Account Executive - Boston HOKA Specialty

Deckers Brands; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and bonuses

Health and wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Deckers Brands in Boston, MA (Remote) is seeking an Account Executive for HOKA Specialty to manage an independent account base within the Boston area, serving as a trusted advisor to internal and external partners. You’ll leverage wholesale and retail data, marketplace and consumer insights, and your passion for collaboration to drive growth and innovation.

This role is ideal for a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment, embraces change, and possesses a growth mindset.

Qualifications

• Retail/wholesale experience in athletic footwear and apparel preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with independent retailers in the territory.
• Provide timely communication with account base.
• Conduct in-market store visits, staff training, and event support.
• Lead biweekly, monthly, and quarterly business and partnership reviews.
• Develop seasonal account level strategic plans and forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functionally to align supply chain activities with partner plans.

Skills

Retail wholesale exp

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Account Executive - Boston HOKA Specialty

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Regional Sales - Northeast US HOKA

Location: Boston, MA (Remote)

The Role

As the Account Executive for HOKA Specialty in the Boston area, you’ll manage an independent account base within specialty access points, serving as a trusted advisor to both internal and external partners. You’ll leverage wholesale and retail data, marketplace and consumer insights, and your passion for collaboration to drive growth and innovation. This role is ideal for a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment, embraces change, and possesses a growth mindset.

We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Your Impact

• Cultivate relationships with independent retailers within the assigned territory that foster mutual trust and partnership
• Timely communication with account base
• In-market store visits, staff training, and event support
• Execution of biweekly, monthly, and quarterly business and partnership reviews
• Build seasonal strategies to drive business and market share growth, including financial and product forecasting, consumer-focused assortment planning, and access point and account level planning
• Develop seasonal account level financial forecasts
• Execute seasonal product forecasting
• Develop seasonal account level partnership and marketplace strategies, planning, and execution
• Work cross-functionally to lead and influence all aspects of supply chain from order-entry to delivery, as well as development and execution of 360 partner support activations
• Effectively manage all aspects of order book including preseason and at-once order entry and timely execution of modifications and holds
• Partner cross-functionally to plan and execute partner and marketplace plans

Who You Are

• Retail and/or wholesale experience in the athletic footwear and apparel industry preferred
• Eager to be a part of an exciting, rapidly changing, and fast-paced brand and team
• Effective, open & honest communicator driving customer, consumer, product, and marketplace insights to inform strategy, innovation, and creation of the future
• Proven solution-oriented problem solver that embraces disruption, change, and ambiguity
• Positive mindset and strong work ethic who thrives within a team environment and can also work independently
• Experience leveraging wholesale and retail data and consumer and marketplace insights to inform strategy development and execution
• Ability to cultivate an environment of trust, safety, diversity, and inclusion
• Retail math and Microsoft Office application (Excel, PowerPoint) proficiency

What We’ll Give You

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
• Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
• Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion.
• Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.

$77,400.00 - $104,500.00 The salary range posted reflects the estimated minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in: US - MA Remote Boston. Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.

More than Just a Footwear Company

From our corporate offices to our global retail stores, there’s a curious, independent spirit that’s distinctly Deckers Brands. We’re about giving people the freedom to pursue their passions. And we’re committed to helping them succeed; to become their best selves. That’s why we’re about more than work, the 9 to 5 or daily grind. We’re about opportunity - opportunity to create, to grow and to have an impact. As we work to become better at everything we do, how we better the world matters, too. Our products and brands are loved, no doubt about it. But the difference we make in people’s lives begins with our people, right here at Deckers Brands. We’re adventurous, spirited, unafraid of new challenges and willing to take chances. We are always ready to rally around a cause. Put simply, we want all of our people to thrive - to reach their full potential and have fun while doing it. Because in the end, Deckers thrives when our people thrive.