Key Account Manager

Wolverine World Wide; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolverine World Wide's Work Group, including Merrell, Cat Footwear, and HYTEST, seeks a Key Account Manager for Apparel to drive the apparel business for strategic accounts and develop sales plans, communications, and product mix to grow retail revenue.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree, 7+ years in sales with 3 years in key account management, and apparel experience; must be highly motivated, collaborative, and proficient in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of Sales experience and 3 years of Key Account Management experience with demonstrated sales skills
• Apparel experience required.
• Extremely motivated, a self-starter and able to work effectively in a team environment and independently; manage time and work against business deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Delivers strategic brand sales goals.
• Creates a customized business model for each account.
• Selects product mix by account.
• Plans model stocks, turn, gross margin, markdowns, etc. and accountable sales goals, by account.
• Manage retailer sales, inventory and profitability to help maximize both of our businesses.
• Manage account order base to insure timely deliveries.
• Manages replenishment programs for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Accounts.
• Forecasts product and roIpe-up by account.
• Places and executes all marketing at retail, such as: retail presence, P.O.P., promotional events, collateral pieces, etc. Maintains excellent senior relationship with key accounts.
• Initiates, develops and sells new key accounts in keeping with the divisions distribution strategies.
• Maintains a consistent frequency of in-store visitation to ensure execution of brand presence, visual roll-out/events, driving turn and door volume.
• Performing duties consistent with the Company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
• Performing other duties as required/assigned by manager.

Skills

Sales experience

Key Account Management

Apparel industry knowledge

Teamwork and collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Key Account Manager - Work Group, Apparel

Location: Remote, Michigan, United States of America

Employment Type: Full time

The Work Group at Wolverine Worldwide includes market-leading brands Wolverine Boots and Apparel, Cat Footwear, Merrell Work and Tactical, Bates, Harley Davidson Footwear, and Hytest. Across the Work Group there are 100+ year old businesses, global and domestic brands, as well as licensed and owned entities. Through building awesome products that blur the line between work and lifestyle, we tap into the collective power of all these brands to deliver our customers amazing stories and the trusted features they demand: comfort, durability, and style.

The Key Account Manager, Apparel, is responsible for driving the apparel business for the Work Group Strategic Accounts. This role develops sales plans, internal and external communications, relationships, sales and service force, product mix, forecast, and the overall strategy to maintain and enhance the brand and maintain growth at the retail level. This individual must be based east of Denver and within 60 miles of a major airport.

Primary Duties

• Delivers strategic brand sales goals.
• Creates a customized business model for each account.
• Selects product mix by account.
• Plans model stocks, turn, gross margin, markdowns, etc. and accountable sales goals, by account.
• Manage retailer sales, inventory and profitability to help maximize both of our businesses.
• Manage account order base to insure timely deliveries.
• Manages replenishment programs for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Accounts.
• Forecasts product and role-up by account.
• Places and executes all marketing at retail, such as: retail presence, Point of Purchase (P.O.P.), promotional events, collateral pieces, etc. Maintains excellent senior relationship with key accounts.
• Initiates, develops and sells new key accounts in keeping with the divisions distribution strategies.
• Maintains a consistent frequency of in-store visitation to ensure execution of brand presence, visual roll-out/events, driving turn and door volume.
• Performing duties consistent with the Company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
• Performing other duties as required/assigned by manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of Sales experience and 3 years of Key Account Management experience with demonstrated sales skills
• Apparel experience required.
• Extremely motivated, a self-starter and able to work effectively in a team environment and independently; manage time and work against business deadlines.
• Must know how to service all sales aspects of a national footwear brand in department stores.
• Must possess strategic planning and be a results oriented person
• Understanding of retailer’s financial metrics – sales, inventory, turn, gross margin dollars
• High level of energy, initiative, and professionalism
• Must be proficient on MS Office (word, excel, power-point)

Working Conditions

Normal office environment. Extensive travel required (approx. 70%). Ability to push, pull and lift up to 50 lbs. Candidate must be based east of Denver.

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Salary Minimum

$112,000.00

Salary Maximum

$147,000.00

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is a global footwear and apparel company driven by a vision to Make. Every Day. Better. Founded in 1883, the Company builds and grows iconic brands including Merrell®, Saucony®, Wolverine®, Sweaty Betty®, Chaco®, Hush Puppies®, Stride Rite®, HYTEST®, and Bates®, along with footwear licenses for Cat® and Harley-Davidson®. Headquartered in Rockford, Michigan, the Company’s products are sold in approximately 170 countries and territories worldwide. For more information, visit www.wolverineworldwide.com.

In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.

Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®.

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.