Account Associate-Inside Sales

Account Associate Inside Sales

The Account Associate Inside Sales is an entry-level sales role with a defined career progression path into Account Executive or Account Manager opportunities. This position is responsible for inside sales activity, including showroom support, walk-in client engagement, phone inquiries, and consultative selling support for mid-market and growth opportunities. Through daily partnership with Sales, Design, Project Management, and Sales Administration teams, the role develops foundational selling skills, CRM discipline, product knowledge, and cross-functional workflow capabilities while supporting showroom presentations, resource tools, small-scale design planning, and pipeline activity tracking to build the competencies required for long-term success within McCoy Rockford's furniture sales organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain showroom coverage from 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, ensuring a professional and responsive client-facing environment
• Interview and qualify walk-in customers, inbound inquiries, and prospective mid-market clients while providing consultative guidance on McCoy Rockford products and services
• Prepare quotes, pricing requests, sales orders, and completed specifications for Sales Administration processing
• Support creation of small-scale design plans and furniture layouts for mid-market customer opportunities
• Partner with the Showroom Director to support showroom presentations, hosted events, and client engagement activities
• Maintain showroom resources, including the Resource Library, finish samples, and vendor "red book" database
• Perform manual and computer-assisted product, finish, vendor, and resource searches to support customer requests and sales opportunities
• Enter and maintain accurate customer, quote, and resource information within company systems and sales tools
• Continue building product knowledge, consultative selling capabilities, and cross-functional workflow understanding in preparation for career progression

Reporting Support

• Identify, qualify, and track all customer, lead, showroom, and follow-up activity within CRM
• Monitor showroom traffic, inquiry trends, pipeline movement, and lead conversion opportunities
• Support achievement of revenue and gross profit goals through strong qualification, follow-up, and disciplined opportunity management
• Provide timely updates to sales leadership and Account Executives regarding customer needs, next steps, and pipeline activity

Audit and Compliance

• Ensure quotes, orders, specifications, and client details are documented accurately and routed appropriately
• Follow company standards for CRM usage, order workflows, approvals, and documentation retention
• Maintain organized records of customer requests, showroom activity, and resource materials
• Ensure showroom materials, sample tools, and vendor resources remain current, accurate, and properly organized

Systems / Process Improvements

• Identify opportunities to improve showroom workflows, inquiry responsiveness, and lead handoff efficiency
• Utilize CRM and sales tools to strengthen follow-up visibility and pipeline discipline
• Support improvements in resource organization, vendor database consistency, and showroom support processes
• Recommend workflow enhancements that improve readiness for progression into Account Executive or Account Manager pathways

Sales Support & Professional Development

• Support Account Executives and Account Managers with administrative, client-facing, and sales coordination tasks
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through sales meetings, manufacturer trainings, and product presentations
• Continue advancing industry and career knowledge through networking, market activities, and client-facing engagement opportunities
• Build foundational pipeline management, design support, and consultative selling skills in preparation for progression into more advanced sales roles

What Success in This Role Looks Like:

Success in this role is demonstrated by strong showroom ownership, responsive client support, accurate quote and order coordination, and disciplined CRM follow-up that helps convert inbound and mid-market opportunities. The Account Associate creates a strong client experience, contributes to revenue and gross profit goals, and steadily builds the product knowledge, consultative selling, and design support skills needed for progression into Account Executive or Account Manager roles.

Key Selection & Success Factors

Work Experience

• 6 months 1 year of sales experience required
• Office furniture, commercial interiors, workplace solutions, or showroom sales experience preferred
• Experience supporting CRM workflows, quoting, client follow-up, or pipeline management strongly preferred
• Experience in hospitality, design showroom, or mid-market consultative sales environments preferred

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Marketing, Interior Design, Communications, Sales, Hospitality, or related field
• High school diploma or GED required
• Coursework in sales, workplace design, customer experience, or consultative business development preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CRM systems required
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent customer service and consultative communication skills
• Strong time management, prioritization, and multitasking ability
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams, clients, and vendors
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to adapt quickly as business priorities evolve
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, interruption-heavy showroom and sales environment
• Strong interest in long-term sales career progression within McCoy Rockford

Travel/Work Requirements:

• A valid driver's license and motor vehicle record that meets Company safety, operational, and insurance standards are required, as business travel between company locations, client sites, project sites, and other off-site destinations may be required.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee occasionally lifts 2-3 reams of paper and customer files, especially during archiving.
• Weight up to 12 pounds; Height floor to 36 inches; Frequency up to 2 times per week
• Employee occasionally carries paper from the copy room to fill printer. Weight up to 12 pounds; Distance up to 300 feet; Frequency up to 2 times per week
• Employee occasionally pushes or pulls an office chair. Force up to 7 pounds; Distance up to 50 feet; up to 1 time per week
• Employee occasionally climbs main stairs or stairs to warehouse at main location to meet with customers in lobby display area, to access parts in warehouse, and interact with other operational departments. Height 1 flight; Frequency up to 3-5 times per day
• Employee occasionally walks on level surfaces to: interact with all operational departments, retrieve needed materials, to access lobby display, and attend meetings. Duration 45 minutes per day; Distance up to 1,500 feet per day
• Employee occasionally stands on level surfaces during interaction with customers and other personal. Duration 30 minutes per day
• Employee continuously sits using the computer, talking on the phone, processing project paper work, and attending. Duration up to 7 hours per day
• Employee constantly reaches out during work at desk. Height forward reach waist to chest; Frequency up to 30 times per hour
• Employee must rarely bend, squat, stoop, or kneel during filing tasks.
• Employee is occasionally exposed to ambient temperatures in the warehouse.
• Work overtime as needed.

Why Your Future Is Here Competitive Corporate Perks McCoy Rockford offers a collaborative, people-first culture with perks such as Summer Fridays, strong PTO from day one, mental health support, quarterly celebrations, competitive pay, and more! Ask our friendly and employee-focused HR department for more information.

Benefits Medical, dental, and vision insurance (for full-time employee status only) PTO and holidays Professional development opportunities 401K with Company match of up to 2%