Job description
Seeking a strong Account Manager with Girls Wholesale Apparel experience in LA!
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for account partnerships
- Manage and elevate current account partnerships
- Identify and create new partnership opportunities that align with brand expectations
- Strategically and creatively source new partnership opportunities through cold calling, emailing, etc.
- Leverage existing relationships and contacts with buyers in the kids/girls fashion retailers(Kohl's, Walmart, Dillard's, Macy's, Target) to drive business
- Create specific quarterly and annual sales plans and goals
- Ensure sales and productivity goals are met YOY
- Identify revenue opportunities to maximize YOY growth in each account
- Monitor sales performance for each account; dollars purchased, account sell through, etc.
- Devise new and innovative ways to market products and drive growth
- Analyze monthly selling goals and reports to understand and drive business
- Attend Trade Shows and Showroom appointments
Qualifications
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of sales experience within GIRLS apparel(sizes 2T, 4-6X and 7-16)
- Must have relevant and CURRENT wholesale experience
- Detailed knowledge of kids/girls fashion space
- Knowledge of competitive products and markets
- Possesses familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Possesses strong persuasive abilities
- Possesses clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Professional but confident and outgoing demeanor
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of personal accountability
- Ability to multitask, and execute and accomplish goals
