Showroom & Architectural Sales Representative

About the Role

BBWC Sales is seeking a full-time Showroom & Architectural Sales Representative for the Greater New Orleans Region. This role focuses on building and growing relationships with showroom consultants, architects, interior designers, and owners to get manufacturers’ products specified early in the design process and follow projects through bid and award.

Key Responsibilities

• Call on showroom consultants, designers, and architect firms to promote and specify product lines.
• Present AIA-accredited continuing education (CEU) and lunch-and-learn programs.
• Support specifiers with product selection, submittals, spec sections, and technical questions.
• Identify and track projects from early design through bid, award, and construction.
• Partner with BBWC’s outside sales team and distributor partners to convert specifications into orders.
• Keep accurate project and contact records in our CRM.
• Represent BBWC at industry events, trade shows, and association meetings (AIA, ASPE, IIDA, CSI).
• Coordinate product approvals and listings.
• Prepare proposals.
• Support integration of products into design documents.
• Follow up on project opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal and manufacturer teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Conduct product trainings.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience in showroom, A&D, specification, or technical sales, ideally in plumbing, decorative, or building products.
• Confidence presenting to design professionals in small and large groups.
• Strong organizational skills and follow-through.
• Ability to read construction documents and understand specifications.
• Ability to work independently, manage a territory, and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Use of CRM tools.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, business, or a related field is beneficial but not required.
• Bonus points: an existing network with design firms in our territory, decorative plumbing product knowledge, CSI certification (CDT).