Sales Account Manager

Tagged Resources Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tagged Resources Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Account Manager to maintain and grow partnerships with high street retailers. You will present fashion apparel and accessories, manage critical timelines, and coordinate feedback with Far East suppliers to ensure margins and delivery dates are met.

The role requires a minimum of four years' experience with UK high street customers, a background in fashion/accessories is preferred, and you will lead a small team while driving

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience working with UK high street customers.
• Fashion and accessories background preferred.
• Experience managing a team and coordinating across internal departments.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and establishing relationships with buyers and retailers.
• Presenting and selling company products and services to current and potential clients.
• Managing deadlines and critical paths to hit targets.
• Liaising with Far East suppliers and feeding back to relevant departments.
• Identify and resolve client concerns and grow the business.
• Develop and implement special sales activities to reduce stock.
• Participate in marketing events such as trade shows.
• Negotiate with factories and buyers on margins, lead times and delivery dates.
• Customer development meetings and general administration duties.

Skills

UK high street experience

Team management

Negotiation

Communication skills

New business development

Organisational skills

Job description

The Company:

An exciting opportunity for an experienced sales Account Manager to join a reputable and established supplier of fashion apparel and accessories to high street retailers. Licensed experience desired but not essential.

The Role:

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.

Liaising with Far East, ensuring all feedback is provided to the relevant departments.

Identify and resolve client concerns.

Maintain an awareness of trends and competitor ranges.

Suggest opportunities of how to grow the business.

Develop and implement special sales activities to reduce stock.

Participate in marketing events such as trade shows.

Negotiating with factories and buyers to achieve target margins.

Customer development meetings.

Negotiation of sales/cost prices, lead times and delivery dates with retailers and factories.

General administration duties.

Skills Required:

• Must have a minimum of 4 years' experience working with UK high street customers.
• Licensed experience desired but not essential.
• Ideally have a fashion and accessories background.
• Experience Managing a team
• 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.
• Excellent computer skills.

Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.