What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Sales position at Place Showroom?
Place Showroom is the epicenter for emerging brands. We are a team of highly motivated and driven entrepreneurs. Our locations span across the nation and we are looking for a great candidate to join our team.
Place Showroom is seeking an Associate Director of Specialty Sales to join our east coast team. This is a dynamic position and we are looking for a bright individual to spearhead our contemporary brands with key specialty retailers. The candidate should be a quick learner, self-starter, dependable, and proactive with the ability to excel under pressure.
The position will partner with our Vice President of Sales and President to oversee the east coast specialty business. The candidate will lead our specialty sales team to build sales strategies and distribution plans throughout the eastern United States.
- Develop and execute a regional strategic plan for growth and expansion for our contemporary business through existing and new distribution channels across specialty retailers
- Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor and develop a team through a sense of teamwork and collaboration
- Cultivate strong relationships with key specialty retailers
- Collaborate with cross functional partners across sales, merchandising, operations and finance
- Drive new business development initiatives
- MUST have extensive experience in the wholesale apparel industry, with strong relationships in the women's contemporary market
- Strong time management skills; motivated and takes initiative, works efficiently
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Exercises excellent judgment when decision making
- Display professionalism with individuals at all levels in and outside the organization
- Willingness to adapt to an expanding environment
- High degree of accuracy and organizational skills
- Technically savvy particularly with Excel. Knowledge of Showroom Exchange, Joor, NuOrder or similar
- Must to be able to travel up to 40% of the year