Rug Sales Specialist

Our family atelier is eager to welcome new members of our sales team at the most exciting time in our company’s history. As one of our teammates, you will have access to the most prominent designers, architects, and luxury home specialists seeking high-end rugs for their projects. Our showroom is expansive, and our team is made of smart, capable professionals with a great energy—eager to teach you our craft hands-on.

Candidates with strong trade relationships are exciting, as are those with a passion for home furnishings, design, and the high-end market.

Responsibilities:

• Becoming familiar with our new and existing collections and samples, along with an awareness of major high-end brands in the art, design, fashion and furniture industry
• Managing accounts personally and servicing them professionally
• Bringing in new accounts through any traditional and creative new methods
• Present on social media and passionate to explore its potential as a networking resource and educational tool
• Excited to be hands on in our creative den, while constantly encouraging its energy and offering ideas to keep an organized, engaging look and feel to our home
• Present on social media and passionate to explore its potential as a networking resource and educational tool
• Excited to be hands on in our creative den, while constantly encouraging its energy and offering ideas to keep an organized, engaging look and feel to our home
• Working with other sales specialists, and our Phenom, on collaborative projects
• Maintain regular contact with designers to keep them updated of new additions to the collections for potential projects
• Expand connections with design professionals and network at design events/exhibitions to nurture strong relationships

Experience and Skills

• 3-5 years of sales experience in our field or a relevant discipline(s)
• A skilled researcher and avid reader of trade publications, able to stay current with our competitors and trends in design, home furnishings, fashion, art, social media etc.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with clear and concise communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a kind demeanor with all colleagues, both teammates and clients alike
• Passionate for home furnishings, design, color, art and craft
• Multitasking and keeping track of long-term custom projects
• Hardworking, patient, and service-oriented during projects with many moving parts
• Excited to collaborate, and encouraging teamwork in group projects
• Social media enthusiasts, able to maintain a presence on the best platforms
• Familiarity with basic systems like Mac OS and Google Suite, and a willingness to learn new systems as we grow
• Proactive in every task, taking initiative and giving your all every time
• Prompt, with exceptional time management and organization skills

Benefits:

• Strong base salary commission structure, based on experience
• Health insurance
• PTO
• An ample budget for travel, hospitality and other entertainment-related expenses

Website

www.rugandkilim.com

About Rug & Kilim

Rug & Kilim is a family-owned New York atelier, renowned for their vast, well-curated inventory and strong archive of custom designs.

For over four decades, Rug & Kilim — led by Jahanshah Nazmiyal — has pioneered the design and development industry, innovating with an encyclopedia of textures, colors, pile heights, yarns, and natural fibers, culminating into a haute couture-inspired custom collection. Alongside his sons, Cyrus and Sina Nazmiyal, and their growing team of dedicated avant-garde creators, the trio has established an exciting and reliable resource for luxury handmade rugs, tapestries and textiles for designers, architects, hospitality professionals, high-end collectors, and all admirers of the craft who share their passion. The Nazmiyals' emphasis on loyalty, warm hospitality, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge, growth, and reinvention has shaped the venerable house they proudly call home.

The Rug & Kilim archive spans from the 17th Century to contemporary designs benefitting from a rich collection of antique, vintage, and modern designs in Scandinavian, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Moroccan, and European rugs and Kilims. Their particular devotion to the study and curation of Kilim and flatweave rugs has led to the accumulation of both the largest and one of the most important collections in the world. Jahanshah’s particular passion for 18th-Century Aubusson rugs, Savonneries, Axminsters, Donegals, hooked rugs and tapestries has become a formidable representation of important artists and special workshops as well. Furthermore his study of 17th-Century Mughal floral motifs and Persian court weaving has enriched his range of classics and inspired new collections, such as our Block Print rugs.

All clients of Rug & Kilim are serviced directly by a dedicated teammate and specialist at the Long Island City showroom, with further access to the Art Department for bespoke projects in residential, commercial, boutique hospitality and beyond. Their creative den is a museum of rare designs and royal culture, and an inviting second home for all creative minds.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance