Sales Manager Residential, France

Kvadrat was established in Denmark in 1968 and has deep roots in Scandinavia's world-famous design tradition. Kvadrat's dedication to innovation, quality and sustainability defines who we are and sets us apart in the international design industry. To strengthen our presence in France, we are now looking for an experienced Sales Manager to lead the development of our Residential segment, build and maintain key client relationships, expand our sales pipeline and drive cross-segment collaboration.

We would like to welcome a new Sales Manager to join our Residential team at our office in Paris, France at the earliest opportunity, and at latest 1 April 2026.

Your Role
As Sales Manager you will be responsible for developing our business with existing and new clients across France. You will be the key driver for our brand within the Residential segment, ensuring visibility of our products in design environments and strengthening our network within architecture, interior design and high-end retail. A few days of travelling abroad to fairs or our headquarter is expected per year. Our showroom is open Monday to Friday, and closed Saturday.

Main responsibilities include:

• Conduct regular sales meetings with clients, and manage the ambassador portfolio with a strategic, client-specific approach
• Increase sample penetration for each product group
• Participate in activating and promoting our Residential showroom, including coordinating client visits
• When not visiting clients, you are a naturel part of our residential showroom team. You will after thorough training be responsible for the showroom at least one permanent day per week
• Keep client libraries updated with the latest materials, samples and product information
• Ensure visibility in shops for all product groups by implementation of shop in shop modules
• Expand our client base within: Residential Architects, Furniture shops, Textile shops, to create critical mass in turnover
• Drive sales performance, including proactive follow-up

Qualifications & Competencies

• Strong skills in sales development, project pipeline management, tracking and closing them
• Ability to engage and align with multiple stakeholders
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally to secure complex projects
• Confident in presenting design-oriented products to professional audiences
• Effective meeting facilitation and storytelling abilities
• Strong negotiation and client communication abilities at all levels
• Competent in using tools like CRM, business intelligence dashboards and key account plans
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Additional languages are an advantage
• Several years of experience in sales, in high-end interior retail either from direct sales or from working in a shop on equivalent level of the Kvadrat's Residential business
• Strong network within the French Residential Architects, Furniture shops and Textile shops is highly desirable
• As a person, you are patient, flexible, positive and service-minded
• You are proactive, structured and happy to lend a helping hand to colleagues during busy periods
• You are curious to learn about Kvadrat and our products

Come join us
We offer a dynamic, international environment with opportunities to grow professionally. Our organisation consists of highly engaged, high-performing colleagues who care about what they do and foster a strong team spirit.

Application
If you find this interesting, please apply as soon as possible through the application form below. Due to GDPR, we only accept applications through the form. We will handle applications on an ongoing basis and recommend early application.

Should you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Sales Manager, Hélène Ferrand at Deadline for applications is January 30st 2026, but we recommend early application.

About The Kvadrat Organisation
We try to set up as few rules as possible. In return, we expect each person to always act in accordance with our basic values, and in doing so, to be quality driven in all decisions and actions, to act according to our mindset of 'strong teams – one company', to be passionate about your daily tasks at the job and the design culture that we are an integrated part of, to stay open-minded towards clients and colleagues, and to be honest in communication and treat others with respect.

Our products reflect our commitment to colour, quality, simplicity, innovation and design. Kvadrat fabrics have been used in some of the world's most intriguing architectural developments, such as the Gherkin, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Oslo Opera House, Norway; Reichstag, Berlin; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Copenhagen Opera House, Denmark and Guangzhou Opera House, China.

At Kvadrat, we consistently push the aesthetic, technological and functional properties of textiles. In doing so, we collaborate with leading designers, architects and artists, including; David Adjaye, Miriam Bäckström, Tord Boontje, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Alfredo Häberli, Giulio Ridolfo, Peter Saville, Finn Sködt, Roman Signer, as well as Patricia Urquiola.

Kvadrat is a company with high ambitions both for our people and our growth. We are committed to create a diverse work environment with a strong focus on equality, inclusion, empowerment and respect. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to ethnical background, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.