Sales Manager, Architecture & End Users, Copenhagen

Kvadrat was established in Denmark in 1968 and has deep roots in Scandinavia’s world-famous design tradition. A leader in design innovation, Kvadrat produces high-performing, design textiles, rugs, acoustics and window covering solutions for both commercial and residential interiors.

We are looking for a sales representative for our Architecture & End Users segment.

We are offering you a unique opportunity to join a strongly sales-oriented team and environment. You will be based at our office in Copenhagen and report to VP Scandinavia Jesper Vangby.

Job description
Your goals will be to strengthen and develop Kvadrat’s position and visibility in the contract market in Denmark, through contact with renowned architects, contract dealers, interior designers and selected end-users.

Main responsibilities include:

• Visiting and cooperating with architects and interior designers, major end-users.
• Creating and maintaining a project portfolio
• Closing projects specified
• Project and Key Account Management
• Responsibility for the entire sales process, control of the DMU (Decision Making Unit) to ensure that the specifications will result in orders.

You should expect 0-30 travel days a year in this position.

Your profile
The right profile possesses:

• Great relationship and networking abilities – making (quality) relationships with the right ambassadors and clients.
• Strong commercial skills with the ability to drive results.
• Strong project management skills, able to involve and communicate with our network, ensuring project inflow and closing.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both orally and in writing as well as strong presentation skills.
• A good sense of quality, aesthetics and design.
• The ability to be a good team player but is also able to work independently.
• Able to plan and prioritize your time, using tools and involving relevant specialists.

We offer you
An attractive salary package and a variety of benefits.
Professional training and event participation.
Great personal development opportunities in a successful international group.

Application
For further information, please contact Jesper Vangby at +45 3080 2216 or jeva@kvadrat.org. We will invite for interviews on an ongoing basis. Please submit your resume through the form below.
Please note, Kvadrat will be closed for Christmas from December 21st to January 2nd 2025.

We are Kvadrat
Our products reflect our commitment to color, quality, simplicity, innovation and design. Kvadrat fabrics have been used in some of the world’s most intriguing architectural developments, such as the Gherkin, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Oslo Opera House, Norway; Reichstag, Berlin; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Copenhagen Opera House, Denmark and Guangzhou Opera House, China.

At Kvadrat, we consistently push the aesthetic, technological and functional properties of textiles. In doing so, we collaborate with leading designers, architects and artists, such as David Adjaye, Miriam Bäckström, Tord Boontje, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Alfredo Häberli, Giulio Ridolfo, Peter Saville, Roman Signer, as well as Patricia Urquiola.

We try to set up as few rules as possible. In return, we expect each person to always act in accordance with our basic values, and in doing so, to be quality driven in all decisions and actions, to act according to our mindset of ‘strong teams – one company’, to be passionate about your daily tasks at the job and the design culture that we are an integrated part of, to stay open-minded towards clients and colleagues, and to be honest in communication and treat others with respect.

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