Associate Account Manager
Club Monaco
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Posted:
August 3, 2023
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Onsite
About the position
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate Account Manager to join Club Monaco’s international franchise team. As an Associate Account Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining strong relationships with our international franchise partners, driving sales, and ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction. You will assist the director on daily needs, communicating with the partners on adhoc needs, while aligning to the brand’s standards. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding and passion for the fashion industry, strong sales and negotiation skills and drive to deliver results.
Responsibilities
- Address partners' inquiries, concerns, and requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Understand business objectives, market trends, and competitors to identify opportunities for growth and collaboration.
- Develop knowledge of the competitive landscape including merchandising and pricing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including merchandising, production, and marketing, to ensure all projects are being executed in a timely manner in the expected standards.
- Communicate with franchise partners on any updates on design changes, pricing, shipping alerts, etc.
- Attend bi-weekly and monthly touch bases with franchise partners and execute on actionable items.
- Communicate with franchise partners and liaise with internal cross-functional teams to strategize on product needs and developments.
- Collaborate with VM and retail teams to ensure franchise partners are aligned with each seasonal direction.
- Conduct weekly and monthly analysis on sales and performance.
- Prepare sales reports and presentations to track performance to support the decision-making process.
Requirements
- Deep understanding and passion for the fashion industry
- Strong sales and negotiation skills
- Ability to maintain strong relationships with international franchise partners
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to address partners' inquiries, concerns, and requests in a timely and professional manner
- Knowledge of business objectives, market trends, and competitors
- Ability to identify opportunities for growth and collaboration
- Familiarity with merchandising and pricing in the fashion industry
- Collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
- Ability to execute projects in a timely manner and meet expected standards
- Ability to communicate updates on design changes, pricing, shipping alerts, etc. to franchise partners
- Experience in conducting sales analysis and performance tracking
- Proficiency in preparing sales reports and presentations for decision-making processes
- Familiarity with VM (Visual Merchandising) and retail strategies
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary and compensation package
- Opportunity to work with international franchise partners
- Strong emphasis on maintaining strong relationships with partners
- Drive sales and ensure exceptional customer satisfaction
- Opportunity to work in the fashion industry
- Strong sales and negotiation skills
- Opportunity for growth and collaboration
- Exposure to the competitive landscape including merchandising and pricing
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Regular communication and updates with franchise partners
- Opportunity to strategize on product needs and developments
- Analysis of sales and performance
- Preparation of sales reports and presentations
- Opportunity to attend market appointments
- Opportunity to work independently and as part of a team