Outside Sales Representative, Architectural Materials/High-End Windows/Doors, San Francisco
Listed on 2025-12-02
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POSITION PROFILE
POSITION TITLE: (Outside) Sales Representative, Architectural Materials/High-End Windows/Doors
REPORTING TO: CEO
LOCATION:
Office is San Francisco, CA 94103 (near SF Design Center), but you can live anywhere in the bay area; your territory will be Napa to Carmel.
Coor Italia sources and imports beautiful, high-performance windows and doors for high-end, luxury construction projects in the bay area and beyond. The Windows & Doors Division has over a decade of experience in providing cutting edge, thermally broken wood, bronze and steel products for Residential and Commercial Construction Projects.
Our Mission is to seamlessly tie Client, Architect, Designer, Artisan and Builder into one, and our strength is knowing the requirements of each, so we can ensure the project’s success.
Not only does Coor Italia provide materials, the company also helps develop and realize the whole project. Our success comes from listening to design inputs; understanding construction constraints; coordinating suppliers; and achieving goals within our client’s budget.
We are proud of working directly with the manufacturers. This way, we have a direct relationship with our suppliers, and we can choose the best products for our discerning clients and their unique homes. Knowing the countries and the people where we source our materials from, we give each project the unique and true European craftsman touch.
We seek a Sales Representative to represent Coor Italia in northern California, to the architectural and design (A&D) community, to build relationships, participate in A&D events, and increase sales.
This is a salaried, full time position with benefits.
Responsibilities:- Increase sales through the following activities:
- Call on the professional architecture and interior designer trade.
- Drive A&E (Arch & Engineering) specifications from the architect/designer through the contractor.
- Create sales presentations and sales appointments.
- Generate leads, market design services, and provide on-site consultations.
- Deliver product information, showcase new offerings, and provide training/demonstrations to A&D community.
- Plan events in collaboration with the Coorltalia main showroom.
- Prepare and present “lunch and learn” events with the A&D community.
- Effectively present information, and respond to inquiries from management and clients.
- Serve as the architectural and engineering product expert, to the A&D community in Northern California. Engage, build relationships, create opportunities, and participate in A&D events.
- Analyze territory performance reports and develop strategic territory business plans.
- Perform on-site job inspections.
- Develop custom and context-sensitive design solutions, while adhering to building codes and guidelines.
- Prepare project timelines, manage design projects and quality assurance.
- Procure bids and collaborate with construction-related work crews.
- Apply problem-solving skills through adaptive design solutions.
- Follow the project and be responsible from initial proposal, to the contract, production, delivery and final installation.
Additional tasks include:
- Become knowledgeable in the core business of Coor Italia and its two divisions (Windows/Doors and Architectural Elements/Stone)
- Become an expert, in the Windows & Doors division of Coor Italia.
- Maintaining and updating the internal CRM.
- Read floor plans.
- Produce request for proposal to the manufacturer.
- Request samples from the manufacturer.
EXPERIENCE/
SKILLS REQUIRED:
The company realizes that every interested candidate might not have all of the desired experience, and some training will be provided, but here is what they are looking for in terms of experience and skills… the more you have, the better!
The ideal candidates must have a minimum of three to ten years of relevant sales work experience in the residential area of high value-added service, preferably in Architecture, Design, and Luxury premium products sector.
At least three to five years of work…
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