Residential Trade Sales Associate

Location: Remote Relationship-driven. Proactive. Entrepreneurial. Design-minded. We’re looking for someone who thrives on building connections, creating opportunities, and helping move business forward. As a Residential Trade Sales Associate, you’ll play a key role in growing relationships within the residential design community while supporting a collaborative and fast-moving sales team. This is not a passive sales support role. We’re looking for someone who takes initiative naturally, follows through consistently, and is energized by meeting new people, developing relationships, and helping turn opportunities into long-term partnerships. Whether your background comes from furniture, interiors, retail sales, hospitality, customer engagement, or another client-facing environment, this role offers the opportunity to grow within a creative and entrepreneurial business where personality, ownership, and curiosity matter. Our Story At Loll Designs, we create modern outdoor furniture designed to bring people together while doing better for the planet. Through thoughtful design, sustainable materials, and meaningful relationships, we aim to enhance people, the planet, and our company in everything we do. We believe our team members are at the core of our culture, our creativity, and our continued growth. Whether collaborating internally or building relationships with clients and partners, we value people who are proactive, curious, collaborative, and excited to contribute to something bigger. Come lollygag with us. What You’ll Find Here Support, collaboration, and the opportunity to grow within a creative, design-driven sales environment. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships within the residential design community while developing experience in sales, business development, and client engagement. You’ll work closely with a collaborative team while having the autonomy and ownership to help drive opportunities forward. Loll Designs offers a competitive benefits package including, but not limited to, insurance benefits, retirement offerings, paid time off, wellness support, and opportunities for professional growth and development. $50,00 - $60,000/annual salary and $15,000 estimated annual bonus + annual revenue target bonus.  How You’ll Make an Impact Support the growth of the residential business through proactive outreach, relationship building, and consistent follow-up Build and maintain strong relationships with residential designers, trade partners, and prospective buyers Drive momentum within the sales pipeline by engaging customers, responding to inquiries, and advancing opportunities Partner closely with the sales team to support territory growth and client engagement strategies Deliver engaging virtual and in-person presentations on products, collections, and brand story Attend trade shows, client meetings, and industry events to represent the brand and identify new opportunities Prepare quotes, enter orders, and support customers throughout the project lifecycle Maintain accurate and up-to-date activity within Salesforce, ensuring visibility across opportunities and accounts Coordinate product samples and sales support materials for clients and partners Develop a strong understanding of products, materials, and manufacturing processes Identify creative solutions that improve customer experience and support internal process improvements Maintain consistent communication with stakeholders to ensure projects continue moving forward efficiently What Helps You Thrive Strong interest in sales, relationship development, and contributing to business growth Self-starter mentality with the ability to take initiative and create momentum independently Outgoing, confident, and comfortable building relationships through phone, email, virtual meetings, and in-person interactions Resilient and motivated in a sales-driven environment, including proactive outreach and cold prospecting Genuine enthusiasm for design, interiors, furniture, architecture, or creative industries Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and active opportunities Positive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented mindset Strong written and verbal communication skills Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred 2–4 years of experience in inside sales, sales support, customer engagement, retail sales, or client-facing roles Experience with Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite, and virtual communication platforms such as Teams preferred Experience within furniture, interiors, design, or lifestyle brands is highly valued A Few Practical Details Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work comfortably in both office and collaborative team environments. This position may be based in the Duluth office or remote, depending on location and business needs. Travel for trade shows, customer meetings, and industry events will be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role. If you are someone who takes initiative, builds relationships naturally, and is motivated by helping grow a design-driven brand, we’d welcome the opportunity to connect with you.