About the Role
Chloe is seeking a Director of Wholesale to lead the wholesale team in crafting and executing strategies to evolve and elevate the brand and drive growth through insightful commercial analysis and strong engagement at the point of sale. This entrepreneurial and motivated individual will collaborate effectively internally and externally to proactively drive sales through by door optimization of brand positioning, product assortment, inventory levels, presentation, in store real estate, sales team education and engagement, events and marketing. They will confidently and frequently present their business to leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, manage and drive all aspects of business by client/category/channel/store
- Create, analyze and interpret reporting to develop, present and execute strategic actions to drive sell in and sell out
- Ensure key strategic brand objectives are cascaded and executed online and in stores
- Develop, manage and negotiate all open to buy budgets to meet company sales targets
- Proactively manage sales and inventory throughout the network to optimize sales and margin
- Cultivate an active relationship with GMMs, DMMs, buyers, planners, store leadership and dedicated sales staff regarding product opportunities and risks, brand positioning, presentation and competitive business to inform key short and long term actions to optimize business
- Present collections in market and oversee, review, process and manage all orders
- Lead the wholesale team
- Partner with Operations, Customer Service and Accounts Receivable
- Manage dedicated sales staff programs
- Collaborate with all internal stakeholders to ensure a strong and cohesive wholesale business across all channels
Requirements
- 10+ years of applicable experience in a luxury fashion company or related field
- Commercial awareness and strong business acumen
- Thrives in a high growth, fast paced and sometimes ambiguous environment; efficient, agile and adaptive to changing priorities
- Passionate about exceeding goals and driving business through excellent in store and online execution
- Domestic and International Travel Required up to 30% of time
Skills
- Strong analytical skills (i.e. proficient in excel and retail math)
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Location
- NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) from a four-year college or university
Salary/Compensations
- $155k ~ $170k
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision programs
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off
- Wellness reimbursement benefit
- Employee assistance program
- Volunteer days off
About the Company
- Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories.
- Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them.
- At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.
