Account Manager

The Retail Partnership Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Retail Partnership Ltd is seeking an Account Manager to support and grow high-volume womenswear multiproduct accounts across jersey and woven lines. The role demands strong organisation, hands-on management of critical paths, and excellent customer communication within a fast-paced fashion environment.

You will liaise with internal design, merchandising, technical, production and sourcing teams, managing samples, approvals, and costings, while maintaining Excel trackers for updates and

Qualifications

• Experience in account management, buying, merchandising or product development within fashion.
• Experience with high-volume retail accounts is essential.
• Womenswear multiproduct experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day communication with customers across womenswear multiproduct accounts.
• Support growth and development of high-volume retail accounts.
• Manage critical path timelines, samples, approvals, costings and deliveries.
• Liaise closely with internal design, merchandising, technical, production and sourcing teams.
• Prepare and maintain Excel trackers, order updates, customer reports and account administration.
• Follow up on samples, lab dips, trims, approvals and production queries.
• Support customer meetings, range reviews and product presentations.
• Ensure customer requests are actioned quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Account management

Merchandising

Buying

Product development

Excel

Critical path management

Customer communication

Job description

Account Manager - Womenswear Multiproduct

We are working with a leading womenswear supplier who are looking to appoint an Account Manager to support and grow high-volume accounts across womenswear jersey and woven multiproduct. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with supplier, account management or buying experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced, product-focused environment. The role requires someone who is highly organised, hands-on and confident managing the critical path, administration and customer communication, while also having the commercial mindset and sales ability to support account growth. Experience working with high-volume accounts is essential, and Bangladesh sourcing or production experience would be advantageous.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Managing day-to-day communication with customers across womenswear multiproduct accounts


• Supporting the growth and development of high-volume retail accounts


• Managing critical path timelines, ensuring samples, approvals, costings and deliveries remain on track


• Liaising closely with internal design, merchandising, technical, production and sourcing teams


• Preparing and maintaining Excel trackers, order updates, customer reports and account administration


• Following up on samples, lab dips, trims, approvals and production queries


• Supporting customer meetings, range reviews and product presentations


• Ensuring customer requests are actioned quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment

Person specification:

• Previous experience in account management, buying, merchandising or product development within fashion


• Experience working with high-volume retail accounts is essential


• Womenswear multiproduct experience across womenswear multiproduct


• Strong organisation, admin, Excel and critical path management skills


• Positive, proactive and commercially aware, with a can-do attitude, good personality and confidence working with customers