Retail Business Manager

Karndean Design flooring sees flooring differently with our innovative products. With an over 50-year history of producing luxury vinyl and tile flooring products it’s only natural that we expand our retail marketing presence.

Are you a highly motivated and detail-oriented sales professional who has experience calling on Retail Flooring Stores & Distributors? Well then, we want to speak with you!

Responsible for working with key retailers, within the states of Michigan, Northern Ohio & Northern Indiana. Responsibilities include achieving monthly sales targets, building strong relationships with key customers, executing multiple sales and marketing initiatives and implementing plans and programs necessary to deliver the required sales growth for the market.

Main Duties

• Present and sell company products and services to current and potential clients.
• Establish and maintain current client and potential clients.
• Understand, identify, quantify, and prioritize market opportunities.
• Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
• Prepare presentations proposals, and sales contracts.
• Train and educate appropriate retailer and contractor salespeople on Karndean products and programs.
• Enter daily activity into ‘Customer Relationship Management’ (CRM) Karndean database.
• Manage monthly marketing budget and respond to and execute requests in a timely manner from Karndean management team.
• Identify and resolve client concerns including financial resources up to collection payments.
• Work cross functionally within the company to communicate to related departments

Qualifications

• BS/BA college degree preferred, but not required and/or 3-5 years of relevant retail, & distributor sales experience. Must have a demonstrated track record of results and the ability to learn quickly.
• Strong verbal communication, relationship building, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office.