Shaw Contract Account Manager- Kansas City

Job Title

Shaw Contract Account Manager- Kansas City

Position Overview

Shaw Contract is a global design leader in commercial flooring for some of the world’s most creative and innovative environments.

Our vast, sustainable product offerings can be found in diverse markets such as workplace, healthcare, hospitality, education, and multi-family dwellings.

Shaw supports the spaces in which we work, learn, live, play and heal.

Specific responsibilities include daily sales calls on existing customers. Must present products to architects, designers, end users and other users.

New end use business development skills are preferred. Additionally, he or she must continually prospect for viable new accounts while developing a key awareness of what is happening within Kansas City + Wichita.

Responsibilities :

Characteristics to include honesty, integrity, hard work, enthusiasm and motivation.

Work with architects, designers, flooring contractors, end users, contractors, etc. to select appropriate products for their projects that fit within their design criteria, budget and time frame.

Travel daily throughout assigned area to call on existing customers and prospect new customers to solicit business.

Manage project from inception to completion including identifying opportunity, product selection, specification, order placement, order tracking, delivery coordination, installation oversight, punch walk / claim coordination( if necessary), and communication of maintenance program.

Must be motivated and comfortable working and supporting a closely knit team environment.

Must be able and competent to work with and manage customer base thru CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tool such as Salesforce.com

Follow up on a variety of leads from sources such as Dodge, CoStar, networking groups

Build relationships with existing and new customers by entertaining such as lunches, dinners or special events.

Account Managers must implement the selling process in his / her area; they must have the ability to make good judgment decisions.

A full understanding of the product line is essential. Furthermore, an understanding of the application that each product serves is critical.

The ability to interface / communicate with a diverse group of customers in a friendly and respectable manner is a must.

The ideal candidate will possess a flexible personality and be able to communicate clearly to other persons, both orally and in written form.

Contract Specialist must give presentations to architects, designers, and end-users to educate them on the flooring industry and how Shaw Contract Group can benefit them on their projects.

Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma / GED

Prefer at least 1+ years of sales experience, or equivalent industry experience

Desire to work within a team environment

Preferred : Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Candidate already living in Kansas City strongly preferred.

Commercial flooring experience preferred.

Required Competencies :

Build Trusting Relationships

Influence Others

Execute Action Plan

Build Customer Satisfaction

Initiate Action

Adapt and Change

Although our highly-distributed workforce can be found around the globe, Shaw Contract is based out of Cartersville, Georgia in our new highly-sustainable, world-class Create Centre facility, which is home to product development and marketing for our commercial division, demonstrating our commitment to hiring the best talent.

We hire humble, collaborative and ambitious people and give them endless opportunities to grow and succeed. Shaw Contract is the commercial design brand for Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

a vertically integrated manufacturer that supplies carpet, hardwood, laminate, resilient, tile & stone flooring products and synthetic turf to residential and commercial markets globally.

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, and with manufacturing in the United States, Mexico and China, Shaw is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

with more than $4.5 billion in annual sales and 23,000 associates worldwide.

Work Shift

8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.