Outside Sales Representative (Independent Contractor)

About the Company

Ardmore Home Design (AHD), founded in 2008, is a privately owned, fast-paced, founder-led entrepreneurial company where we value people with strong skills to make our products and processes better every day. We design, sell, and distribute luxury home décor globally to interior designers and boutique/luxury retailers. The AHD family of wholesale brands includes Made Goods (flagship furniture made from unique materials), Pigeon & Poodle (home and bath accessories), Blue Pheasant (handcrafted tabletop products) and Burton James (seating home furnishing).

About the Position

We are looking for a passionate, strategic, and professional Independent Contractor Sales Representative to represent the Made Goods. Pigeon & Poodle and Blue Pheasant to designers in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in outside sales in luxury home furnishings and strong and successful relationships with designers. The ideal candidate is driven, goal and solution-oriented, and provides excellent customer service. This position includes partnering with our Los Angeles showroom team to represent our brands to area designers.

What you can do for us:

• Meet or exceed sales goals established by the Directors of Sales for the Ardmore Home Family of Brands: Made Goods, Pigeon & Poodle, Blue Pheasant, and Burton James
• Collaborate with LA Showroom team on a shared account list, targeting LA-based interior designers
• Present as a brand ambassador to customers either in-showroom or on-site in design offices
• Ability to identify opportunities by brand, customer, or location based on observation and data analysis
• Identify competitors and relevant industry opportunities, including local conferences, networking and tradeshow events
• Travel to High Point Market twice yearly
• Work with the sales leadership team to represent the brand at trade shows, company events, and national sales meetings

Job Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven sales experience with specific, relevant background in the sales of high-end luxury home furnishings business
• Existing relationships with LA designers highly preferred
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft office (Excel, Word, MS Outlook)
• Strong verbal/written skills
• Must have reliable transportation and the ability to travel locally to off-site appointments as needed
• Ideal candidate is located in or near Central Los Angeles to support on-site needs and local travel
• Demonstrated initiative and strategic decision making
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced work environment

This is an independent contractor role with total annual earning potential ranging from $125,000 to $175,000, dependent on sales performance, account development, and market penetration.