Global Brand Manager - specialising in global sales.
The successful applicant will be working under the guidance of our Sales Director & Executive VP of sales supporting and understanding our brands/global partners, being active in showings and managing all sales support with buying partners globally. After one season (including travel to NYC & Paris) this role will progress directly into brand management and sole ownership of clients and results under your management.
You would be joining our well established team of twenty and working alongside fellow GBM's who are highly accomplished and vastly experienced during a key growth period.
Required skills and qualifications
* Three or more years of experience in brand management and sales.
* Proven record of success with the entire sales process, from planning to closing.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
* Work well within a team environment.
* In depth industry knowledge and experience in global sales, margins, pricing structures and wholesale business practices.
* A strong understanding of the global retail market and alignment.
* A strong interest, enthusiasm and passion for premium quality product and fashion.
* Highly organised with a strong ability to work under pressure and hit deadlines.
* Ability to multitask and prioritise workload effectively.
* Strong analytical skills and a great attention to detail.
* Drive and passion to achieve and exceed targets.
* Strong problem solving skills with the initiative to resolve issues.
* Flexibility to work longer hours during the selling seasons.
* Comprehensive experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Mac Mail, Dropbox.
* Capable of managing own workload and confident with liaising across all levels of the business.
* Strong ability to build strategic plans as well as implement new business opportunities.
* Work closely with and report directly to the EVP of sales.
* Ability to travel to New York and Paris three times per year.
Responsibilities
* Maintain and expand our wholesale distribution.
* Create and maintain strong relationships with brands and retailers under your management.
* Introduce innovative sales ideas.
* Connecting with brands under your management consistently, providing innovative ideas and a download of market happenings and any sale support required.
* Creating a global distribution strategy, identifying key markets and new target stockists.
* Work closely with marketing teams from brands under your management.
* Schedule training and increase product knowledge in store to ensure the brand is represented accordingly.
* Ensure brands under your management prepare and deliver all required assets for selling each season.
* Keeping track of delivery timelines and assisting with any issues related to shipment discrepancies, late deliveries etc alongside your brand partners.
* Communicating delivery updates to the retail partners.
* Working closely to support both the brands under your management and our retail partners, being able to provide relevant advice and support to brands and take charge over key decision making on behalf of the brand.
* Assist in showroom setup.
* Achieve seasonal sales targets.
* Show and maintain excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate at all levels.
* Identify and develop key domestic and international accounts and partnerships.
* Monitoring sell through in existing stores and action marketing plans to attain best results for both brand and retailer.
* Preparing detailed end of season reports analysing market feedback, sales results etc.
* Seasonal travel to New York and Paris (once travel resumes).
What's in it for you
A kind, supportive and passionate culture.
An Innovative and dynamic working environment.
Global Exposure and Growth in the fashion Industry at an elite level.
Working with the most premium boutique and department stores globally - across buying, marketing and facilitating growth for brands with these key partners.
Learning the market and depth of the industry across every region through the unique Del Rainbow way.
Being a part of a team that truly works collaboratively and encourages you to be yourself - bringing your best self to the role.
Can be based locally or in NYC / UK / Europe.
Del Rainbow HQ is based in Byron Bay, NSW.
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