Architectural Sales Representative

Talent Edge Recruiting; Zanesville (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer match

Relocation assistance (case-by-case)

Travel expensed

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Talent Edge Recruiting is seeking Architectural Sales Representatives for the Zanesville, OH area. This on-site role will build defined territories and drive specifications with architects, designers, building owners, and preservationists.

You’ll manage relationships and the full sales cycle from initial contact to completion. You will travel nationwide about 3 trips per month, present seminars, coordinate with engineering and manufacturing, and leverage a strong warranty-backed product

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of architectural or commercial building-products sales experience.
• Proven experience calling on architects and design professionals.
• Strong presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Comfort with long, complex sales cycles (12–36 months).
• Willingness to travel nationwide, roughly 3 trips a month.
• Able to commute to the office daily — within approximately 40 miles of Zanesville, OH area.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined sales territory, building relationships with architects, designers, building owners, historic preservationists, roofing consultants, distributors, contractors, and installers.
• Get products specified into a project's official plans and specifications during the design phase.
• Present AIA-accredited product seminars and represent the company at industry trade shows.
• Identify new construction and restoration projects, then manage your pipeline and forecast in Salesforce.
• Own the full sales cycle — from first conversation through production — with no handoff to a separate closer.
• Partner with engineering, estimating, and manufacturing teams to coordinate custom architectural solutions.
• Travel to job sites and client meetings roughly 3 trips a month (a couple of days each), nationwide — fully expensed.
• Work both warm relationships and self-generated new business.

Skills

Architectural sales

Relationship building

Presentations

Account management

Travel readiness

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Zanesville, OH area (On-site — must be able to commute to the office daily, within roughly 40 miles)

Pay Rate: Base salary + uncapped commission on all invoiced sales (new, repeat, and inherited business all count)

Overview

This company is part of a small, elite class of manufacturers — the kind of specialty craft that only a handful of companies in the world still do at this level. Their work has gone up on landmark government buildings, iconic theme park attractions, historic university campuses, and some of the most recognized addresses in the country. This is a company with over a century of history and a reputation architects and preservationists already trust.

Now they're hiring 3 Architectural Sales Representatives to build out newly defined territories. The one rep currently covering this business works the entire country solo — his book is being split three ways into smaller, more manageable territories, which means you're stepping into warm relationships and real invoiced business from day one and building up, not starting from a cold desk.

Day to day:

• Manage a defined sales territory, building relationships with architects, designers, building owners, historic preservationists, roofing consultants, distributors, contractors, and installers
• Get products specified into a project's official plans and specifications during the design phase — the strategic core of the role
• Present AIA-accredited product seminars and represent the company at industry trade shows
• Identify new construction and restoration projects, then manage your pipeline and forecast in Salesforce
• Own the full sales cycle — from first conversation through production — with no handoff to a separate closer
• Partner with engineering, estimating, and manufacturing teams to coordinate custom architectural solutions
• Travel to job sites and client meetings roughly 3 trips a month (a couple of days each), nationwide — fully expensed
• Work both warm relationships (referrals, past clients, existing CRM contacts) and self-generated new business

Software:

Microsoft Office, Salesforce CRM

• Base salary based on experience
• Commission on all invoiced sales — applies to new, repeat, and inherited business, fully uncapped
• Mileage and personal vehicle expense reimbursement for travel
• Relocation assistance may be available, case-by-case
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, fully on-site
• Nationwide travel roughly 3 trips a month (a couple of days each) — fully expensed
• Benefits eligible Day 1: medical, dental, vision, plus company-paid life and short-/long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) eligible Day 1, with an employer match
• Clear growth path: Senior Sales Representative → VP of Sales
• Join a company where the product itself is the pitch — a specialty manufacturer with over a century of history and work on landmark buildings, theme park icons, and historic campuses nationwide, backed by one of the strongest material warranties in the industry

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of architectural or commercial building-products sales experience
• Proven experience calling on architects and/or design professionals
• Strong presentation and relationship-building skills — comfortable presenting AIA product seminars
• Comfort with long, complex sales cycles (often 12–36 months)
• Willingness and ability to travel nationwide, roughly 3 trips a month
• Able to commute to the office daily — must live within approximately 40 miles of the Zanesville, OH area

Titles that translate: Sales Representative, Architectural Sales Representative, Territory Sales Representative.

Nice to have: background in roofing systems, exterior cladding, masonry, stone, brick, windows, architectural metals, terra cotta, or other high-end building-envelope products.

Background check and drug screening required (10-panel; includes marijuana).

This is not a remote position — it's a fully on-site, territory-based role requiring a daily commute to the office in the Zanesville, OH area. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.