About the Role
Interface is seeking a strategic seller to connect our story and products to customers, find creative solutions, and collaborate with a dynamic sales team. This role will build advocacy for nora by Interface rubber flooring systems with A&D, end users, and dealers/flooring contractors to grow key market segments like healthcare, education, and industry. The Account Executive will identify and capitalize on project opportunities and build, sustain, and grow annuity accounts to drive year-over-year sales growth.
Responsibilities
- Work and collaborate in a team environment to grow Interface business across all key market segments and product lines.
- Develop new and grow existing relationships to drive specifications with established assigned key end users and A&D firms.
- Develop business with other high potential end users and A&D firms.
- Learn the nora by Interface sales process for each of the key market segments.
- Learn nora by Interface flooring systems and their value and practical use within the key market segments.
- Learn and leverage nora by Interface pricing strategy.
- Build designer and user advocacy for nora by Interface rubber as well as the entire portfolio of Interface products within the key market segments.
- Work with regional counterparts and territory teammates to identify and close cross-selling opportunities.
- Lead and collaborate with teammates on negotiations.
- Identify and remove barriers to closing the sale.
- Identify, develop, and bring to order project opportunities using the influence of A&D firms, end users and dealer contacts.
- Leverage sales support resources provided: Regional Sales Directors, Key Account Directors (Regional, Healthcare, Industry), Global Account Directors, Sales Support Coordinators, Technical and Maintenance specialists, and other internal functional support teams.
- Grow the number of specifications year over year within the key market segments.
- Build and sustain a smart dealer environment within the territory supported by Regional Sales Director and other sales supports.
- Provide accurate and timely sales reports and forecasts.
- Manage all expenses within budget set and submit expense reports.
- Leverage Salesforce CRM to manage business activities and maximize efficiency.
Requirements
- Prefer at least three years of sales experience, or equivalent industry experience (commercial sales within the construction or interiors space desired).
- Strong business acumen and entrepreneurial drive.
- Desire to work within a team environment.
- Ability to plan and prioritize independent work schedule.
Skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills, including virtual presenting.
Location
- central upstate New York
Work Type
- Remote
- Field
Experience Level
- 3+ years sales experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational background preferred
About the Company
- Interface is a global flooring and sustainability leader dedicated to rethinking how spaces work for people and the planet.
- Our portfolio includes Interface® carpet tile and LVT, nora® rubber flooring, and FLOR® premium area rugs.
- We innovate in a way that combines design, performance, and sustainability—without compromise.
- Trusted by architects, designers, and building professionals worldwide, we help bring bold visions to life with solutions that deliver real, measurable impact.
- Building on more than 30 years of sustainability progress and industry‑first innovation, we remain ‘all in’ on our goal of becoming carbon negative by 2040, without the use of offsets.
- At Interface, we believe that flooring is more than what you walk on.
- We help our customers create interior spaces that support well-being, productivity, and creativity, as well as the sustainability of the planet.
- As a global leader in modular flooring, we design and manufacture an integrated collection of carpet tiles and resilient flooring, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and nora® rubber flooring.
- We’re designers, engineers, scientists, problem-solvers, dreamers, trailblazers and everything in between.
- Spread all over the world, we are one team with a shared vision and values.
- For us, sustainability is a journey.
- We're constantly working to improve the quality of our products and lessen the impact they have on human health and the environment.
- Design leads everything we do.
- Our team of designers continuously explores trends, textures, colors, and materials to ensure every pattern and detail is thoughtfully crafted.
Equal Opportunity
- We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
- We desire priority referrals of Protected Veterans for job openings at all locations within the State of New York.
- An Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Disabled.
