Account Executive - Wholesale, Central Europe (12 month Fixed-Term Contract)

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Primary Purpose: The Account Executive will maintain and develop the Wholesale business for Tapestry’s brands across Central Europe, with a focus on growing independent accounts including Ludwig Beck and Steffl.  

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Wholesale to:

• Assist the Account Manager with requests from key accounts and directly manage independent accounts
• Act as a first point of contact for multi-brand accounts
• Execute four markets a year across Women’s & Men’s Leathergoods, lead appointments with independent accounts and present the collection during market
• Track sales weekly, monthly & quarterly and analyse to highlight key trends & challenges
• Produce seasonal trade reports to highlight seasonal wins, challenges and opportunities
• Develop short term seasonal plans to meet sell-through targets
• Work on ATS swaps and re-orders to drive trade in season
• Drive trade and in season actions through an omni channel approach with regular site canvassing for partners with online channels
• Support with planning of quarterly and yearly sales forecast with Sales Manager
• Develop the distribution network, onboarding new independent accounts and prospecting in line with regional strategy
• Work closely with cross functional teams on the order lifecycle, including order upload, tracking inbound and outbound shipments and delivery of the order book
• With the support of the Account Manager, communicate with Accounts Receivable on independent account balances
• Partner with field teams on implementing training and lead product knowledge training with accounts
• Coordinate and support in-store marketing initiatives and events, manage ROI reports with stores and coordinate samples
• Collect client orders and processing
• Support new store openings in coordination with cross-functional partners and accounts
• Organise store visits and provide comprehensive feedback and actions to improve trade
• Regularly update the client database  
• Work closely with VM to ensure high standards are delivered across stores

The accomplished individual will possess:

• 2+ years’ experience in Wholesale/Sales, managing accounts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Fashion Management or similar
• Fluent in German and English
• Additional European language skills is a plus 
• Strong experience with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint
• Highly motivated and target driven to achieve sales
• Team player, confident and dynamic
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A self-starter able to independently manage time and workload effectively

What Tapestry can offer you:

• Hybrid working (3 days working from the office, 2 days remote)
• Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays)
• 1 Paid Volunteering Day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Internal mobility & career progression
• Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council

Other benefits include:

• 30 days holiday in addition to public holidays
• Annual Incentive Plan (company performance bonus)
• Multi brand discount up to 50% off – Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/