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About the Role

A Junior Account Executive with Womens Footwear and Accessories experience in wholesale is needed to manage the selling and financial aspects of Independent Accounts. This role supports the Senior Sales Manager and the wholesale department in driving sales, analyzing reports, conducting product knowledge clinics, and providing excellent customer service. The position also involves order administration, sales market organization, and managing sample requests, with potential travel.

Responsibilities

Manage specialty wholesale customer relationships and support major and department store accounts.
Prepare for market by scheduling appointments, presenting collections, and processing orders and swaps.
Run weekly selling reports, gather data, and report to the Executive team and Corporate HQ in Italy.
Monitor trends and analyze sales and competitive selling, collaborating with the Sr Sales Manager on sales target strategies.
Manage account inventory for replenishment and minimize end-of-season inventory.
Track and monitor sales to identify re-order opportunities.
Manage account orders and status, generating shipping reports, allocations, and EDI worksheets with Customer Service.
Maintain line sheets, exit lists, buy books, stock lists, and account recaps.
Handle product delivery and analysis, replenishments, and purchase orders.
Conduct domestic Product Knowledge clinics for Independents and Major accounts each season.
Manage sample requests for product knowledge trainings.
Potentially travel internationally to show the collection to clients in Milan and Paris showrooms.

Requirements

1 – 3 years’ experience in a Wholesale environment.
Basic understanding of sales principles.
Strong retail math and analytical skills.
Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
Critical thinking skills.
Strong relationship management skills.
Strong public speaking skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Flexible to travel domestically and internationally (20 – 30% travel).

Skills

Womens Footwear and Accessories wholesale experience
Microsoft Excel
Public speaking
Interpersonal skills
Relationship management
Critical thinking
Retail math
Analytical skills

Location

Domestic
International

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Junior
1-3 years

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required

Salary/Compensations

$60,000-$70,000

About the Company

A career in Maison Valentino offers the chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.
Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where individual contributions and behaviors are key to community success.
The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality.
An inspiring sense of belonging, passion, and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.