Senior Account Manager

The Retail Partnership Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion supplier is searching for a Senior Sales Account Manager based in London to enhance key womenswear accounts. This role involves driving sales strategy, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring commercial success. The ideal candidate will have experience in sales or buying within retail, especially high street or supermarkets, and must possess strong negotiation skills and an analytical mindset.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities to grow market share.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Client relationship management

Analytical skills

Market analysis

Sales strategy development

Job description

I am 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.
Key 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
• 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