Export Sales Account Manager

Bowmay Consulting; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury fabric manufacturer in West Yorkshire seeks an experienced Export Sales Account Manager to manage relationships with prestigious brands like Chanel and Gucci. This role involves extensive travel and a commitment to customer service, requiring strong sales and account management skills. The successful candidate will be passionate about fabrics and adept at building lasting client relationships.

Benefits

Salary of £50k

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Mobile phone and laptop

Mileage payments for UK travel

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of wool/worsted manufacturing.
• Impressive track record in sales and account management.
• Ability to maintain relationships with high-end clients.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with luxury brand customers.
• Discuss trends and product launches with clients.
• Provide market intelligence to the design team.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Negotiation skills

Collaborative working

Knowledge of luxury brands

Job description

Overview

Do you have sales and design experience from the luxury wool manufacturing industry? Are you relentless in your focus and driven to fully commit to your customers? Do you enjoy regular overseas travel?

We're partnering with a hugely successful British heritage brand who are looking to strengthen their team with an experienced Export Sales Account Manager.

This is a customer-focused sales role where you'll work in support of the Brand Director to maintain strong working relationships with high end, luxury brand clients such as Chanel and Gucci.

It's the kind of role that will consume you both inside and outside of work; we're looking for someone relentless in their passion for beautiful fabrics and who is willing and able to travel extensively.

You'll be joining an intimately collaborative business, so when you're not overseas, you'll be based at the manufacturing site in West Yorkshire.

What You Get

• A salary of £50k
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Mobile phone, laptop and credit card
• Mileage paid for minimal UK travel
• The opportunity to attend the offices of some of the worlds most prestigious fashion brands
• Personal development opportunities

About You

• Before you read on any further, it's essential that you have a strong knowledge of wool / worsted manufacturing and the end products
• You'll have an impeccable track record in account management / customer service / sales, where your client base are high end, requiring a lot of attention
• As well as being utterly professional, you should also have grit and determination with the ability to negotiate
• A true brand ambassador, you'll maintain strong working relationships with your extensive customer base, attending face to face meetings often in Paris, Italy and London
• Natural drive, genuine ambition and tenacity are what propels you through your chosen career path
• Selling to apex brands will stimulate you no end
• You'll enjoy a lot of travel - there's nothing holding you back
• You'll be commutable to West Yorkshire

About The Job

• Joining as Export Sales Account Manager, you'll be responsible for looking after a high-value portfolio of luxury brand customers
• Wherever possible, you will be front-facing with your client base to discuss upcoming trends, seasonal product launches and one-off product requests
• You'll be the glue holding together the relationships between your customer and the flagship production facility in West Yorkshire; with your strong export knowledge, hardy administration skills and your flair for design, you'll be a key player in the production of your customers' unique and beautiful fabrics
• You will keep on top of what your competitors are making and provide market intelligence to the design team; working closely with them to create new designs in keeping with seasonal changes and trends
• It's not a numbers driven role; your aim is to retain customers and continue to build the relationships further
• There's no doubt about it, there is a lot of travel required as part of this role

About The Company

• A true British heritage manufacturer in the making for over 250 years
• They're a stable business who offer a long-term career path
• The hiring manager says "there's no better place to work"