Furniture Specialist in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Innovative Office Solutions LLC

Job Title: Furniture Specialist

Status: Full-Time

Department: Furniture

Reports To: Director of Furniture

As an Innovative Office Solutions furniture specialist, you are at the helm of our most complex projects. Our customers need your creativity, your unique way of solving problems, your ability to persuade them toward the most beneficial solution and your ability to rally internal resources to invent win-win strategies.

Essential Functions: Workplace Consultation, Resource Orchestration & Invent to win:

• Promote the team selling model and work closely with designers, account executives, operations, project managers, furniture account coordinators, manufacturers and Innovative leadership.
• Work with customer team to uncover and understand all issues of their business that affect their furniture decisions.
• Discuss current trends in customer’s industry and how these are affecting space utilization and design. What is the benefit to them of these paradigm shifts?
• Form strong relationships in the design and real estate communities at large.
• Always remain flexible and subject to the client team’s taste and culture. It has to fit their preferences, not ours!
• Work with Design, Sales, Manufacturers and Marketing to produce killer communications & presentations.
• When possible, handle small design requests and one-off quotes as an individual.
• Train in and become an expert in growth products and verticals, such as floor-to-ceiling walls or higher education.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Forecasting proficiency: 30/60/90 and Year End.
• InDesign, MBS-Dev and graphic design acumen
• 5 plus years of furniture experience working with clients and vendors
• Proven successful project management experience
• Proficient with computer programs such as, Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Works well under pressure and achieves deadlines
• Ability to work with detailed information accurately
• Ability to communicate both written and orally
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative, team environment
• Strong organization and prioritization skills; able to organize and plan work efforts to maximize work place efficiency and productivity

Equal Opportunity Employer 10.2026