Opportunity
At Ann Sacks, our Design
Sales Consultants are the cornerstone of our leadership in the luxury interiors
industry. As the face of our brand, DSCs inspire the industry's top designers
and social media influencers to make their most important spaces more beautiful
and functional. 
DSCs are responsible for
driving top-line sales through high-impact activities and interactions,
including meeting with trade professionals in their design studios, and making
virtual presentations to support their clients' projects. By demonstrating
their exceptional outreach and rapport-building ability, they are charged with
building a sustainable book of business with current and potential clients
within a territory or business segment.
About Ann Sacks
For over four decades, Ann
Sacks has become synonymous with unparalleled craftsmanship and innovation in
the world of tile and stone. From humble beginnings in Portland, what began as
a simple venture into tiles now includes slabs, stone furniture, fireplaces,
baths and home accessories. From our support office, to manufacturing and
showrooms, we have a small business feel with a big footprint across North
America. Our teams take pride in their work, bringing timeless design, beauty,
and luxury to each product, project, and client experience.
Specific Responsibilities
The Design Sales
Consultant is responsible for driving top-line sales through the development of
relationships with trade professionals and homeowners. This position is focused
on the creation/development of a book of business through a focus on high
impact activities and interactions with current and potential clients, within
an assigned territory.
Key
duties of the position include:
Leverage Salesforce to manage
customer relationships, interactions, leads and opportunities to demonstrate
an accurate pipeline.
Develop
new relationships and business for Ann Sacks to meet and exceed sales
goals.
Conduct daily follow up with customers,
quotes and leads to generate and close business.
Engage in strategic outreach to develop
and grow the client base.
Network with the professional trade
through involvement in associations, meetings and events; including
in-store events.
The Design Sales
Consultant leverages top-notch customer service and marketing skills to deliver
a gracious customer experience and achieve strong results.  Success in the
position will be measured through achievement of Net Order and Net Sales goals.
Targets
Drive sales to meet and exceed individual and team sales
plans:
Provide high quality customer service to
all clients.
Conduct daily follow-up on outstanding
quotes
Develop and execute marketing plans to
current and potential customer base
Participate in planning and execution of
client events, tradeshows etc.
Develop
repeat sales, new relationships, and future business:
Create a strategic sales plan and
detailed tracking of customer interactions, quotes and opportunities.
Conduct outside sales calls, with a
focus on targeted top-selling and high-potential accounts, marketing new
and featured products
Follow up on leads to generate new
business
Network with the professional trade
through involvement in associations, meetings and events
Deliver
exceptional customer service:
Provide prompt, friendly service to all
clients, whether face-to-face, by phone, or email.
Follow up on all sales to ensure
customer satisfaction and service
Administer
sales process to ensure timely and accurate completion of all sales:
Process quotes and sales paperwork
Partner with Ann Sacks Customer Care
team to track orders for customers and ensure quality service
Continually
develop sales skills and product knowledge:
Develop
detailed knowledge of all product lines and features
Participate in training activities,
including product knowledge presentations and online learning, to
supplement product knowledge
Complete training courses to continually
develop and hone presentation, negotiation, and sales skills.