US Wholesale Executive

Arddun Agency; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clothing allowance

Hybrid work: 4 days in office, 1 day W

Visa sponsorship not available

Job summary

Arddun Agency in New York seeks a Wholesale Executive to drive North American sales for our luxury and advanced contemporary brands. You will manage brand relationships, coordinate showroom visits, and travel to retailer meetings.

The role requires 3+ years in luxury wholesale, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work independently with a flexible schedule. We offer a base salary of $70K plus bonus, clothing allowance, and a hybrid setup: 4 days in the office, 1 day WFH.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Luxury and Advanced Contemporary wholesale.
• Excellent understanding of Excel.
• Independent and can manage own schedule, travel and diary.
• Experience in managing a team member.
• Analytically minded.
• Impeccable attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support Wholesale Manager in building out sales forecasts by brand and account.
• Serve as regional expert on North America retail landscape including boutiques and key accounts.
• Manage inbox inquiries, log outreach, research accounts, schedule appointments and work with Sales Managers on distribution strategies.
• Conduct weekly store visits and seasonal product training in NYC stores.
• Lead sales appointments and support Sales Managers in key appointments (in person or digitally).
• Ensure information needed is passed to retailers for timely sales orders.
• Receive and collate wholesale orders and file for easy sharing with brands.
• Note and share feedback with each brand.
• Keep sales order overview up to date and accurate.
• Set up new accounts with relevant brand promptly.
• Support shipments to ensure timely dispatch.
• Coordinate with PR/Marketing/Comms to maximize sales opportunities.
• Develop commercial opportunities including exclusives, capsules, collaborations.

Skills

Wholesale experience

Excel proficiency

Independent travel

Team management

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Job description

Arddun Agency are a London based Womenswear wholesale agency in Angel, London specialising in the Luxury and Advanced Contemporary world. Founded in 2020 we have grown quickly and already have a proven track record of launching brands successfully internationally as well as being great partners to our brands and well regarded by our retail partners. We have big ambitions and aggressive growth plans and are looking for the right candidates to help us execute all we aim to achieve.

We are small but fast-growing New York team that are close-knit and we aim to provide a nurturing and enjoyable place to work and are looking for a candidate that shares our core values of being humble, hungry and inquisitive.

The US Wholesale Executive will play a vital role is supporting the wider Sales Team in driving the business in the NAM markets. The role also owns brand relationship management day-to-day, seeks out commercial opportunities and sometimes oversees temporary staff and interns within the wholesale team. It suits a candidate with 3+ years' luxury/advanced contemporary wholesale experience, strong Excel skills, and the independence to manage their own schedule and travel.

The job description for this role includes:

• Support the Wholesale Manager in building out the wholesale sales forecast by brand and account prior to each sales campaign

• Serve as a regional expert on North America retail landscape inclusive of boutiques and key accounts

• Manage full agency inbox inquiries: properly log all outreach, research accounts, schedule appointments and work with Sales Managers on distribution strategies

• Conduct weekly store visits and seasonal product training in NYC stores

• Lead sales appointments and support the Sales Managers in key appointments (digitally and in person)

• Ensure all information needed is passed on to retailers in order to receive sales orders in a timely manner

• Receive and collate all wholesale orders and file them in a format that is easy to share with each brand

• Ensure all feedback, good and bad, is noted and collated to be shared with each brand

• Oversee and ensure the sales order overview is kept up to date and accurate

• Ensure each new account is successfully set up with the relevant brand in a timely and organised manner

• Support where needed to ensure shipments go out in a timely manner

• Liaise with the relevant PR, Marketing and Comms teams and connect brand and retailer to maximise all sales opportunities

• Working closely with your manager seek out and develop commercial opportunities including exclusives, capsules and collaboration projects for the brands in the portfolio

• Review weekly sell through report to identify any opportunities or concerns to be shared with the brand and acted upon

• Work closely with each brand and ensure fluid flow of communication across email, in-person & video call catch ups

• Build up strong personal relationships with each brand

• Support where needed on global showroom administration

• Be willing to travel to our various showrooms and tradeshows - do so in an independent manner

• Manage temporary staff and interns in the wholesale team

• Ensure master account database is kept up to date, accurate and secure

• Ensure wholesale files are organised and easy to navigate

• Build and maintain key relationships with retailers

This candidate will have the following experience:

• 3+ years in Luxury and Advanced Contemporary wholesale

• Excellent understanding of excel

• Independent and can manage own schedule, travel and diary

• Experience in managing a team member

• Analytically minded

• Impeccable attention to detail

What We Offer

Base Salary $70K per annum + Bonus

Clothing Allowance

4 days Office, 1 day WFH

Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role.