Senior Wholesale Manager
Cubitts
- London
- £46,994 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identifying and engaging with potential partners - the most innovative, exciting, brand-sensitive retailers around the world
- Growing a profitable wholesale channel - delivering on ambitious 50% year-on-year growth, and opening [20] doors in our target markets (US, Japan, Australia)
- Developing our wholesale strategy - working with the Executive team to set the wholesale strategy, and manage budgets and resources to deliver that strategy
- Identifying, onboarding and managing a small, dedicated team of agents and distributors across Asia, Europe and Canada
- Relationship management - closely managing and working with all our wholesale accounts, to build long-term collaborative relationships, and working with internal teams to oversee successful and timely fulfilment
- Partnerships, collaborations and private label - developing exciting new partnerships, working alongside our Brand the Design team to create new products similar to our collaborations with YMC, Mr P, Niwaki, Oliver Spencer, and TOAST
- Travel - visiting our wholesale accounts, and managing trade shows as and when required
- Reporting and analysis - including reporting across the company and to the Board
- Leadership - playing a key role within the Cubitts Management Team, making decisions to support the wide business
- A minimum of 5 years experience in a sales role within the fashion wholesale industry [eyewear experience is preferred but not essential]
- A genuine love of products, particularly spectacles and sunglasses
- A thorough understanding of the most interesting retailers around the world, with an existing set of contacts and relationships
- Natural sales skills, an excellent storyteller, with an interest in building long-lasting, collaborative relationships
- Exceptional organisational and communication skills, with a true customer-centric mindset
- A deep appreciation of the Cubitts brand and values
- Complimentary spectacles
- Bespoke holiday allowance
- Personalised training and development with exclusive access to the YCN platform
- Yoga classes and lots of company socials
- Mental Health Partnership with Champion
- Unlimited You Can Now Business Skills Training
- Qualified financial expert Bippit