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12 May 2021

Full-Time Account Manager

PeopleSpace, Inc. – Posted by tkoehler San Jose, California, United States

Job Description

The Account Manager on the Strategic Accounts Team is responsible for all project and daily work order activities, sales support, and full customer satisfaction for assigned accounts.  Although this is not a sales position, it requires you to have sales capabilities assisting in developing an account.  The Account Manager continues to grow the relationship within the account past the project and forward towards the account. 

You are the ideal candidate if managing the details of a project gives you confidence.  You’ve learned how to be the internal point person among your teammates to get project milestones delivered on time.  You value project timelines and clearly communicate with clients to not only manage expectations but help create ecstatic long-term customers.  You thrive on getting the job done right. 

If you resonate with the description above, we look forward to your application and speaking with you.

Job Type: Full-time, exempt

Specific responsibilities include:

Customer/Account Servicing

  • Single point-of-contact for coordinating all dealer activities, services, orders and personnel for each assigned account
  • Responsible for all client relations and on-going relationships with client personnel, and client third parties (contractors, A&D firms, etc.)

Project & Work Order Management

  • Oversees all customer projects and work orders; directs dealer team for implementation of customer orders and service requests
  • Provides frequent and regular status reports to customer regarding project and work order status

Sales Order Management

  • Develops plans and product specifications either on own or through work with the design department; produces detailed, accurate and professional looking quotes through own effort or in conjunction with dealership personnel (designers, project managers, etc.) and presents these to the customer in a timely manner
  • Works with service departments to develop service contracts to present to customer when complex services are sold (design, for instance) or for major projects (installation, design, project mgmt)

Process, Quality and Customer Satisfaction

  • Ensures standards of performance are met for all customer work activities
  • Establishes costs and sell amounts for all account products and services, based on contract pricing, gross margin guidelines and established service pricing; is responsible for “cost-of-sale” against account purchases

Sales & Marketing

  • Provides frequent and regular follow-up with customer regarding information for products and services including all support for customer’s requests
  • Presents new products and services to customer, and exposes customer to new opportunities to purchase goods and services from dealership

Contract Furniture / Design Industry Knowledge

  • Strong knowledge of interior design field and current practices
  • Understands contract furniture processes, including order preparation, project management, order management and delivery/installation

Organizational Interfaces

  • Works collaboratively with client and client’s third-party firms, including A&D firms, interior contractors, electrical and communication engineers, customer’s IT group, etc.
  • Manages team assignments to ensure workload activities are appropriately balanced and supported

Qualifications + Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum 3 – 5 years Commercial Furniture Sales experience
  • Demonstrated space planning and project management ability
  • Experience with Haworth products preferred
  • Polished communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Strong technology skills

PeopleSpace is a market leader, providing workspace strategy, contract office furniture, custom solutions, and architectural wall products.  We are hiring in all offices (Irvine, Los Angeles, Bay Area, Portland and Seattle) for qualified individuals in the following roles: Account Managers, Sales Coordinators, Project Designers, Project Coordinators, Business Development Manager GSA (Los Angeles), Director of Healthcare (Bay Area), Customer Experience Concierge (Irvine).  Remote positions available for Project Designers and Project Coordinators.

We have over 21 years of success in creating environments to improve the well-being, culture, engagement, and retention of both our client’s employees and our team members. As one of Haworth’s top global dealerships, we boast the largest dealership footprint on the West Coast with five Customer Experience Centers.  PeopleSpace is a dynamic and rising organization that provides great upward mobility for individuals who are looking to learn, grow and find a long-term home.  We offer great benefits and foster an inspired company culture based on our core values.

Visit us at peoplespace.com to learn more regarding the positions.

PeopleSpace is an equal opportunity employer.  If any accommodations are needed for applicants during the selection process, please notify the Director of Human Resources during the recruitment process.  We appreciate your application, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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How to Apply

https://peoplespace.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=116&source=aWQ9Nw%3D%3D

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time.

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