Junior Sales Executive

Bleubird Co; Parkgate; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health Insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Company laptop and phone

Professional development opportunities

Flexibility on work hours

High-performing team environment

Job summary

A leading outdoor lifestyle brand in Northern Ireland seeks a motivated individual for a full-time role centered on sales growth and account management. The successful candidate will work closely with the Global Business Development Manager to support retail partners, manage sales opportunities, and expand the company's presence in the UK and internationally. This position entails regular travel and the chance for professional development within a fast-growing team.

Qualifications

• Strong initiative and a commitment to thorough follow-through.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Commercially minded with a practical understanding of sales.

Responsibilities

• Support retail partners and manage incoming sales opportunities.
• Drive pre-book and in-season sales.
• Build new relationships with stockists across multiple regions.

Skills

Strong commercial instincts

Excellent communication skills

Proactivity

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Job description

Bleubird is Ireland’s No. 1 Outdoor Lifestyle Brand. Now in our 8th year of trading, we supply over 250 retailers globally from our headquarters in Northern Ireland. With an average increase in sales of 40% YoY over the past 4 years, we’re firmly in an exciting period of growth which we forecast to continue.

We’re a small, tight-knit team doing big things, with a loyal customer base and a growing footprint across both D2C and B2B. We’re searching for someone with strong commercial instincts - someone driven, organised, proactive and comfortable communicating with retailers at all levels.

The development of the Bleubird brand relies on our ability to grow existing wholesale relationships while breaking into new markets. You will be involved in many areas of the business, but your focus will be on sales growth, account management and relationship building. This is a role for someone who has strong initiative, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to thorough follow-through. You will have the potential to learn more in your first year at Bleubird than your next 5 years in a traditional sales environment.

Bleubird is growing. If successful, you will have the opportunity to grow with the company and develop your career in the direction that best suits your strengths and interests.

You’ll work closely with the Global Business Development Manager to support our retail partners, manage incoming opportunities, drive pre-book and in-season sales, and help expand Bleubird’s presence in the UK, Ireland and internationally.

You don’t need to have decades of sales experience - what matters most is that you’re proactive, confident communicating, commercially aware, and able to get things done. If you enjoy building relationships, solving problems, and being part of an ambitious, fast-growing brand where initiative is valued - this could be for you.

This is a full-time role.

Benefits Include

• Pension
• Health Insurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Company laptop and phone
• Professional development through career progression, professional training and mentorship
• Hybrid/flexible
• This role requires regular travel to all areas of Ireland, the UK, and occasional international travel
• Flexibility on work hours when required, including evenings and weekends
• Operate as part of a high-performing team focused on both professional and personal growth
• Maintain strong, regular communication with our 250+ retail partners
• Assist retailers with pre-book and in-season orders using a B2B platform
• Monitor sell-through and identify replenishment opportunities
• Support building new relationships with prospective stockists across the UK, Ireland and globally

Business Development & Growth

• Help prepare for trade shows, retail events and seasonal presentations
• Track competitor activity and market trends
• Provide feedback to the product and marketing teams based on retailer demand
• Identify new retail and distribution opportunities

Organisation & Communication

• Maintain accurate account notes, order pipelines and sales updates
• Work closely with operations and warehouse teams to ensure smooth fulfilment
• Keep product, pricing and availability information updated and easy to access
• Assist in coordinating sample sets, POS materials and in-store branding
• Ensure our retail partners receive timely information on launches, campaigns and stock drops
• Work alongside the Brand Development Executive on retail-facing campaigns
• Liaise with marketing on imagery, content and product storytelling
• Communicate stock updates, timelines and order cut-offs to the wider team
• Provide general support around trade events, product launches and retailer requests

Who You Are

• Exceptionally organised with strong follow-through
• Confident communicating with retailers, buyers and partners
• A self-starter who takes initiative and likes solving problems
• Commercially minded with a practical understanding of sales
• Comfortable analysing sales data at a basic level (we’ll train you in our tools)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Friendly, positive and approachable
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle for commuting and travel for store visits/trade events