Sales Manager, Architecture & End Users, South Korea

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Kvadrat was established in Denmark in 1968 and has deep roots in Scandinavia’s world-famous design tradition. A leader in design innovation, Kvadrat produces high-performing, design textiles, rugs, acoustics and window covering solutions for both commercial and residential interiors.

We are now looking for a new Sales Manager to be based in our Seoul Showroom to support our growing A&E business in South Korea.

Job Description:
Your goals will be to strengthen and develop Kvadrat’s position and visibility in the contract market in South Korea.

Main responsibilities include:

• Visiting and cooperating with interior architects, design studios, contractors and end-users in South Korea market.
• Creating and maintaining a project portfolio
• Closing projects specified
• Project and Key Account Management
• Responsibility for the entire sales process, control of the DMU (Decision Making Unit) to ensure that the specifications will result in orders.
• Work with your Customer Service to ensure that all information is registered in system as required.
• Meet the requirements of our Global Sales Indicators (Number of Meetings, Projects, Sales Budget, etc.).

Your Profile:

• Native Korean speaker. Business level in English, both oral and written.
• Sales Experience in interior design materials will be preferred.
• Ability to involve and communicate with different networks.
• Understand the business model of selling premium products.
• Honest, positive mindset with proactive attitude
• Ambitious, self-motivated and driven by results.
• Good presentation skills
• Goold communication and negotiation skills.
• Great team player, but also could work independently.
• Passion for work and art is a great plus.

We offer you:

• An attractive salary package and a variety of benefits.
• Professional training and event participation.
• Great personal development opportunities in a successful international group.

About the Kvadrat organisation
We try to set up as few rules as possible. In return, we expect each person to always act in accordance with our basic values, and in doing so, to be quality driven in all decisions and actions, to act according to our mindset of ‘strong teams – one company’, to be passionate about your daily tasks at the job and the design culture that we are an integrated part of, to stay open-minded towards clients and colleagues, and to be honest in communication and treat others with respect.

Our products reflect our commitment to colour, quality, simplicity, innovation and design. Kvadrat fabrics have been used in some of the world’s most intriguing architectural developments, such as the Gherkin, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Oslo Opera House, Norway; Reichstag, Berlin; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Copenhagen Opera House, Denmark and Guangzhou Opera House, China.

At Kvadrat, we consistently push the aesthetic, technological and functional properties of textiles. In doing so, we collaborate with leading designers, architects and artists, including; David Adjaye, Miriam Bäckström, Tord Boontje, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Alfredo Häberli, Giulio Ridolfo, Peter Saville, Finn Sködt, Roman Signer, as well as Patricia Urquiola.

Kvadrat is a company with high ambitions both for our people and our growth. We are committed to create a diverse work environment with a strong focus on equality, inclusion, empowerment and respect. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to ethnical background, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

www.kvadrat.dk