TITLE: Contract Account Manager – Dallas
REPORTS TO:Dallas Store Manager
CLASSIFICATION: Full-time, Exempt
ABOUT US: Blu Dot (www.bludot.com), an award-winning designer and maker of modern home furnishings, is currently searching for a Contract Account Manager to join our dynamic and values-driven company.
Company Purpose
Inspire a more creative way of living through good design that's good to everyone.
Core Values
- Good design is good. Good design should be reflected in everything we do.
- Keep it simple. Strive for economy in all that you do.
- Everyone is invited to our party. Treat every individual with respect & dignity.
- Our glass is half full. Focus on the positive.
- Be humble. We take nothing for granted.
- Turn it up to 11. Determine what is expected and do a little more.
- Stay curious. Try, learn, improve, repeat.
ABOUT THE ROLE: Serve as Blu Dot's in-market expert for commercial and contract clients. Build relationships, educate specifiers, and grow opportunities across hospitality, multi-family, workplace, dealer, and procurement channels. Deliver a highly consultative sales experience, manage project timelines, and support Market Development Managers and the Minneapolis contract team with best-in-class communication and coordination.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Creative and clever problem-solver with a solution-oriented approach to daily tasks
- Confident presenter with strong influence-building skills
- Comfortable navigating commercial purchasing processes
- Friendly and authentic with customer skills across all mediums
- Time-management guru with an ability to prioritize competing demands
- Adept and willing collaborator that can work independently and take direction appropriately
- Analytical, detail-driven investigator capable of contextualizing the big picture
- Focused on process improvement and able to pick up and integrate new technologies with ease
- A champion for inclusion and belonging for everyone who walks through our doors; colleagues and customers alike
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Prospect, grow, and manage commercial relationships including contract dealers, procurement agencies, hospitality groups, corporate end-users, educational intuitions, and developers.
- Partner with your Store Manager and Market Development Manager to conduct in-store and in-field presentations, lunch and learns, and product demos
- Provide consultative, technical product support including finishes, BIFMA requirements, and commercial capabilities
- Oversee orders from quoting through installation and post-sale follow up
- Maintain accurate CRM notes, pipeline records, and communication logs
- Communicate professionally and consistently, reflecting Blu Dot brand standards
- Support Market Development Managers with local activation and outreach
- Execute and maintain visual merchandising standards and general cleanliness of showroom
- Assist in seasonal floor change, including light furniture assembly and some lifting
- Availability to work weekends based on the needs of the business
- Ability to stand for long periods during shifts and occasional reaching, crouching, or lifting up to 50 lbs.
*Everyone's welcome to our party! Blu Dot always welcomes candidates with unique and diverse backgrounds. Blu Dot is a member of E-Verify. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.