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Manager, Experience & Design Center

RPMGlobal, Houston, TX, United States


Overview
BSH Home Appliances Corporation – Top Employer US 2024

Tomorrow is our home.

At BSH, People Matter. Bring your unique skills, capabilities, and experiences to our dynamic teams where your contributions will drive our innovation culture. We strive to be a workplace that values people and supports opportunities for continuous professional and personal growth. As a leading manufacturer of home appliance brands Bosch, Gaggenau, and Thermador, we prioritize having a consumer centric mindset and creating positive experiences for the consumer throughout all interactions with our products and services. Join us now and give your career a home. You Belong Here.

Manager, Experience & Design Center

Houston, TX/ Full-time

Your responsibilities

Oversees all facets of the experience and design center (EDC) in Houston, TX. This includes physical development and status of displays, product mix chosen for exhibits essential for regional market, trade marketing to drive awareness and conversion, and full budget and staffing responsibilities. The Manager of the EDC will be responsible for sales conversion using latest CRM tools and will work in close cooperation with regional sales teams and dealer network.

Directly leads Experience & Design Center Sales Consultants to offer best in class experiences for consumers and trade and monitors turnover conversion for EDC location

Manages Kitchen & Design Center Specialist ensuring we provide services to consumer, trade, and our builder partners during the specification process of our luxury appliances

In charge of culinary team that provides live brand and product experiences

Manages Administrative Assistant/Receptionist to ensure best in class hospitality

Manages all other outside staff based on needs of EDC

Ensures best in class hospitality service throughout the entire EDC team

Focuses on awareness activities to further drive end consumers to the regional EDC and ensuring leads are tracked and converted into sales using latest CRM tools

Monthly tracking of consumer and trade specifier EDC visits

Monthly tracking of leads into conversions through EDC Sales Consultants

Ensures sales KPIs are met as laid out in the business plan per EDC

Ensures EDC consultants are focused on upselling where possible to further increase sales for DSM and Builder in the area

Main contact person for key builder initiatives in the area and ensures EDC team supports in closing sale with any support needed

Holds kickoff meeting and establishes relationship with regional DSM and qualifying dealers that opt into the CRM tools to work collaboratively to generate additional turnover

Looks into other areas of revenue generation where possible for the EDC and drive overall awareness for Thermador, Bosch, and Gaggenau brans (e.g. paid cooking classes)

Develops and manages all trade marketing programs executed through the EDC in close collaboration with trade marketing, brands, and sales (internal and external) teams

Builds and maintains relationships with designers, architects, builders, and developers by creating and executing in-showroom events, trainings, and meetings

Oversees hosted meeting and receptions for professional trade organizations such as NKBA, ASID, NARI and others

Oversees all EDC events

Oversees internal EDC training programs as needed

Generates outreach initiatives to drive trade and consumer traffic to EDC

Educates designers, builders, and consumers on the products and demos the products

Attends trade events to build relationships with local and regional trade organizations

Answers public inquiries generated by the brand websites

Consults with Corporate managers looking to develop national-level events, meetings or programs

Scouts and recommends local venues, contractors, resources, and customer entertainment options

Executes programs for corporate constituents (brand marketing, product marketing, public relations, sales, and training)

Interfaces with local, regional, and national sales managers and directors to provide programming and value-added service to support their customers

Executes programs by overseeing hotels, food service, entertainment, training, communications, and reporting

Sources, negotiates, and oversees the choice of program vendors

Programs handle over 1,000 participants annually

Operations Manager:

Interfaces with executive management for reporting and planning purposes and primary interface to the rest of the EDC network to create synergies and best practices across the region

Maintains accuracy of website EDC listing

Continuously manages and monitors EDC budget and creates reports as necessary

Maintains daily records of EDC traffic and appointments

Supervises the EDC Sales Consultants (when applicable) in scheduling appointments, tracking and converting leads using the latest CRM tools, trainings, events, demos, and meetings

Maintains and manages EDC expense reporting and budgets including necessary supplies or modifications needed for EDC location (e.g. culinary supplies for chefs or major EDC renovations/modifications)

Functions as a consultant within the EDC network as needed (example: expansion plans, layouts of new EDCs, staffing, etc)

May delegate some of the above responsibilities to others and supervise execution of them (eg. To administrative assistant/ receptionist)

Cleanliness, up to date design aspects to accommodating activities efficiently and effectively, maintaining current product mix and balance of Brand equities

Performs all other duties as assigned

Your profile

Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration or related field) – Required

5-7 Years of Experience (Managerial experience) – Required

3-5 Years of Experience (Marketing and/or sales experience) – Required

5-7 Years of Experience (Showroom setting or office management experience) – Required

Must be comfortable in a showroom, sales and office environment

Must be able to control multi-million dollar budget for specific EDC

Must have some knowledge of kitchen appliances and be able to demo products effectively

Must be able to communicate professionally with the public and trades

Must demonstrate good judgment and discretion when exposed to confidential information

Proficient in all Microsoft Office products

Compensation and benefits
The pay range posted for this position is based on the location noted in the posting title. Exact compensation offered may vary based on your specific skillset and work location. If the position is bonus or incentive eligible then the payments range from 0% to 200% of target with details laid out within the plan document.

Benefits offered include the following:

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA) participation starting on the first day of the calendar month following date of hire.

Wellness Plan that allows participating employees to earn lower medical care premiums.

401(k) Retirement Plan starting on the first day of the calendar month following 30 days of service. The plan provides a fully vested 100% employer match on the first 4% of compensation contributed and also includes an annual employer-funded profit sharing contribution dependent on company profitability.

Two weeks of paid vacation for all non-temporary status new hires below Director level positions. Vacation entitlement increases based on years of service with BSH.

Unlimited paid vacation for all Director and above level positions.

The greater of (a) 40 hours of paid sick leave or (b) state or local minimum requirements for paid leave (Non-Production Line).

40 hours of paid personal leave (Production Line).

12 days of paid holidays per year (max 8 hours paid per day).

Adoption Reimbursement Program, Perks at Work, and BSH Employee Purchase Program.

BSH provides ongoing product training, uniforms, computer tablet, cell phone and a company vehicle for eligible positions.

BSH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, military service, or any other protected class. By including everyone and ensuring equal opportunities, BSH unleashes its full potential - EOE / AA Employer.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Bonus program.

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