Architectural Sales Manager (Chicago) - Guardian Glass

We are looking for an Architectural Sales Manager to join our team in Chicago, IL!

The Architectural Sales Manager is a highly skilled sales position and is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys selling beautiful high-end products! This position is responsible for visiting, promoting, and handling complex sales activities in the architecture/design and construction industry in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Our Team

Our team focuses on driving facades opportunities to our fabrication partners. We meet with architects, facades consultants, and glaziers to assist them on projects.

What You Will Do

• Execute a strategic plan within the territory to maximize our sales though new relationships, presentations and meetings within the design and construction process
• Pursue commercial projects relentlessly from inception to completion
• Prospect for new architectural contacts and other key influencers within the sales chain
• Conduct educational sessions on glass technology
• Participate in industry organizations such as AIA, USGBC, and CSI
• Identify new product/application opportunities
• Track projects using SalesForce from the design process through completion
• Travel 50% of the time

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience selling commercial goods as an inside / outside sales representative
• Experience creating and delivering presentations to clients and internal stakeholders
• Experience using a CRM to track project s

What Will Put You Ahead

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or an Architectural or Design field
• Experience with SalesForce
• Experience with the specifying process from inception to completion
• Experience analyzing and continually improving a multi-step and multi-strategy sales model

For this role, we anticipate paying a base salary of $90,000 - $120,000 per year. This role is also eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus and a company car.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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