Furniture Account Executive
- Vaughan, ON, Canada
You will earn a competitive base salary starting at $60,000 - $70,000 · Full-time
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- You will earn a competitive base salary starting at $60,000 - $70,000
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Original job description
Who Is Grand & Toy
For over 140 years, Grand & Toy has partnered with customers to change the way Canadian businesses work and help them compete. And what we do for others, we do for ourselves. We embrace transformation and innovate for customers and partners, and our employees as well. By working with Canadian businesses to help them change and compete, your contribution at Grand & Toy truly makes an impact.
What You Will Do
We celebrate employment equity and diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
Our recruitment team uses AI tools to help source candidates, but all screening and selection decisions are made by humans.
For over 140 years, Grand & Toy has partnered with customers to change the way Canadian businesses work and help them compete. And what we do for others, we do for ourselves. We embrace transformation and innovate for customers and partners, and our employees as well. By working with Canadian businesses to help them change and compete, your contribution at Grand & Toy truly makes an impact.
What You Will Do
- Prospect & Build: Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand our commercial furniture footprint.
- Grow & Nurture: Maintain and profitably grow relationships with existing Grand & Toy accounts.
- Design & Advise: Leverage your expertise in space planning and design to deliver tailored furniture solutions.
- Collaborate: Work closely with clients, architects, and project teams - interpreting blueprints and bringing visions to life.
- Lead the Way: Be a trusted advisor, helping organizations create productive, beautiful, and functional workspaces.
- A passion for furniture, design, and workspace transformation
- A proven track record in B2B sales, account management, or commercial interiors.
- A drive to exceed targets and grow your portfolio.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
- Commercial furniture & interiors experience - 2-3+ years in contract furniture, interior design, or a related sales/design role.
- AutoCAD & space planning skills - Confident creating office layouts, reading floorplans, and turning client needs into functional, stylish workspaces.
- Client-facing sales experience - At least 2 years in outside sales or account management, building relationships, winning new business, and growing existing accounts.
- Vendor & project coordination - Comfortable working with furniture manufacturers (HON and other major brands a plus), tracking specs, finishes, pricing, and timelines.
- RFP & proposal support - Familiar with responding to RFPs/tenders and contributing to design-driven proposals and presentations.
- Tech-savvy - Strong with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM (Dynamics), and able to learn advanced pricing/order tools (HFA/Power BI or similar).
- Design mindset - Background or training in interior design, architectural technology, or project management is a strong asset.
- Flexibility - Able to travel for client meetings/site visits and occasionally work evenings or weekends when projects require it.
- You will earn a competitive base salary starting at $60,000 - $70,000
- A competitive commission structure, with great earning potential
- Full benefits program packages and employer matched pension plan
- To grow within a proudly Canadian company that values its employees and promotes from within
We celebrate employment equity and diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
Our recruitment team uses AI tools to help source candidates, but all screening and selection decisions are made by humans.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Account Executive will identify and pursue new business opportunities while maintaining and growing relationships with existing commercial furniture accounts. They will also leverage space planning expertise to collaborate with clients and project teams to deliver functional workspace solutions.
Requirements
Candidates must have 2-3+ years of experience in contract furniture, interior design, or sales, along with proficiency in AutoCAD and space planning. Strong communication skills and experience with B2B sales and proposal development are essential for this role.
Skills
- B2B sales
- Account management
- Commercial furniture
- Space planning
- Interior design
- AutoCAD
- Blueprint interpretation
- Project coordination
- RFP response
- Proposal development
- CRM
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Dynamics
- Relationship building
Benefits
- Full benefits program
- Employer matched pension plan
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Sales
- Art & Design
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Consulting
Keywords
- B2B Sales
- Account Management
- Commercial Furniture
- Space Planning
- Interior Design
- AutoCAD
- Blueprint Reading
- Project Coordination
- RFP
- Tenders
- CRM
- Dynamics
- Microsoft Office
- HFA
- Power BI
- Architectural Technology
- Outside Sales
- Contract Furniture
- Office Layouts
- Client Relations