The daily schedule of General Plumbing Supply's Claus deRond serves as a job description for a showroom manager.
DeRond is one of about 4,000 decorative plumbing and hardware showroom managers in the United States. According to a 1997 Supply House Times survey of plumbing wholesalers with showrooms, the average showroom is about 2,500 sq. ft., has a manager, and employs one or two salespeople. General Plumbing's Auburn showroom fits this profile exactly.