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Tarkett

Produces flooring and sports surfaces

Account Manager Habitat

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFrance

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least five years of experience in a relationship-intensive commercial environment, ideally in the building sector.
  • Specialized training in sales, commerce, and/or marketing.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, curiosity, and an interest in technical, field-based work.
  • Ability to represent the company's values on projects, including sustainability and safety.
  • Tenacity, autonomy, results orientation, and a strong focus on objectives.
  • Strong verbal communication, analytical skills, and ability to manage one's activity using a customer relationship management system and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

  • Identify business opportunities and meet value-chain stakeholders to advise them on flooring choices and follow projects through contract award.
  • Commercially manage flooring installation companies involved in the employee's projects and colleagues' projects.
  • Handle annual negotiations, develop projects jointly with clients, and manage day-to-day client relationships.
  • Meet with project owners, architects, cost consultants, engineering consultancies, general contractors, and installation companies to present the brand, products, and expertise.
  • Maintain the customer relationship management system with clients, opportunities, and meeting reports.
  • Monitor projects identified during client or construction-site visits in the assigned territory.
  • Track competitor products, pricing, and practices, and relay customer feedback on company products.
  • Report to the Regional Director for Southeast France and contribute market and product insights to influence marketing and commercial strategy.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the building sector.

About the Company

Tarkett

Produces flooring and sports surfaces

Tarkett makes a wide range of flooring and sports surfaces, including vinyl, linoleum, carpet, rubber, wood, laminate, and synthetic turf for commercial, residential, and sports projects. It sells products through distributors and retailers and secures large projects via specification-led contracts, while also providing installation, maintenance, and recycling services. It operates a circular-economy program called ReStart that recycles end-of-life flooring into raw materials, aiming for 30% recycled content by 2030. Its goal is to combine people-friendly products with planet-friendly materials and to advance sustainable flooring practices, supported by recognitions from EcoVadis and CDP.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1880

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