Sales Representative

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Maharam is the leading creator of textiles for interiors. Recognized for its rigorous and holistic commitment, Maharam embraces a range of disciplines, from product, graphic, and digital design to art and architecture. Known for its aesthetic and industrial innovation, Maharam’s work is guided by five main principles : utility, technology, tradition, luxury, and environmental impact.

Essential Functions

• Travel to client locations.
• Develop ongoing relationships with clients (firms and individuals) to ensure brand awareness, product familiarity, and ensure “first look” consideration for project involvement and specification opportunities.
• Entertain clients by way of meals, events, and involvement in industry functions.
• Present new Maharam products to clients specifying interior finishes via the EASIER acronym.
• Handle specific product / project involvement with specifying clients, end‑users, and buying customers.
• Provide product information (both aesthetic and functional) and develop strategy for pricing, navigating all delivery aspects, product suitability, and “need by” dates.
• Maintain resource library for sampled clients…replacement of missing sampling and removal of NLA and merchandising of Maharam sampling to the best advantage in all resource libraries.
• Supervise inside sales support of sales coordinator.
• Maintain client database management.

Relationship Reporting

This position reports to Manager, Regional Sales and may receive additional assignments and direction from VP, Sales.

Contacts Inside and Outside the Organization

This position has contact with specifying clients, purchasing customers, and end‑users; Yaphank departments including resource management, QA, credit, and key client services; sales management, and local sales reps and sales coordinators in other offices as needed for project follow‑up.

Knowledge and Skills

Education and Experience

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Maharam is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industry

Textile Manufacturing

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