Assistant Account Executive

Movado Group, Inc•Paramus, NJ

1d•$60,000 - $70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Account Executive (AAE) is a transitional role designed to bridge the gap between Sales Coordinator and Associate Account Executive. The AAE provides analytical, logistical, and planning support to the broader Account Management team, while taking ownership of small accounts or Ecom only accounts and contributing to seasonal planning. This is a developmental role for professionals on the path toward full account ownership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
1–2 years of professional experience in wholesale, sales coordination, or merchandising
Proficient in Microsoft Excel (basic formulas, filtering, sorting)
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
High learning agility and ability to take initiative
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

SAP exposure preferred

Responsibilities

Account support and shadowing for assigned accounts, responsible for sell-in and sell-through aspects of the business, with guidance from Sr. AE.
Analyze Retail Sales
Assist in analysis and reporting topline sales this year /last year sales weekly, monthly and quarterly.
Support review of sku assortment sales and door sales weekly and monthly and identify assortment update opportunities, reorders, newness buys and markdowns across accounts.
Manages with direction from Sr. AE orders and markdowns monthly, quarterly, seasonally based on account sales trends.
Build seasonal assortments by Account by Brand
Assist Sr. AE with preparation of quarterly and seasonal growth strategies to drive corporate, brand and customer objectives presented at market meetings.
Communicate product opportunities to Brand teams through sales and trends on styling and price.
Assist with new product launches Quarterly by brand based on story telling strategies and trends.
Assist in inputting forecast data with leadership direction
Manage Order Maintenance
Collaborate with warehouse teams to allocate, fulfill, and ship goods on time.
Track allocations and release orders to ship, secure extensions and monitor price/order holds.
Manage Marketing Initiatives by Account
Coordinate with Sr. AE for budget and execution of coop, fixtures, visual merchandising guidelines by account.
Assist with entering Coop/markdowns/spend in SAP system with proof of performance.
Track advertised sku’s to ensure store delivery and drop ship feed is live.
Assist with tracking accounts ECom teams are updating sites to new campaign assets.
Support Sr. AE in working with Brand and Coordinator teams to request, distribute & track POS for accounts.
Participation in Biweekly meetings with Merchant team regarding Winston service updates
Assist in Managing schedule of account visits communication and impact on accounts
Assist in updates and maintenance of space and location tracker by account
Interact and collaborate with customer service, distribution and other sales support areas within the organization
Keep properly informed on assigned brand products and services as well as industry trends