
Capture market trends through external events, seminars, etc.
Act as a brand representative in the activities of associations, universities, etc.
Market and co-advertise based on regions for all brands with corporate coordination, this includes focusing promotional efforts on point-of-purchase displays (Vignettes and samples).
Improve efficiency and service levels.
Identify activities with potential impact on sales, in alignment with the mission of Cosentino related to the City.
Plan events and activities with the City Center team.
Control budgets and P&L.
Analyzing the ROI of each activity.
Ensure the execution of events in accordance with the company's policies.