Outside Sales Representative – Mid-West Region (Apparel)

Holland & Sherry Interiors; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly showroom bonus after 6 months

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement savings program

Paid time off including 9 federal holidays

Job summary

Holland & Sherry Interiors is seeking a Full-Time Sales Representative to join their NYC team. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in luxury sales, textiles, or clothing, demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to cultivate client relationships. This role involves responsibility for a territory, regular travel, and collaboration with the sales and customer service teams. Compensation ranges from $65k to $70k, plus quarterly bonuses and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in luxury sales, textiles, or clothing sales ideal.
• Experience in a professional environment required.
• Experience in wholesale showroom/office helpful.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for selling products through education and collaboration.
• Maintain and cultivate existing accounts while finding new business.
• Travel at least 2x a month for territory management.
• Conduct comprehensive product presentations and updates.
• Work closely with Customer Service for efficient client communication.
• Assist team with customer payment follow-up.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Excellent time management

Problem-solving ability

High degree of integrity

Self-driven

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MSOffice (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Job description

Holland & Sherry, a well-renowned and globally respected luxury textile company within the tailored clothing industry, is looking for a full-time sales representative to start in our NYC sales office. With our main office headquartered in the UK our North America office services all of our USA and Canadian wholesale accounts (retailers, specialty men’s and women’s stores, fashion designers, tailors).

We are looking for a hard-working with a bright, positive attitude that can multi-task, takes initiative, is creative, works well in a team, comfortable in a fast-paced environment, and feels that no task is too small. Someone with a knowledge of textiles and an ambition to be part of an exciting sales force that promotes company culture and strength through collaboration. This position requires entrepreneurship and diligent follow-up.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Problem solver and resourceful
• High degree of integrity
• Self-driven
• Must be very comfortable working with clients in person

Key Responsibilities

• The outside sales representative will have a given territory of accounts/customers and as the face of the company they will be responsible for selling the product through education, collaborating, and sampling. Territories include the Mid-West.
• The primary focus of the outside sales representative is relationship-building, maintaining and cultivating current accounts and finding and nurturing new business
• Expectation of travel at least 2x a month, length of time dependent upon area of travel
• Responsible for client growth through comprehensive product presentations, new collection showings, project specific meetings, and library updates
• Keep clients up to date on all products and keep track of all client activity
• Work closely with Customer Service to maintain quick, efficient, and accurate communication with clients
• Liaise with UK office on order issues, swatch sampling, and/or shipping issues that arise
• Assist team with following up with customers regarding payments
• When in the office, the outside sales representative must work collaboratively with the National Sales Manager and customer service team to streamline day-to-day operations. This includes checking daily updates, following up on action items, maintaining efficient email correspondence, client outreach, daily client interaction and sales, and being available for team support.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in luxury sales, textiles or clothing sales ideal
• Experience working in a professional environment
• Experience working in wholesale showroom/office helpful
• Bachelor’s Degree desirable but not essential
• Must be ready to take on any project at any given time and execute to the best of your ability
• Knowledgeable of MSOffice (Outlook, Excel, Word) and general computer knowledge

What We Offer

• Compensation: $65k to $70k depending on experience
• Quarterly showroom bonus after completing 6 months
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401k retirement savings program with employer matching contributions
• Paid time off with at least 9 federal holidays observed throughout the calendar year