Account Manager

Contemporary Office Interiors Ltd.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A distinguished office interiors provider in Calgary is seeking an Account Manager to manage client relationships and grow business accounts. The role involves opportunity generation, project management, and client interactions, ensuring high customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates have a strong sales background and experience in managing complex projects. This full-time position offers the opportunity to grow within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Competitive health benefits

Wellness accounts

Holiday package including Christmas week off

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex sales environment managing multiple stakeholders.
• Strong administrative skills to ensure accurate orders.
• Ability to manage client expectations and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Grow existing accounts and find new business opportunities.
• Manage customer relationships and project coordination.
• Prepare documents for RFP, RFQ, bids, and tenders.

Skills

Relationship management

Project management

Sales background

Job description

THE ROLE

We believe in the power of diversity and the power of teamwork. We need both collaborative and individual responsibility to organize effectively around our customer's problems.

Reporting into the General Manager, this role – Account Manager – is responsible for creatively growing existing accounts, finding new leads and business accounts. The goal is to develop relationships with key influencers and decision makers to the point you feel like you are a part of their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for Opportunity Generation, Project & Work Order Management, Sales Order Management, Organizational Interfaces, Sales Support & Administration, Quotation Management, Order Preparation and relationship management through serving of customer accounts.

What We Offer

We offer competitive health benefits, wellness and healthcare spending accounts, and a holiday package that includes the week between Christmas and New Year’s off. You’ll also be getting in as we grow so growth opportunities abound if you exhibit the knowledge, expertise, and passion to grow with the organization.

This is a full-time permanent position, working out of our impeccably designed and furnished office. You’ll mostly work from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with irregular or extended hours as projects demand.

THE DAY TO DAY

The Successful Candidate Will Be Responsible For The Following

• Passionately hunt new business opportunities growing your funnel by connecting with your wide network of A&D, CRE, GC’s and Project Managers.
• Act as the single point-of-contact for coordinating all dealer activities, services, orders and personnel for each assigned account and is responsible for account team’s performance.
• Provides timely response to customer’s requests for products, services and/or information.
• Maintain comprehensive understanding of customer’s needs, corporate goals, business practices and satisfaction/performance criteria proposing ways to enhance their space.
• Responsible for all client relations and on‑going relationships with client personnel, and client third parties (contractors, A&D firms, etc.).
• Oversee all customer projects and work orders; directs dealer team for implementation of customer orders and service requests.
• Ensure a responsible close of sale by obtaining signed sales orders (and terms & conditions, if appropriate), client purchase orders and deposits as required.
• Stay involved throughout sale implementation to ensure that any bottlenecks or changes in scope are identified and resolved, and that both customer and dealership are satisfied.
• Prepares documents for RFP, RFQ, bids and tenders.
• Ensure documentation standards are maintained on all account activities with a customer first service level following processes and procedures.
• Specify product, pricing, product research, sourcing new products and technical order information including custom requirements. Initiates the service quote requests for deliveries of small and major orders.
• Work with manufacturers to obtain lead times, contracts, discounts and pricing for order quotes.
• Provide administrative support to ensure accuracy of orders and a positive customer experience as needed.

YOU BRING THE FOLLOWING

Your sales background allows you to problem solve using design thinking throughout the sales process along with your in‑depth knowledge of their business and needs winning you a seat at the table as a trusted advisor in planning discussions. When a client is ready to order, you will manage expectations from the outset to the finish line. Your clients will know how their project is progressing in relation to key timelines. A strong understanding of relationship management, project management and solid administrative skills are going to be key to the success of this role.

These are complex sales, where you’ll manage competing priorities, multiple internal and external stakeholders, and varying deliverables. Your experience in a similarly complex sales environment will be crucial for your success here. The number of projects you’ll have on the go at any given time will vary depending on their size and scope.

The team you’ll join is collaborative and successful. Your book of business will continue to grow and develop through the hard work of our Business Development team. You’ll work with them to transition accounts from their desk to yours, as their workload and clients’ needs require.

About Us

Contemporary Office Interiors (COI) is a privately‑owned MillerKnoll Certified Dealer, DIRTT Certified Construction Partner, Architectural Walls and Commercial Flooring provider. We have offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto and a head office in Calgary. We prioritize people, productivity and value to create more than a place to work— we create a space to succeed.

We’re proud of our half‑century legacy as a company. Our talented people have brought us to where we are today. COI is and has been honoured to have a passionate team that’s committed to creating exceptional spaces that inspire you to be your best.

We believe in the power of diversity and the power of teamwork. We need both collaboration and individual responsibility to organize effectively around our customer's problems.

Please Note

All resumes are reviewed by a member of our HR team. AI tools may be used during the interview process to assist with recording and evaluating interviews.

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