Sales Account Manager - Menswear

Our client was established in the early 2000’s and are proud to be as strong as ever.  Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Sales/Account Manager to come in and help grow the Menswear team even further.

This company owns its own factories with accounts including River Island, Next, Zara and some supermarkets

Requirements

• Min 8 years’ experience in menswear business with high street, supermarkets and online pure lay retailers and suppliers.
• Is a connected individual that can develop long term business relationships with existing and potential clients in order to maximize growth and revenue potential.
• Specialised in Jersey knit, denim & knitted products, thus identifying key items and best seller updates.
• Excellent presentation skills, with a high taste level and an eye for detail.
• International work experience ideal for the suitable candidate.
• An influential team player and communicator, who can effectively lead and manage multiple teams within the critical path, delivering profitable and trend-driven ranges according to brand aesthetic and strategy.
• Demonstrable career success of growing business
• Worked across a multitude of manufacturing units
• Support in continuing to build a strong design team from the use of Freelancers and Full-time staff to build a world class design team.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Main Responsibilities

• Establish sales objectives by projecting expected sales volume and forecasting and developing sales quotas for territories and the region.
• Develop and review long- and short-term sales strategies
• Managing the end-to-end critical path.
• Working alongside factory partners to achieve the best possible prices.
• Meet with customers to discuss their evolving needs and to assess the quality of the company’s relationship with them.
• Determine the company’s gross profit and annual unit plans by analysing trends and results and implementing marketing strategies.
• Create and develop long term business relationships with existing and potential clients in order to maximize growth and revenue potential.
• A strong ability to research and analyse trends through travel, market & fair and modern media resources, thus identifying key items and best seller updates.
• Maintaining relationships with vendors, suppliers and other 3rd parties.
• Collaborating with the design team to develop ideas for new products based on research data

For more information, please contact Jodie Howell