Lingerie Account Manager

Silk Route Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Silk Route Recruitment is seeking an Account Manager to manage key high street accounts such as Tesco, George, Sainsbury's, Matalan and M&S, focusing on lingerie and swimwear. You will work with the design team and factories in China to develop products and optimize margins.

The role is based in London, four days in the office and one day from home. Applicants should have a few years' experience in a similar role and eligibility to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• A few years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience working with lingerie and swimwear is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills for factory and customer interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-term relationships with accounts.
• Generate sales among client accounts, including upselling and cross-selling.
• Identify gaps in the market and develop products with the design team, working with factories in China.
• Negotiate on pricing and delivery with the design and production teams.
• Have a good understanding of margins and work with merchandisers and buyers.
• Manage high-volume orders in an organized and timely manner.

Skills

Account management

Communication skills

Negotiation

Upselling

High volume orders

Lingerie experience

Job description

A trend lead multi-product supplier is looking for an Account Manager. This role will be to manage existing key high street accounts such as Tesco, George, Sainsbury's, Matalan, M&S, etc. on a day to day basis.

The role will suit someone with some experience of working with lingerie and swimwear across mid-low value online e-commerce/ high street retailers or supermarkets. In this role you will be part of an established team of designers and garment technologists and reporting into the Director.

To be considered for this role you must have a few years' experience working in a similar role.

Account Manager: The Role:

• To develop and maintain long term-relationships with accounts
• Generate sales among client accounts, including upselling and cross-selling
• Identify gaps in the market and develop products with the design team, working closely with factories in China, etc
• Negotiation on pricing and delivery with the design and production team
• Good understanding of margins and working with merchandisers and buyers
• Managing high volume orders in an organised and timely manner

Account Manager- lingerie and swimwear: The Person:

• Experience in working within lingerie and swimwear, ideally within the supplier side
• Excellent communication skills to communicate with factories and customers
• Able to work under pressure within a fast paced environment

Role is based in London, 4 days in the office and 1 day from home

Applicants need to have eligibility to work in the UK