Junior Account Executive- Womens Footwear & Accessories

WHY WORK FOR VALENTINO

A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

A Junior Account Executive with Womens Footwear and Accessories experience in wholesale. They will be responsible for the selling and financial management of Independent Accounts. As well as support the Senior Sales Manager and the wider wholesale department in driving sales, maintaining and analyzing sales reports, conducting product knowledge clinics and providing superior customer service. This position will also support the administration of orders, organization of sales market and manage sample request. Travel of 20 - 30% may be required for this position

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage specialty wholesale customer relationships and support the major and department store accounts
• Prepare for market by scheduling appointments, presenting collection and processing orders and swaps
• Run weekly selling reports, gathering data and reporting to Executive team and Corporate HQ in Italy
• Monitor relevant trends and analyze sales and competitive selling; collaborating with the Sr Sales Manager to design sales target strategies to increase profitability
• Manage account inventory for replenishment and minimize end of season inventory
• Track and monitor sales to determine new opportunities for re-orders
• Manage account orders and order status, generating shipping reports, allocation and EDI worksheets in partnership with the Customer Service team
• Maintain line sheets, exit list, buy books, stock list and account recaps
• Product delivery and analysis, replenishments, purchase orders
• Conduct Product Knowledge clinics domestically with Independents and Major accounts each season to educate on new products, design, trends and value
• Manage sample request for product knowledge trainings
• Potential for International travel to show the collection to clients in the showroom in Milan and Paris if needed

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPENTENCIES

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required.
• 1 - 3 years' experience in Wholesale environment
• Basic understanding of sales principles
• Strong retail math and analytical skills
• Intermediate to advance skills in Microsoft Excel
• Critical thinking skills and strong relationship management
• Strong public speaking, in addition to excellent interpersonal skills
• Flexible to travel domestically and internationally (20 - 30% travel)

Preferred:

• Knowledge of SAP

Based Salary for position range $60,000-$70,000 ( based on experience and subject to change)

HOW WE ARE

The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.