Senior Account Manager

The Retail Partnership Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A long-established fashion supplier in London seeks an experienced Senior Sales Account Manager to build and maintain key womenswear accounts. This pivotal role involves driving sales strategy, developing client relationships, and ensuring the commercial success of retail partnerships. Candidates should have a solid sales or buying background, preferably within high street or supermarket retail. The position offers a hybrid working model with a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sales or buying role within the womenswear sector.
• Background working with high street retailers, ideally supermarkets.
• Ability to interpret sales data and identify growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop key womenswear accounts to meet sales targets.
• Build strong relationships with retail buyers and negotiate contracts.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities to grow market share.

Skills

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Job description

We are recruiting for a long-established fashion supplier, who is seeking an experienced Senior Sales Account Manager, based in London, to build and maintain key womenswear accounts. This is a pivotal role, responsible for driving sales strategy, developing strong client relationships, and ensuring the commercial success of major retail partnerships.

The successful candidate will have a background in either sales or buying, with a solid track record of managing large-volume accounts, ideally within the high street or supermarket retail sectors.

This position offers a hybrid working model, with travel as required, and a competitive benefits package.

Main responsibilities include:

• Managing and developing key womenswear accounts, implementing effective strategies to meet and exceed sales targets
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with retail buyers, handling all aspects of negotiation and contract finalisation
• Presenting seasonal collections with a strong understanding of product, trends, and consumer preferences
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities to grow market share
• Representing the company at meetings, and sales presentations as the primary sales contact
• Delivering sales forecasts and reports to senior leadership, ensuring clear communication around performance and opportunities

Person specification:

• Proven experience in a sales or buying role within the womenswear sector
• Background working with high street retailers, preferably including supermarkets or other large commercial accounts
• Strong negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build lasting, commercially successful partnerships
• Analytical and commercially focused, confident in interpreting sales data and identifying growth opportunities

Up to £0.00 per annum + Competitive Day Rate

£37000 - £38000 per annum + Hybrid working