Join a dedicated team that share a passion for creativity, beautiful textiles, furniture, lighting, rugs, and design. The Wells Abbott Dallas Showroom Sales Manager leads relationships with designers in the Dallas area. The sales manager is experienced working with clients in a business development environment, has a professional demeanor, high energy and driven to contribute to the success of the business.
Based in the Dallas area, the showroom sales manager joins a supportive team that celebrates successes, fosters collaboration, and offers great work-life balance in a growing organization.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Entrepreneurial environment
• Full medical, dental and vision benefits, supplemental insurance and 401K plan with matching
• Generous paid time off
• Highly competitive compensation – base salary plus commission, negotiable based on experience
JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Demonstrated success as a sales leader in a fast-paced, active sales environment or organization with a passion for the decorative arts.
• Experience fostering client relationships and partnerships.
• Proven ability forging trust by inspiring confidence and offering exceptional service.
• Capable of analyzing and evaluating sales reporting data to develop a strategic roadmap for success.
• Innovative thinker, adaptable to change, and exhibits exceptional judgment when met with challenges.
• Self-starter with keen business development intuition and time management skills, ready to hit the ground running on day one.
• A solution-based thinker who thrives in a collaborative work environment and welcomes feedback.
• Exhibits a mastery of product knowledge, company resources, and marketing/sales programs.
• Proficient in the Microsoft suite of products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Experience with or willingness to learn CRM and Order-Track.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Grow the business and develop new business, maintain showroom appearance and decor, respond to client/vendor communication and sales inquiries, help fulfill sample requests, and handle all aspects of orders from start to finish.
• Develop leads and convert to orders. Use sample requests, designer aesthetic and project information to follow up with designers.
• Maintain a full understanding of all showroom products and a continued awareness of current design trends and industry events.
• Work with the Showroom Coordinator to ensure all new product wings, samples and marketing materials are integrated into the showroom and inventory in a timely manner.
• Work with the Showroom Coordinator to maintain brand standards, showroom appearance and décor, ensuring all spaces are kept neat and tidy daily.
• Work with the Showroom Coordinator and Marketing to refresh tabletop displays and signage on a regular basis.
• Lead inventory sample management and replenishment on a regular basis.
• Prospect and develop new business. Generate leads through thoughtful, strategic, and consistent customer outreach.
• Responsible for coordinating and leading client and vendor showroom presentations and events, out of office presentations and events, and the overall client/vendor experience based on brand standards.
• Continue brand and product education and knowledge as new collections, products and designs are introduced to the marketplace via showrooms.
ABOUT WELLS ABBOTT
Wells Abbott is an independent showroom with locations in Chicago, Dallas, Houston and New York City representing boutique textile, wallpaper, trim, lighting, furniture, fireplace, rug, and window covering brands sold to the trade.
ABOUT THE WELLS COMPANIES
Established in 2017 by Lauren Hudson, The Wells Companies includes Wells Textiles, Wells Abbott, Wells Design, Wells Warehouse and Cottage Textiles. Wells Textiles features textile and wallcovering brands Rose Cumming and Classic Cloth, acquired by Lauren in 2019. Wells Abbott exclusively represents and distributes boutique textile, wallcovering, trim, lighting, furniture, fireplace, and rug brands sold to the trade with locations in Chicago, Dallas, Houston and New York City. Wells Design is a full-service interior design firm. Wells Warehouse is a 30,000 square foot facility that provides full-service management, administration and fulfillment services to textile and wallcovering partners. Cottage Textiles is a direct-to-consumer website featuring luxury textiles and wallcoverings that have been retired from production and inventory from some of the best textile and wallcovering brands in the world.
www.thewellscompanies.com; www.wellstextiles.com; www.wellsabbott.com; www.cottagetextiles.com
