Assistant Account Executive

JCPenney; New York (NY); On-site; USD 57,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Term life insurance

Paid vacation/holidays

401(k) with company match

Associate discount

Job summary

JCPenney is seeking an Assistant Account Executive to support the Sales Team with daily activities, coordinate projects, and communicate with accounts in a fast-paced fashion wholesale environment.

The role emphasizes relationship-building with buyers, data gathering, market prep, and post-market follow-up while ensuring accurate PO/logs and cross-functional collaboration to drive sales results.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong follow-up and organization.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a customer focus and proactive approach.
• 1–3 years in fashion wholesale sales preferred; college degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with account Buyer & Assistant Buyers
• Pull weekly sales information
• Assist Sales Team with market preparation and appointments
• Set up line sheets for market
• Assist Sales Team with post-market follow-up & account communications
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date purchase order and shipping log
• Send all ecomm images and copy to all accounts
• Work with Customer Service Team on order discrepancies & issues
• Update weekly status reports
• Track all marketing & MD funding requests from accounts
• Seasonal competitive shopping analysis
• Day to day communication with accounts
• Ad hoc projects

Skills

Attention to detail

Follow-up

Communication

People skills

Customer focus

Sense of urgency

Initiative

Multitasking

MS Office proficiency

Wholesale sales knowledge

Education

College degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The Assistant Account Executive (AE) will fully support the Sales Team in all daily activities. Coordinating projects and communicating with the accounts. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated to excel and grow within a sales organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with account Buyer & Assistant Buyers
• Pull weekly sales information
• Assist Sales Team with market preparation and appointments
• Set up line sheets for market
• Assist Sales Team with post-market follow-up & account communications
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date purchase order and shipping log
• Send all ecomm images and copy to all accounts
• Work with Customer Service Team on order discrepancies & issues
• Update weekly status reports
• Track all marketing & MD funding requests from accounts
• Seasonal competitive shopping analysis
• Day to day communication with accounts
• Ad hoc projects

Qualifications

• Detailed oriented
• Strong follow up and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent people skills & collaborative team player (merchandising, pd, marketing)
• Customer Focus
• Sense of urgency and ability to be successful in a fast-paced environment
• Highly motivated; ability to take initiative to complete tasks quickly and independently.
• Able to multi-task and problem solve
• Strong computer skills (Excel. PowerPoint)
• Preferably 1-3 yrs. experience in the fashion industry and familiar with wholesale sales
• College degree or equivalent work experience

What you get:

If eligible, we offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays*, and 401(k) with Company match. All associates are eligible for an associate discount on all Catalyst Brands merchandise. For paid holidays, associates who are eligible for paid vacation (MTO) are also eligible for eight paid holidays during the calendar year. All store hourly associates scheduled to work on a designated holiday will receive additional compensation. *For paid vacation days, as well as eligibility requirements for other benefits, please visit www.catalystbrandsbenefits.com

Pay Range

USD $57,200.00 - USD $66,300.00 /Yr.