The Architectural Consultant will be responsible for generating leads through their established contacts in the A&D, CRE, and GC community.
Are you an energetic person whose day is fueled by the people and connections you meet? Are beautiful workplace products and architectural trends your jam? Do you have a passion for crafting strategies and working to execute your vision? If you’re nodding along, we’d love to see your resume for our Architectural Consultant position!
We are one of the largest commercial furnishing providers in the country, creating spaces that are engaging, inspiring, and perfectly tailored to our clients’ needs and goals. Our clients range from small business owners to Fortune 500 corporations, healthcare, education, sports arenas and hospitality environments. A comprehensive menu of services includes asset and order management, facility, installation and space planning, and project management services.
At Atmosphere we believe in providing the best possible service to our clients and constantly striving to provide the best possible work environment for our team members.
Primary Function
The Architectural Consultant will be responsible for generating leads through their established contacts in the A&D, CRE, and GC community. This role will support sales objectives and the sales team by being an expert on the product features and benefits, how they impact a client’s facility goal, learning client’s needs by professionally presenting the product, creating solutions, and working together with the rest of the team to implement the projects within time and profit objectives.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishing own network of relationships within the A&D and commercial end user community to promote the sale of the architectural product portfolio, as well as enhance Atmosphere’s network of business partners.
- Development and execution of pre-construction service and sales engineering strategies in addition to developing new architectural products business through prospecting, networking, and servicing existing accounts.
- Responsible for promotion and sale of architectural products and services, discovering new business opportunities, and driving furniture sales through architectural product sales.
- Developing lasting relationships through continual contact with potential clients, while focusing on the relationships at the executive level.
- Ability to develop strong sales strategies and practice effective negotiation skills.
- Promoting innovative and unconventional solutions for clients utilizing architectural product portfolio.
- Understanding and engaging completely in the comprehensive and sometimes lengthy project cycle.
- Work with leadership team and associates within other departments to lend support, expertise, and recommendations based on project needs.
- Work with the install/delivery and service staff to carry out the project requirements.
- While this job description accurately represents the current primary duties of the role, functions may be adapted as necessary to meet business need.
Core Strengths / Attributes
- Communicates/Collaborates Effectively: Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Ability to influence stakeholders by tailoring message across a variety of audiences. Strong interpersonal skills; develops and maintains positive relationships internally and externally. Strong team player.
- Demonstrates Accountability: Strong self discipline and motivation. Shows initiative, takes responsibility for work and actions, high level of integrity.
- Strategizes and Problem Solves: Problem solving orientation; critical thinking skills; understands how their work relates to the whole; generates new ideas that add value; ability to seek out appropriate information to make effective decisions. Takes risks and champions new ideas.
- Resilient and Adaptable: Open to new experiences to develop skills and ability to work in a fast paced, continuously evolving role.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelors’ degree or equal experience.
- 5+ years of sales/project manager experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to travel outside of the office, including occasional overnight travel.
- Personal character in accordance with company’s core values and beliefs.
Desired Job Requirements
- Proven background of sales performance with selling of construction or architectural products.
- Construction and facilities experience and business knowledge preferred, including working knowledge of construction/electrical/technology fields.
- Knowledge of architectural products portfolio and how it integrates into the construction process.
- Fundamental understanding of an extended sale cycle.
- Strong financial skills and understanding of lifecycle costing.
- Fluent in workplace performance concepts/conversation.
Employees are responsible, as a condition of hire and continued employment, for following all prescribed safety rules and procedures to prevent workplace injuries. All employees are expected to cooperate in every aspect of the company’s safety program and follow safe work practices.
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors 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, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Atmosphere Commercial Interiors complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
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