Architectural Consultant

The Architectural Sales Consultant is responsible for building the Pella brand within the architectural community as their premier choice for window and door solutions. Develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with architects and trade organizations. Responsible for generating architectural project specifications, sales lead hand-offs, and continuing education opportunities for current and potential Pella customers. Proactively originates new business relationships through networking, referrals and face-to-face meetings to drive maximum market penetration. The ideal candidate will live in the Chicagoland area and must have prior experience working with architects and trade organizations.

The targeted pay range for this role is $75,000 - $90,000. The total compensation package for this position will also include applicable incentive compensation, such as an annual bonus. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, specific work geography, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

As a member of the Pella Family of Brands team, you will be eligible for company sponsored benefits that include healthcare, dental, vision, 20 days of paid time off, 9 paid holidays, 401(k) plan with 4% company match, tuition assistance, mileage reimbursement, and much more.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Individual’s motor vehicle record must also comply with company requirements.

Language and Communication Skills

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Professional Skills

Must present a clean and neat physical appearance and strictly abide by company dress code serving as a role model for other employees, customer and visitors.

Reasoning Abilities

Ability to solve practical and arithmetic problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as, discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive an automobile, stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds using proper lifting techniques. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment varies between low to moderate in administrative offices and to moderate on constructions sites.

Travel

The vast majority of travel will be local. Must be able to drive to showrooms, job sites and customer/contractor locations and required company functions at various locations. While performing the duties of this job must have valid driver’s license and must have vehicle for transporting yourself, computer, projector, samples and/or literature from home office to office’s in and around area of coverage.