At Standard Textile, we’re dedicated to providing comfort and care across generations. Guided by our values, we focus on solutions that serve our customers, support our associates, and strengthen our communities. Since 1940, we’ve remained committed to creating better textiles—delivered seamlessly by experts who care.
The A&D Specification Manager will be responsible for influencing product selection, securing specifications for Standard Textile products, and converting project opportunities into awarded business across the education, healthcare, and hospitality markets. This role works closely with architects, designers, facility planners, purchasing agents, dealers, contractors, and internal sales teams to influence product selection early in the project lifecycle and convert specifications into awarded business.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with architects, designers, facility planners, purchasing agents, and other key decision-makers.
- Promote Standard Textile's portfolio of interior products and solutions, positioning the company as a trusted partner and single-source resource.
- Secure specifications for fabrics, window treatments, and shading solutions on commercial projects.
- Deliver product presentations, lunch-and-learns, CEU programs, and project-specific consultations.
- Develop and manage a targeted portfolio of accounts, identifying customer needs and generating new business opportunities.
- Track projects through the full lifecycle, from design and specification through bid, award, and installation.
- Partner with field sales teams, dealers, contractors, and internal stakeholders to maximize project success and drive revenue growth.
- Manage account, project, and opportunity activity within Salesforce.
- Represent Standard Textile at industry conferences, trade shows, and professional association events.
- Provide customer, market, and competitive insights to support business growth and product strategy.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree required; degree concentration is flexible.
- 5+ years of experience in specification sales, commercial interiors, contract textiles, furniture, architectural products, window treatments, building products, or a related industry.
- Proven ability to develop strategic business relationships and grow sales within targeted accounts.
- Strong presentation, communication, and consultative selling skills.
- Experience presenting products and solutions to architects, designers, end users, purchasing agents, and other decision-makers.
- Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM platform to manage accounts, projects, and opportunities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently within a national territory.
- Willingness to travel up to 50%.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working within the healthcare, hospitality, education, or commercial construction markets.
- Understanding of the specification process and commercial project lifecycle.
- Existing relationships within the architecture and design community.
- Experience selling textiles, furnishings, shading systems, or other interior solutions.
- Experience delivering CEU-accredited presentations.
- Project management experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and project timelines.
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Proudly, Standard Textile has earned a title of US Best Managed Company for the sixth year running, an honor awarded by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, celebrating the exceptional achievements of American private companies and their management teams.
Standard Textile is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of experience in specification sales, commercial interiors, contract textiles, furniture, architectural products, window treatments, building products, or a related industry
- Ability to develop strategic business relationships and grow sales within targeted accounts
- Strong presentation, communication, and consultative selling skills
- Experience presenting products and solutions to architects, designers, end users, purchasing agents, and other decision-makers
- Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM platform
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently within a national territory
- Willingness to travel up to 50%
- Experience in healthcare, hospitality, education, or commercial construction markets
- Understanding of the specification process and commercial project lifecycle
- Existing relationships within the architecture and design community
- Experience selling textiles, furnishings, shading systems, or other interior solutions
- Experience delivering CEU-accredited presentations
- Project management experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and project timelines
What We Do
Standard Textile is a global, vertically integrated manufacturer and provider of institutional textiles and apparel. It develops and produces durable products for hospitality, healthcare, education, and other professional settings, including bed and bath linens, patient and staff apparel, surgical textiles, privacy curtains, window treatments, décor, and linen-management solutions. The company emphasizes design, patented innovation, supply-chain stability, and customer-focused textile services.
