Eligible for additional sales commission and/or sales incentive bonus
Job Responsibilities
- Provide sales support to our Account Managers
- Advise clients on product attributes and qualities as related to their needs -- through networking, observing and analyzing market trends, and using personal judgment
- Identify potential clients and create strategic client-centric marketing plans (including but not limited to such matters as who to visit, when, and how many times to visit).
- Cold call potential clients, using customized sales and marketing scripts that are developed on a client-by-client basis. Create pre and post-client visit reports, assess purchasing potential of clients, and deliver analysis to senior management.
- Prepare sales documents in order to initiate and close sales. Collaborate on the creation of layouts for installation from the design perspective.
- Grow a client base large enough to reach sales goals
- Service existing client base according to best practices and Core Values
- Work closely with Account Managers to learn additional skills, share ideas, and assist with pre-sale tasks
- Showroom coverages for all out-of-town showrooms
- Run sales business as per standard best practices and Stark’s Core Values
- Positive contributor to company culture
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
- Must possess a strong interest in the interior design trade as well as interpersonal, communication, and computer skills.
- Experience in the design industry preferred
- Associate or B.A. / B.S. Degree preferably in Interior Design or related field, and/or a minimum 2 years retail or to-the-trade sales
- Acceptable score on Sales Assessment
About Us:
With more than 80 years of industry expertise, STARK is the discerning designer’s go-to source for luxurious custom carpet and rugs.
Our Mission
To live our mission of helping create world class experiences, we believe our first responsibility is making design industry professionals the heroes in their projects because supporting businesses helps to preserve craftsmanship and enable unique and specially designed spaces to exist. In meeting their needs, we must continue to deliver peace of mind service while offering an expansive, diverse, and innovative product assortment that is accessible and convenient.
Our Heritage
Established by Arthur Stark and his wife Nadia in 1938, the foundation of STARK was always to provide the very best products to our customers. With a rich history, third generation owners Chad Stark, as CEO, and Ashley Stark, as Creative Director, bring the STARK legacy into the new century by staying true to their founding principles. To seek out the best craftsman and methods of manufacturing for the most innovative and beautiful designs.
Stark Carpet Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
The Pay Range For This Role Is
60,000 - 85,000 USD per year(New York )
About the company
Retail Furniture and Home Furnishings
Innovative design. Cutting-edge construction. A forward-thinking, entrepreneurial ethos.
For more than 80 years, STARK has been the leader in the luxury carpet industry, specializing in custom-designed carpets and rugs of unmatched excellence for both to-the-trade designers and the larger consumer market.
STARK is a family company founded in 1938 by Arthur and Nadia Stark, who were early importers of handmade patterned carpets to America. Today, the company continues to prosper under third-generation family members: CEO Chad Stark and Creative Director Ashley Stark.
Throughout decades in business, STARK has become synonymous with luxury interiors and is one of the most beloved brands in the design industry. Our offerings are available on our e-commerce site and in showrooms across the globe, where our experts help designers and consumers bring their rug or carpet vision to life.
STARK is home to a passionate and diverse collective of corporate team members, account managers, showroom experts, craftspeople, and fulfillment specialists who have a shared mission of creating best-in-class products and experiences for clients all over the world. We believe that the heart of a company lies in its people, and are dedicated to fostering a workplace culture that promotes both career and personal growth.