Business Development Manager

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home is seeking an experienced Account Manager to drive growth with high street fashion retailers. You will manage existing accounts while developing new business, ensuring targets are met and relationships strengthened.

The role requires strong negotiation, exceptional communication, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver samples, quotes and orders on time.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years experience in a similar Account Manager role.
• Experience in fashion supplier – industry knowledge is essential.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate at all levels of the business and with external customers.
• Strong new business and negotiation skills.
• Ability to bring on new customers as well as manage current accounts.
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed sales targets on existing and new accounts.
• Maintaining and establishing relationships.
• Presenting and selling company products and services to current and potential clients.
• Managing the critical path so key deadlines are met.
• Identify and resolve client concerns – providing customer service at all times.
• Maintain an awareness of trends and competitor ranges.
• Negotiating with factories and buyers to achieve target margins.
• Manage the Sample development process with the factories, co-ordinating samples/ swatches with the customers and work through the approval process with the buyers
• Working with internal teams and customers
• Negotiation of sales/cost prices, lead times and delivery dates with retailers and factories.

Skills

Account management

Sales targets

Relationship management

Negotiation

Communication

New business development

Fashion industry knowledge

Organisational skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Account Manager to join a reputable and established supplier of fashion to high street retailers including Primark and the Supermarkets

The Role:

• Meeting and exceeding sales targets on existing and new accounts.
• Maintaining and establishing relationships.
• Presenting and selling company products and services to current and potential clients.
• Managing the critical path so key deadlines are met.
• Identify and resolve client concerns – providing customer service at all times.
• Maintain an awareness of trends and competitor ranges.
• Negotiating with factories and buyers to achieve target margins.
• Manage the Sample development process with the factories, co-ordinating samples/ swatches with the customers and work through the approval process with the buyers
• Working with internal teams and customers
• Negotiation of sales/cost prices, lead times and delivery dates with retailers and factories.

Skills Required:

• Must have a minimum of 3 – 5 years experience working within a similar Account Manager role.
• Must have worked within a fashion supplier – industry knowledge is essential.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate at all levels of the business and with external customers.
• Strong new business and negotiation skills.
• Ability to bring on new customers as well as manage current accounts.
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills.