Senior Account Executive, Enterprise Branded Merchandise & Swag Kits

CI-Group; Lebanon (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K plan

Paid holidays, vacation, and personal/

Job summary

CI-Group seeks a Senior Account Executive for Enterprise Branded Merchandise & Swag Kits to lead the expansion of our division. You will build long-term relationships with enterprise clients, helping design and execute corporate gifting, event marketing, experiential gifting, employee recognition, and VIP unboxing programs.

Our unbeatable advantage is an in-house fulfillment center that enables automated, store-backed swag programs.

Qualifications

• Experience selling to enterprise clients in promotional products or custom apparel.
• Strong network of Marketing Directors, HR Executives, and Event Planners.
• Ability to convert transactional buyers into ongoing program accounts.

Responsibilities

• Account Generation: identify, target, and acquire enterprise accounts needing promotional merchandise and custom presentations.
• Consultative Merchandising: curate trend-forward products aligned with brand and budgets.
• Kitting & Packaging Design: work with creative/warehouse teams on unboxing experiences.
• Program Expansion: convert one-off buyers into recurring program accounts.
• Supplier & Factory Coordination: maintain relationships to ensure timely production and margins.

Skills

Client network

Relationship building

Sales generation

Account management

Strategic selling

Job description

Senior Account Executive, Enterprise Branded Merchandise & Swag Kits

We are seeking a creative, well-connected Senior Account Executiveto lead the expansion of our Branded Merchandise division. You willbuild long-term, highly lucrative relationships with enterpriseclients, helping them design and execute corporate gifting, eventmarketing, experiential gifting, employee recognition, and VIPcustomer unboxing programs.

Your "unfair advantage" in the market will be our internalfulfillment center, allowing you to sell automated, store-backed swagprograms that traditional distributors struggle to deliver.

Key Responsibilities

Account Generation: Identify, target, and acquire corporate accountsrequiring ongoing promotional merchandise, custom apparel, andspecialized kit presentations.

Consultative Merchandising: Work closely with clients to curatetrend-forward, high-quality products that align with their brandidentity, sustainability goals, and campaign budgets.

Kitting & Packaging Design: Collaborate with our creative andwarehouse teams to design memorable unboxing experiences (selectingcustom boxes, tissue, inserts, and decoration methods).

Program Expansion: Convert transactional order buyers into recurring,long-term program accounts (e.g., employee onboarding portals, companystores, sales incentive programs).

Supplier & Factory Coordination: Maintain strong relationshipswith suppliers, decorators, and factories to ensure timely productionand healthy gross margins.

A little about us...

CI-Group is a premier custom merchandise organization backed bysomething most distributors can only dream of: our own in-housewarehousing, custom kitting, printing and global fulfillmentinfrastructure. We don't just sell branded hard goods and customapparel; we build complete physical brand experiences. Having completeoperational control over the entire process—from product design tocustom kit assembly—gives us a massive competitive advantage inquality, speed, and reliability.

Experience and Skills

Experience: 5+ years of successful sales experience in thePromotional Products (PPAI/ASI) or Custom Apparel industry.

Product Knowledge: Deep understanding of decoration techniques(screen printing, embroidery, laser engraving), vectorgraphics/art requirements, and overseas vs. domestic sourcing lead times.

• Client Network: A strong, portable book of business or an activenetwork of Marketing Directors, HR Executives, and Event Planners.

In exchange, we offer…

• A steady, fast-paced work environment with a close-knit,collaborative culture.
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience. Range $70k-$90k
• Eligible for quarterly performance bonuses and monthlycommission programs based on contract gross margins, with targetOTE of $110,000 – $150,000+
• Comprehensive benefits package including Health Insurance and a401K plan.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time (available after 120 days).