Sales / Account Manager

We are working exclusively with a leading supplier in the personalised clothing and merchandise marketplace.  They stock a wide range of industry leading and high street leading brands helping customers find the products they love.

They are a proud exclusive distributor of a successful European brand, well known for their timeless collection of sustainable and ethically made garments, their collection includes T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Polo’s, Outerwear and Shirts.   As the UK distributor they are looking for a UK Brand Ambassador for this newly created role.  This person will be a key figure in the future growth and will take the brand to the next level in the UK & Ireland.

Your sales experience, brand building profile and great story-telling skills will come into play from day one - and it is important that you have a strong customer focus and good business understanding to be successful in this role.

Key Duties:

• Develop and speed up collaboration with Key Customers through frequent visits
• Facilitate product training and ensuring that Key Customers are ready to grow 
• Raise brand awareness through brand building and storytelling
• Ensure that the brand is “top of mind” with partners
• Identify new opportunities for developing top level customers
• Support the fulfillment of sales budgets
• Plan and participate in local fairs and sales meetings
• Produce weekly and monthly reports on trends within your customers, ideas and strategy moving forwards.
• Achieving the sales targets which are set both monthly and annually.
• Attend sales meetings in Belgium – at least once a year

Skills and Knowledge:

• Be solution-oriented and love to create growth - and can make things happen.
• See opportunities and abilities to uncover and create needs with customers.
• Work independently, structured, and responsible with your tasks.
• Strong communication, listening and presentation skills
• Perform when working with Key and Top-Level Customers
• Previous B2B sales experience within Fashion or Textiles
• An interest in sustainability would be an advantage
• Ability to analyse data and produce reports
• Strategic planning
• Full driving license and passport

They are looking for somebody who describes themselves as  passionate, proactive, driven, curious, independent, responsible, targeted, customer-oriented and a relationship-builder.

Salary: c£45,000 per annum - OTE: £64,000

• Car Allowance via MCA Lease Plan
• Laptop / IPAD / Phone
• Life Insurance
• Extra holidays - birthday/service
• Staff sales at discounted rates
• Employee Assistance Programme / Health and Wellbeing programme
• Charity and fundraising events
• Pension scheme
• Personal and Professional Development opportunities
• Corporate discounts

This is a field based role working from home in the UK, you must be able to travel to customers nationwide 3-4 days a week.

Please do not apply if you do not live in the UK.