Textile Sales Representative for Apparel, Outdoor, and Fashion Markets
Job Description
Growing Textile Company seeking Sales Representative to sell textiles and fabric to manufacturers in the Outdoor Industry Retail Market and Fashion Manufacturers. Customers include manufacturers of Apparel, Outerwear, Sportswear, Athleisure, Hiking, Outdoors, Uniforms, Headwear, Hunting & Equestrian Gear, Bags, Accessories, Luggage, and Shoes. Sales territories available will have a geographic focus west of the Mississippi river and some territories include western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba).
Sales Representative will be selling stocked woven and knit fabrics, custom digital printed fabrics, and sublimated fabrics. We offer a premium line of waxed cotton fabric, TexWaxTM, into the Outerwear and Bag Manufacturing (BackPacks, Messenger Bags, Tote Bags, Luggage) market to premier brands. We offer Organic Cotton and Eco Friendly Recycled fabrics. Sales Representative will be attending and/or exhibiting at Outdoor Retailer, Magic Show, Techtextil Texprocess Show, TexWorld USA, Los Angeles Textile Show, SHOT Show, Western/English Apparel Market, North West Apparel and Footwear Materials Show, Industrial Fabric Show, etc.
Sales Representative must be able to develop strong relationships with designers, product development, marketing, sales, and purchasing teams at target Outdoor Industry and Fashion Apparel companies to specify our fabrics for use.
Sales Representative requires Business to Business sales with repeat selling. Account cultivation by referrals of current client base, trade shows, and cold calling data base listings. Person must be able to identify fashion trends and new markets for growth in the Outdoor Retail, Sportswear, Uniform, Apparel, and Fashion Markets. Position requires travel approximately one week per month to clients and prospects in the territory.
Days in office are spent cultivating leads by telephone, email, and following up on quotes and samples. Sales Representative must be a self-starter, positive attitude, possess effective communication and closing skills. Prior sales experience in textile/fabric field or Outdoor Retail or Fashion Apparel market is a plus.
Position pays base salary plus commissions and travel expenses.
Benefits: 401K Matching up to 6% of salary, plus profit sharing of approx. 5%, Health Care and Dental Insurance, Flex (Cafeteria) Plan, Vacation and Paid Holidays.
Company Description
Established in 1973, Carr Textile is a converter, importer, distributor, and wholesaler of Cottons, Polyesters, and Blended fabrics. Our In Stock Programs consist of various constructions of fabric including Twill, Chino, Bull Denim, Canvas, Hopsack, Duck, Poplin, Sheeting, Printcloth, Osnaburg, Buckram, etc. These fabrics are dyed and finished to our specifications and colors.
Our fabric is used by a wide assortment of manufacturers in Apparel, Outerwear, Sportswear, Caps, Headwear, Uniforms, Aprons, Bags, Luggage, Accessories, Emblems, Sublimation Heat Transfer, Home Furnishing, Industrial, Medical, Automotive, etc.
Carr Textile is headquartered in Fenton, Missouri, U.S.A., a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. We operate a 160,000 sq ft manufacturing and distribution facility in Sikeston, Missouri with the capabilities of digital printing, sublimation, re-rolling, biasing, slitting, die cutting, sewing, and plastic extrusion. In addition, we have a New York City office/showroom with two Sales Representatives. Carr Textile stocks more than 5 million yards of fabric with multiple warehouse shipping points in the United States and abroad. We offer our fabrics worldwide with Asia to Asia shipments available.
Established in 1973, Carr Textile is a converter, importer, distributor, and wholesaler of Cottons, Polyesters, and Blended fabrics. Our In Stock Programs consist of various constructions of fabric including Twill, Chino, Bull Denim, Canvas, Hopsack, Duck, Poplin, Sheeting, Printcloth, Osnaburg, Buckram, etc. These fabrics are dyed and finished to our specifications and colors. \r\nOur fabric is used by a wide assortment of manufacturers in Apparel, Outerwear, Sportswear, Caps, Headwear, Uniforms, Aprons, Bags, Luggage, Accessories, Emblems, Sublimation Heat Transfer, Home Furnishing, Industrial, Medical, Automotive, etc. \r\n\r\nCarr Textile is headquartered in Fenton, Missouri, U.S.A., a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. We operate a 160,000 sq ft manufacturing and distribution facility in Sikeston, Missouri with the capabilities of digital printing, sublimation, re-rolling, biasing, slitting, die cutting, sewing, and plastic extrusion. In addition, we have a New York City office/showroom with two Sales Representatives. Carr Textile stocks more than 5 million yards of fabric with multiple warehouse shipping points in the United States and abroad. We offer our fabrics worldwide with Asia to Asia shipments available.