Account Executive
Swim USA is looking for an Account Executive to join our team. If you think this position would be a good fit for you, we’d like to hear from you. Please note all applicants must be vaccinated for COVID.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage existing accounts while expanding the revenue and profitability
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with key retailers
- Identify new profitable business opportunities
- Develop strong and effective relationships with internal cross functional team members
- Become an expert on all internal and external systems to maximize performance
- Analyze selling and react to performance while capitalizing on available inventory
- Partner with VP of Sales to identify, execute and maintain seasonal strategy by key account
- Identify line item opportunities and share with Merchandising
- Maintain and monitor incoming orders and outgoing shipments daily
- Conduct key account site reviews to ensure product is represented and optimized
- Research and pattern key competitors in the marketplace
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Business or Fashion Merchandising)
- 3 or more years of experience working at wholesale experience in Women’s RTW
- Experience working at a major retailer is preferred but not required
- Must be proficient in MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
- Must have keen understanding of “Retail Math” (VMT reports, sell-through and margin), Blue Cherry knowledge preferred
- Must have the ability to take initiative and respond proactively
- Must possess excellent verbal skills
- Willing to travel as necessary