Modernplum is an established brand of modern flax linen home goods and yardage with a flair for color and pattern and a passion for artisan craft. We are seeking a multi-line sales professional to represent our fabrics and products in California, Georgia, and Texas.
In this role, you will: 1. Grow your existing relationships with architects, designers, real estate agents and contractors in the territory to increase sales, 2. Cultivate new relationships with architects, designers, and other aligned professionals to ensure new leads and a strong flow of new business for the company. 3. Ensure that contacts have swatches and samples by notifying our home office, or sending them out directly, 4. Keep detailed and up to date records of each meeting through our CRM system 5. Be the front-line person for all sales activities and correspondences, until an order is placed. 6. Follow-up on customer satisfaction of order after delivery. This position may entail attendance at local industry events and trade shows as our representative. This is a remote commission-based position with significant earning potential. We offer a bonus if sales goals are met.
In this role we are looking for a 1. A self-starter with 3-years’ experience in a similar role, 2. Someone with an established book of business within the region, 3. Knowledge of the luxury design industry, and a good sense of design, color, and personal style, 4. Someone who is results-oriented, is comfortable cold-calling, and has the stamina for completing several sales calls per week, 5. Use of reliable transportation. Please do not apply for this position if you do not possess these minimum job requirements.
We are a flax linen resource for the trade. With a fabric collection of over 75 items, custom sewing capabilities, and finished goods, we are are a flax linen resource for the Trade. We were founded in 2014 by fiber artist and fourth-generation Los Angeles native Allison Warren to offer a modern, west-coast inspired linen product sewn in the USA. We champion local artisan sewers, zero waste production, simple sustainability, and living with natural materials, and have been featured recently in BOH, The Textile Eye, and are part of House & Garden UK’s list of global trade resources.
