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Showroom Assistant (Scalamandré) Jobs in Chicago, IL at STARK
Title: Showroom Assistant (Scalamandré)
Company: STARK
Location: Chicago, IL
Stark Scalamandré is seeking to hire a Showroom Sales Representative with experience selling to the trades (Interior Designers, Architects, Trades Professionals) for our Chicago, IL showroom.
Responsibilities:
Engage in proactive client outreach, leveraging market insights and professional acumen to schedule consultations with prospective clients.
Provide expert guidance in the selection and specification of luxury custom and stock textiles, wallcoverings, trimmings, and furnishings for diverse design projects.
Maintain Scalamandré’s esteemed standard of service, offering a sophisticated experience to our discerning clientele.
Manage and execute sales documentation processes to facilitate successful transactions.
Contribute to the aesthetic upkeep of the showroom through thoughtful displays and merchandising.
Act as the welcoming ambassador of the showroom, adeptly handling client greetings, phone inquiries, and directional assistance.
Execute transactional processes, oversee credit card operations, and offer comprehensive support to the sales team.
Efficiently manage essential operational tasks, ensuring the smooth functioning of daily showroom activities.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Must possess a strong interest in the interior design trade as well as interpersonal, communication and computer skills.
Must possess advanced knowledge of fabric qualities, attributes and manufacturing techniques.
B.A. / B.S. Degree preferably in Interior Design or related field and a minimum 2 years fabric sales “to the trade” experience or a minimum of 5 years fabric sales “to the trade” experience in lieu of the aforementioned educational requirements.
Benefits:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Supplemental Benefits
Great Paid Time Off Policy
401k match
As a legendary American luxury brand, Scalamandré’s mission is to inspire interior designers with beautiful decorative textiles, wallcoverings, trimmings and furniture of the highest quality. Scalamandré’s commitment to the art and craftsmanship of its products has been the company’s hallmark, and its clear sense of integrity has produced a rich heritage of uncompromising quality and excellence.
Long a destination for connoisseurs of classic design, Scalamandré’s legacy began over eighty-five years ago when Franco Scalamandré began producing silk reproduction textiles for historic properties. For many decades, the Scalamandré weaving in New York City, manufactured the finest, most luxurious and exquisitely crafted mill, based fabrics, trimmings and wallpapers for the best-dressed interiors in America. Scalamandré continues to showcase its iconic designs today, as well as exciting new introductions that reflect the most current design and color trends in modern interiors.
Throughout its history and to this day, Scalamandré has been called upon by many of America’s most extraordinary properties. Historic restoration and cultural commissions number well over a thousand. Among these are The White House, the United States Capitol, United States Treasury, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Colonial Williamsburg, The Morgan Library, Wrightsman Galleries at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum, Winterthur, the Mansions of Newport, Radio City Music Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera House. Additionally, Scalamandré remains the preeminent resource for America’s leading designers and decorators for their most dis…
