Account Manager - Children's Apparel

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fourth Floor in New York City is seeking an Account Manager to lead strategic partnerships with retail partners and drive growth. This onsite role focuses on developing growth strategies, analyzing market trends, and presenting insights to buyers.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years in account management within apparel or consumer goods and a Bachelor’s degree, with knowledge of children’s apparel and Walmart experience being a plus.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of account management experience in apparel or consumer goods.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Children's apparel knowledge; Walmart account experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a growth strategy for key accounts.
• Analyze market trends to translate insights into opportunities.
• Serve as strategic partner to customers and internal teams.
• Identify new growth avenues through consumer, pricing and assortment analysis.
• Review sales, inventory and margin performance and report findings.
• Maintain relationships with retail partners and identify opportunities.
• Travel locally and domestically to shop the market for insights.
• Create presentations and present market insights to buyers.

Skills

Account management

Sales negotiation

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client, a leading kids apparel manufacturer, is seeking an Account Manager to join their team in NYC!

**Onsite 5 days a week

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a growth strategy
• Analyze competitive market and translate those insights into differentiated products and business opportunities
• Serve as a strategic partner to the customer, developing relationships across the organization
• Find and develop new avenues for growth by evaluating consumer trends, product opportunities, assortment needs, pricing, and the way products are positioned in the marketplace
• Review and report on sales, inventory, and margin performance
• Maintain strong relationships with retail partners to identify business opportunities
• Ensure assortments align with sales history, market trends, and margin goals
• Identify potential production issues or delays to communicate to retail partners
• Monitor inventory levels
• Travel locally and domestically to shop the market for trend insights
• Create presentations for market insights, competitive analysis, and sales data and present to buyers
• Develop growth strategies

Requirements

• 5-8+ years’ experience in account management across apparel or consumer goods
• Bachelors Degree required
• Children's apparel knowledge
• Current experience managing Walmart business is ideal
• Commercially driven with strong selling and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation and relationship-building abilities
• High organized and detail-oriented