Junior Account Executive, Wholesale (Women's Footwear & Accessories)
Junior Account Executive, Wholesale (Women's Footwear & Accessories)
New York, US
WHY WORK FOR VALENTINO
A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
A Junior Account Executibe to join our Wholesale team in an exciting, high-visibility role where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative, close-knit environment. We are seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial Junior Account Executive with a minimum of 1 year of wholesale experience, ideally within women's footwear and accessories, who is eager to grow their career with a world-renowned luxury brand.
This role offers hands-on exposure to key business partners and leadership while supporting the growth and management of Independent Accounts. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, customer-focused, and passionate about luxury fashion and wholesale sales.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: $70,000
- Annual Bonus Opportunity
- Clothing Allowance
- Competitive Benefits Package
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage specialty wholesale customer relationships and support the major and department store accounts
- Prepare for market by scheduling appointments, presenting collection and processing orders and swaps
- Run weekly selling reports, gathering data and reporting to Executive team and Corporate HQ in Italy
- Monitor relevant trends and analyze sales and competitive selling; collaborating with the Sr Sales Manager to design sales target strategies to increase profitability
- Manage account inventory for replenishment and minimize end of season inventory
- Track and monitor sales to determine new opportunities for re-orders
- Manage account orders and order status, generating shipping reports, allocation and EDI worksheets in partnership with the Customer Service team
- Maintain line sheets, exit list, buy books, stock list and account recaps
- Product delivery and analysis, replenishments, purchase orders
- Conduct Product Knowledge clinics domestically with Independents and Major accounts each season to educate on new products, design, trends and value
- Manage sample request for product knowledge trainings
- Potential for International travel to show the collection to clients in the showroom in Milan and Paris if needed
QUALIFICATIONS/COMPENTENCIES
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required.
- 1 – 3 years’ experience in Wholesale environment
- Basic understanding of sales principles
- Strong retail math and analytical skills
- Intermediate to advance skills in Microsoft Excel
- Critical thinking skills and strong relationship management
- Strong public speaking, in addition to excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible to travel domestically and internationally (20 – 30% travel)
Preferred:
- Knowledge of SAP
HOW WE ARE
The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.