Design Ambassador - Trade

Business of Home; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Business of Home is seeking a field-oriented business development professional to build and own the residential trade book for our East 57th Street showroom, serving interior designers and architectural firms in Manhattan north of 42nd Street, Queens, Westchester and Connecticut.

This is a business development role first and a showroom role second; you will spend substantial time visiting designers’ offices, presenting the brand, collection and custom program, and bringing designers into the

Responsibilities

• Learn the Ligne Roset collection and the custom capabilities properly, including what the factories can and cannot do.
• Call on residential interior design and architecture firms across your territory. Present the brand, the collection and the custom program in their offices.
• Bring designers into the showroom for presentations, lunch and learns, and new collection previews.
• Run projects end to end: concept, fabric and finish selection, quotation, order entry, production tracking, delivery coordination and follow-up after installation.
• Offer measuring, floor planning and furniture selection support where it wins the project.
• Represent the brand at trade shows and design industry events.
• Pass on opportunities that belong to the contract channel, and take referrals in return.
• Resolve service issues for your accounts rather than handing them off.
• Share responsibility for the showroom floor and its appearance with the rest of the team. This is shared, not your primary responsibility.
• Work within company policy and the business ethics code.

Job description

The role:

You will build and own the residential trade book for our East 57th Street showroom: interior designers, architects and their firms Manhattan North of 42nd Street, Queens, Westchester and Connecticut. This is a business development role first and a showroom role second. You will spend a significant part of each week outside the showroom, in designers’ offices, and you will be measured on the accounts you open, not only on what walks through the door.

What you will do

• Learn the Ligne Roset collection and the custom capabilities properly, including what the factories can and cannot do. Product knowledge is the basis of credibility
• Call on residential interior design and architecture firms across your territory. Present the brand, the collection and the custom program in their offices.
• Bring designers into the showroom for presentations, lunch and learns, and new collection previews.
• Run projects end to end: concept, fabric and finish selection, quotation, order entry, production tracking, delivery coordination and follow-up after installation.
• Offer measuring, floor planning and furniture selection support where it wins the project.
• Represent the brand at trade shows and design industry events.
• Pass on opportunities that belong to the contract channel, and take referrals in return.
• Resolve service issues for your accounts rather than handing them off.
• Share responsibility for the showroom floor and its appearance with the rest of the team. This is shared, not your primary responsibility.
• Work within company policy and the business ethics code.