Senior Account Executive – Footwear
24 Seven Talent · New York, NY · 3 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Lead seasonal account plans focused on sales, margin, profitability, and market share.
- Manage forecasting, receipt planning, sell-in targets, and ongoing account performance.
- Identify growth opportunities across categories, product assortments, distribution, and customer channels.
- Build strong relationships with key wholesale partners and serve as a strategic advocate for both the customer and the brand.
- Lead customer meetings, market appointments, presentations, negotiations, and seasonal investment discussions.
- Partner with internal teams to shape assortments, support business priorities, and deliver seasonal objectives.
- Review sales and product results to identify risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Use data and customer insights to support informed decisions and drive account growth.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of wholesale sales or account management experience; footwear background strongly preferred.
- Experience managing major department stores and national retail accounts.
- Strong background in retail math, sales planning, forecasting, and wholesale business drivers.
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and data analysis.
- Experience with wholesale fashion systems, including NuORDER, RLM, and MicroStrategy.
- Comfort using AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot, for analysis, presentations, and productivity.
- Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
- Collaborative leadership style with a high level of ownership and accountability.
- Interest in fashion, product, and evolving consumer trends.
Pay
Paid time off and holiday calendar
Schedule
Summer Fridays
Benefits
- 401(k) match and paid parental leave
- Wellness and commuter benefits
- Employee discounts, internal mobility opportunities, and exclusive employee sales