Luxury Sales Manager, Plumbing

Fortune Brands•Chicago, IL

17h•Remote

About The Position

The Luxury Sales Manager will successfully drive sales of The House of Rohl products on a day to day basis within a variety of customer segments in order to meet and exceed sales budgets, display goals, and execute annual business plan initiatives. This is a field-based role covering Illinois and most of Wisconsin, with the majority of business concentrated in the Chicagoland and Milwaukee metros. Expect 3-5 nights of overnight travel per month.

Requirements

3 - 5 years of outside sales experience (ideally engaging with interior designers, architects, luxury kitchen & bath showrooms, builders, and/or plumbers )
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and maintain positive relationships
Ability to analyze market conditions and competition and develop strategic responses to opportunities
Valid driver's license and current auto insurance
Microsoft Office experience (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Ability to travel and work unsupervised
Flexible to work non-standard hours and maximize business opportunities as they arise

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business, or similar

Responsibilities

Perform all sales responsibilities and related functions on behalf of the House of Rohl or other assigned product lines as deemed necessary within the assigned territory at the direction of the Regional Sales Manager.
Develop business relationships with existing Authorized showroom sales personnel, management, and ownership.
Preserve and improve these relationships to meet and exceed annual sales budgets, training goals, and display enhancements.
Prospect for new business development with non-authorized kitchen and bath dealers, plumbing wholesalers, distributors, builders, plumbers, designers and other relevant potential customers for House of Rohl products.
Develop and maintain relationships with the specification community, including Architects, Designers, Builders and the Hospitality Industry within the assigned territory.
Meet or exceed mutually agreed upon sales budget targets and other annual goals.
Serve as a key point of contact for territory issue resolution needs as they arise.
Employ a sense of urgency to satisfactorily resolve issues based on best practices, direction of teammates in Customer Service, Technical, Sales Management, Marketing or Product Marketing.
Make recommendations for business development (as required) to grow market share and position.
Ensures our brands are represented to standard in customer showrooms.