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Toogood is hiring a wholesale sales manager for 12-month maternity cover to join its team in London.

With an established wholesale business in furniture and fashion, as well as a growing DTC business, Toogood is looking for a driven and energetic wholesale manager working across fashion and furniture. The ideal candidate will come from a luxury fashion or design wholesale sales background.

This role would suit an existing wholesale manager or a wholesale account manager looking to move up in their career.

Main responsibilities

Fashion:

• build and maintain close relationships with key wholesale partners
• manage new and existing B2B accounts
• work with sales team to set up and run the sales campaigns; including preparing the showroom, scheduling appointments and preparing and uploading relevant sales materials
• actively drive business development
• deliver excellent customer service at all times
• accurately input orders in the system, send order confirmations, support with any queries and manage and plan the delivery schedules according to priority level
• prepare reports for the wider team that provide insight and data to influence future product development strategies
• responsible for the Sales critical path – managing the timing of the brief/feedback/other reports

Furniture and objects:

• provide excellent admin support throughout the whole sales cycle from initial enquiry through to logistics and after sales care
• support the head of commercial in developing outbound sales strategies to grow our customer base
• research and outreach to new potential clients to grow our business
• proactively drive sales in order to hit monthly sales targets

E-commerce:

• work with head of commercial on seasonal e-commerce buy, using data to inform overall budgets and product investment
• work with the e-commerce manager to visually merchandise the product area to drive sales and tell the right stories
• work with marketing and e-commerce manager to decide on e-commerce product drops, balancing the needs of the brand with commercial needs
• assist with key product development strategies for e-comm, including product, pricing and wider trends

Operations:

• work closely with marketing team to create sales assets that represent the brand and clothes accurately
• work closely with the cross functional teams to ensure departments and individuals have the relevant sales data to make commercial decisions
• liaise with finance to ensure all payments are paid quickly, and tracked and allocated accurately

Essential requirement:

• proactive, good organisational skills and time management
• minimum two years’ experience in the luxury wholesale fashion or design industry
• advanced Excel skills
• Google drive, Zedonk and/or Cin 7, NuOrder
• excellent communication skills and attention to detail

Employee benefits:

• seasonal clothing allowance
• work anniversary gifts and birthday socials
• flexible working hours, and hybrid working
• opportunity for career development within an ambitious, growing business

Ideally starting mid October to ensure a thorough handover.

www.t-o-o-g-o-o-d.com

• Applications have closed.