What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospitality Design Liaison position at American Leather Operations LLC?
FACTORY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
The American Leather factory is unique in the furniture industry. It allows us to create custom luxury furniture in Dallas, Texas, and deliver it to consumers' homes via our retail partners in about 30 days. Blending the best in technology, efficiency systems, and state-of-the-art craftsmanship allows us to offer the most beautiful styles, innovative mechanisms, and various custom options.
Each valued operations team member is key to upholding American Leather's commitment to quality, workmanship, and service. We look forward to receiving your application to join our exceptional team.
SUMMARY
Reporting to the VP, Hospitality & Contract, the Hospitality Design Liaison is a design-driven sales consultant who thrives working on complex, highly technical hospitality design projects.
An ideal candidate will blend the passion of design with technical prowess to leverage American Leather's (AL) Contract’s custom upholstery capabilities in the hospitality sector.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build confidence at the design level, servicing the needs of commercial ID firms designing custom upholstery packages for hospitality spaces.
- Function as liaison between AL Contract reps and strategic ID partners on key hospitality design projects.
- Nurture projects from the design phase to prototype completion of the alpha model room through beta production rollout.
- Exude technical proficiency of AL Contract upholstery and patented sleeper sofas to assist commercial designers in writing specifications.
- Understanding American Lathers Contract’s production and fabrication process to ensure design intent is met on every custom project.
- Work cohesively with the AL Contract support team, specifically the business operations manager, to ensure timely project quotes.
- Align with AL merchandising and marketing teams for creating and maintaining effective design tools, sales collateral, and trade events.
- As required, perform CEU training courses for the interior design community.
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree: Interior Design, Merchandising, or Marketing.
- Proficient in Revit and other space-planning interior design tools.
- Interest in design trends that are driving the hospitality industry.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to organize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects.