Retail Trade Marketing and GS Lead
Job Description
The Cornerstone brands deliver inspirations that help customers enjoy, enhance and celebrate life. Cornerstone comprises four interactive, aspirational home and apparel lifestyle brands: Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Grandin Road® and Garnet Hill®.
Your Opportunity, Your Team
The Retail Trade Marketing and Guest Services Lead will oversee the development of client relationships with both in-store clients and outside businesses. These relationships will be within the Frontgate Store's local community, highlighting and promoting the philosophy and values of the brand. With coordination with the store manager, this will include developing strategies and targets for businesses in the community. It will also involve building business opportunities within the community, targeting designers, architects, stagers, realtors, builders, pool, and landscaping companies, et. Additionally, implementing store events and working with clients while in the store are part of the plan.
You will report to the General Manager.
Where You'll Work
This role is onsite and will require you to work from our Atlanta, GA, Frontgate location daily. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.
What You'll Do
Collaborate with the Director of Retail and the Store Manager, identify businesses and groups to target that can help the local store expand their business-to-business opportunities.
Make Sales Calls in the community 2-3 days a week and deliver Design Presentations.
Support B2B customers providing design presentations, quotes, invoices, product specifications, and problem resolution.
Investigate B2B leads provided by corporate partners and cultivate ongoing relationships with those clients for future and ongoing business.
Maintain an active, accurate, organized client book with outreach tracking, contacting clients and providing appropriate follow-up on all sales or guest requests.
Post marketing materials on social media.
What You'll Bring
Education: 3 years experience in the furniture industry, Preferred BS Marketing and 5 years of Furniture selling experience.
Minimum Experience: 3 years Direct Selling experience preferably in furniture industry and in a showroom setting.
5 years internal experience of product knowledge and community outreach.
Experience in B2B sales and interior design.
Understanding of commercial use requirements and residential installation.
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Our Total Rewards package includes benefits you’ll love such as competitive compensation, paid time off, an employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and amazing company discounts! In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.
QVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at [email protected] for assistance.
If provided, salary ranges are a general guideline only, and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location as well as business and market conditions.