Trade Representative

Sub-Zero Group Midwest, a distributor of Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove luxury kitchen appliances, seeks a Trade Representative for our Chicago, IL territory. Come join our team and be valued as an individual! Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is a family-owned company where talent and hard work are recognized and rewarded. People work as a team, and everyone is guided by a clear vision: To provide best-in-class appliances and memorable experiences that bring substance to luxury.

This role is responsible for developing sales through trade outlets, managing key trade relationships, and actively engaging the trade community, including kitchen designers, kitchen dealers, cabinet shops, interior designers, and architects. These partners are highly influential and loyal to our brands, regularly specifying Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove products for their clients and directly impacting sales results. As kitchen designers and dealers increasingly drive product specification decisions, strong relationships with the trade significantly increase the likelihood of our products being selected and installed in customers’ homes.

Specific responsibilities include:

• • Working with the trade to specify our brands—maintaining and growing existing relationships and assisting with floor displays
  • Actively make field calls to the trade providing them with product knowledge, specification assistance, and (when appropriate) to directly sell our product
  • Build and grow new kitchen dealers and new trade contacts, providing education to specifiers to help promote our products
  • Looking for new projects by working with our retail partners, reviewing permit requests, and by canvassing areas for future development
  • Work effectively with the local TSMs, BAMS, and Showroom Manager in the promotion of the showroom
  • Attending trade organization events (ASID, NKBA, AIA, and NARI)
  • Conduct CEU classes with qualified specifiers
  • Promote and ensure entries into the Sub-Zero/Wolf/Cove Kitchen Design Contest
• Drive showroom traffic from the Trade community
• Expected to travel the territory 75% of the time. Overnights as needed.
• Territory area is the Chicagoland area

 Requirements:

• • Minimum 5+ years in an outside sales position (appliance, consumer goods, building, or design industry preferred)
  • Minimum 2-5 years in role interfacing with the design community
  • Presentation Skills- public speaking and trade show exhibition
  • Time Management and Self-Motivation
  • Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM experience

• Compensation Package:
  • Competitive base salary ($103,000 to $115,000) plus bonus incentive
  • Industry leading Health and Dental
  • Generous 401K and Profit Sharing
  • Vehicle, travel, and expense reimbursement

This position requires a pre-employment drug test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration.  All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.  A background check will be performed and will be conducted per FCRA standards with consent.