Third Party Account Manager / Wholesale Merchandiser

Charles Tyrwhitt; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent fashion retailer is seeking a Third Party Account Manager in London to manage and drive their international strategy and relationships. This role requires expertise in account management and business development in the fashion sector, with a focus on sales growth and partnership effectiveness. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and experience in merchandising and project management.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in account management within the fashion industry.
• Proven ability to drive business and maintain senior partner relationships.
• Understanding of supply chain and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver the international and third-party strategy.
• Manage debt and develop business opportunities.
• Foster strong partner relationships and support commercial objectives.

Skills

Account management

Business development

Merchandising

Project management

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Power BI

Job description

The Role

At Charles Tyrwhitt our purpose is to “Make it easy for men to dress well” and we can’t do that without our specialist teams.

This time, we’re on the lookout for a Third Party Account Manager who will be working with Sean from our Third Party team.

What you will be doing

The Third Party Account Manager will be responsible for driving and delivering the Charles Tyrwhitt International and third-party strategy, with full accountability for achieving sales and profit targets, managing debt, developing business opportunities, and fostering strong partner relationships. Acting as a key link between internal stakeholders and external third-party partners in the UK and internationally, this role will focus on growing sales and profit through effective stock control, supply chain management, and performance analysis. Success will depend on ensuring all processes, tasks, and administrative functions are managed efficiently to support the department’s commercial objectives.

What we are looking for

How we do our work is important to us at CT and anyone who joins us will feel aligned with our 3 BE’s: “BE the BOSS”, “BE the CUSTOMER” and “BE the BEST”.

As a creative and entrepreneurial business, we believe that being together helps create a collaborative environment and is key to our success. Our Tyrwhitteers are the drivers of change, so we’re looking for hard working people with a pro-active approach to their work. '

Required Skills and Experience

• Previous experience with account management and business development within fashion or lifestyle industry
• Familiar and comfortable with using IT back-office systems.
• Merchandising and / or project management or buying / retail operations
• Proven success driving accounts and implementation of account management at a senior level.
• Have an established track record of driving business forward.
• Able to develop and maintain strong and effective partner relationships at a senior management level.
• Ability to spot opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Possess excellent commercial awareness and ability to drive profit.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to use results to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Display excellent inter-personal and presentation skills.
• Proven experience of managing and developing a team.
• Understanding of supply chain and logistics
• Knowledge of partner business plans and managing income and profit

Technical Skills

• Strong numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills
• Financial & Commercial awareness
• Proficient Excel & MS Office skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with Power BI / other BI tools
• Ability to leverage different data retrieval systems.