Rottet Collection is seeking a lively, affectionate, tidy and experienced furniture sales representative with a passion for design and organization. The NYC Showroom Manager is the primary face to customers on the east coast who will service internal and external appointments, coordinate events and maintain a clean, well-kept showroom at all times. Qualified applications should have at least 5 years of experience working within the Interior Design Industry with direct sales experience and possess strong leadership and organizational qualities. Candidates should have a wealth of knowledge and contacts to help generate sales for this start-up furniture business. Expertise in furniture sales and customization is a huge plus!
While Rottet is a powerful name in the world of design, Rottet Collection is essentially a startup and will require someone with positive, can-do attitude to help spread the word, promote events, make connections and close sales. The New York showroom is located two floors below our design office (Rottet Studio) and the Rottet Collection NY Sales Manager will be required to help in our design office library and coordinate with the design team to ensure they are knowledgeable about the Rottet Collection product.
ROTTET COLLECTION SALES RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain a fun and positive attitude
• Assist internal and external designers with purchase selections and orders
• Exert professionalism and expertise in furniture sales and customization
• Maintain a strong knowledge of textiles, materials and sourcing
• Provide designers and clients with information on products, pricing, lead times, specifications, etc
• Seek new client relationships and nurture existing relationships
• Manage, maintain and follow up on sales leads
• Generate quotes, using internal system tools and convert quotes into orders when necessary
• Attend to customer service-related needs and requests, coordinating with the team as needed
• Stay informed of new RC products and other general information of interest to customers
• Coordinate and setup for all sales meetings to ensure food and drinks are available
• Keep rep list up to date with current pricing, freight surcharges, etc.
• Maintain calendar and schedule for all Rep presentations for sales team
• Provide presentations such as Lunch and Learns, Breakfasts or Happy hour events
• Engage in the sales and promotion of Rottet Collection products acting as the local representative
• Assist “walk-ins” as needed
ROTTET COLLECTION SHOWROOM RESPONSIBILITIES
• Field emails and phone calls
• Schedule appointments and greet all visitors in person
• Manage and maintain all showroom products and sales-related materials
• Coordinate deliveries and special events
• Assist with clean up after all events and presentations
• Maintain overall layout and cleanliness of showroom
• Maintain live plants to ensure their health and take appropriate action to replace them as needed
• Maintain stock and cleanliness of kitchen area
Rottet Collection is the award-winning furniture brand of Design Hall of Famer, Lauren Rottet, whose genius has created some of the most iconic design projects around the world. Rottet’s role of defining luxury environments for hotels, high-rise residences, offices and ships led to the creation of countless products and lines of furniture, lighting, carpets, rugs and other accessories for industry leading brands. Through this gathering of ideas and decades of first-hand luxury design world experience Rottet Collection was born with the goal of creating products that are truly sustainable, meaning they are intended to be passed down for generations. With the aim to fulfill a functional need or simply the desire for certain objects to exist, Rottet Collection offers a masterful variety of furniture and accessories for indoor and outdoor living, dining, sleeping and working.
Rottet’s inspiration stems from the idea that quality products stand the test of time and should be collectable, similar to fine works of art. Therefore, each piece in Rottet Collection is a thoughtful expression of art and function inspired by the Light and Space art movement and Rottet’s own art and architectural background. The pieces work together like an orchestra yet stand on their own as a singular expression; they have a specific functional purpose and artful meaning. Rottet imagines design and the collection as a visual musical score where the shapes, forms, materials, textures and reflections create visual movement leading the eye from one to another like music composing the overall scene.
Rottet’s products have earned significant recognition including five Chicago Athenaeum awards, four NeoCon Best of Year awards, three Interior Design Best of Year, Createaurs Collection and countless press accolades across multiple publications internationally.
