Culture Cluster Manager

ERCO is looking for an enthusiastic Sales Manager to join our team and will be key in
expanding and developing relationships with the museum community throughout the
United States and Canada. This is an exciting opportunity for a museum-focused
professional who is looking to advance their career with an entrepreneurial and dynamic
organization. This person will be responsible for promoting ERCO products across the
museum community, with a focus on the thematic museum and exhibition design market,
through sales presentations, project design support, and industry events.

Job Duties:
• Actively promote ERCO products to the thematic museum and exhibition design
community including architects, lighting designers and specifiers, exhibit
designers, and other applicable persons that are either directly or indirectly
engaged within this market.
• Support Market Manager of Culture Cluster on large-scale demonstrations,
events, and development of presentations.
• Cultivate new relationships and develop/enhance existing relationships to
increase ERCO’s brand awareness in the market.
• Successfully secure lighting specifications through development of strong end
user or specifier relationships.
• Represent ERCO at industry events including tradeshows, conferences, and
professional committees or organizations which may include events over
weekends.
• Evaluate and report sales activities within the assigned market.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers, suppliers and
employees at all levels.
• Develop and support domestic and international specifications through superior
project management practices and collaboration.
• Prepare forecasts, budgets, and other projections as required.
• Keep senior management informed of economic, competitive, and other factors
affecting the market with recommendations for improvements/changes.
• Telecommuting permitted in location with access to major markets for ERCO
products.
• Travel 30-50% and required to work in various locations throughout the US.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Design or Architectural Lighting
Design
• 5 years minimum experience in Lighting Design or Lighting Sales