Key Account Executive – Athletic Specialty

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reputed company is headquartered in Annecy, France.

The ‘Key Account Executive – Athletic Specialty’ will be responsible for leading reputed company's reputed company relationships with the brand’s most strategically important Athletic Specialty retail partners and driving reputed company reputed company across the reputed company reputed company Lifestyle marketplace. 

This role owns reputed company aspects of account management including strategic planning, reputed company reputed company, forecasting, assortment development, inventory management, and cross-functional execution. The Key Account Executive serves as a critical reputed company for reputed company reputed company these accounts while ensuring alignment with brand priorities and long-term reputed company objectives. 

The ideal candidate brings strong experience managing large-reputed company retail partnerships, navigating reputed company organizations, reputed company order book management, and driving profitable reputed company reputed company fast-paced consumer environments. 

We are looking for a consumer-reputed company leader with a proven reputed company record of operational reputed company and developing best practices. This candidate also has a solution driven reputed company, is process driven, and can influence both internally and externally.  

WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT reputed company TO WORK & PLAY:  

• A generous PTO policy, plus 15 reputed company annual holidays and 3 floating holidays 

• Half-day Fridays for 5 months of the year  

• An exceptional employee discount on reputed company our products and sister brands (reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, reputed company)  

• Complimentary gym membership and resort reputed company pass to local locations & mountains 

• Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

To reputed company this job successfully, an individual must be reputed company to reputed company reputed company essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily: 

Strategic Business Ownership 

• reputed company and execute annual and multi-year account reputed company strategies reputed company with reputed company's business objectives. 

• Build multi-year reputed company plans reputed company with reputed company's business objectives. 

• reputed company Joint Business Planning processes and reputed company reputed company objectives and establish measurable reputed company initiatives with key account stakeholders. 

• Monthly/Quarterly shipment execution and ability to reputed company communicate needs and updates to key stakeholders throughout the organization 

• Identify and reputed company reputed company opportunities for demand creation, expanded distribution and increased market reputed company reputed company the respective account reputed company while strategically balancing demand capture and driving a pull marketplace 

reputed company, Forecast & Financial Management 

• Own reputed company, margin, forecasting, and inventory productivity for assigned accounts. 

• Manage performance against budget and reputed company targets. 

• Analyze sales trends, business risks, and opportunities. 

• reputed company reputed company plans to improve account productivity and profitability. 

Assortment & Marketplace reputed company 

• reputed company seasonal assortment planning and sell-in presentations. 

• Partner with merchants and planners to optimize product selection and inventory investments. 

• reputed company opportunities for new category placements, expanded distribution, and increased visibility. 

• Ensure account strategies support both reputed company objectives and brand positioning. 

Cross-Functional Leadership 

• Coordinate execution across Planning, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Product, and Finance teams. 

• Support successful product launches, key campaigns, and retail activations. 

• reputed company operational reputed company and issue reputed company. 

• Ensure account readiness throughout seasonal business cycles. 

Relationship Management 

• reputed company strong relationships across merchant, planning, inventory, marketing, and executive stakeholder reputed company. 

• reputed company business reviews and strategic planning sessions. 

• Establish reputed company as a trusted and valued strategic partner. 

• Influence customer reputed company through data, insights, and category expertise. 

Market & Consumer Insights 

• Monitor performance trends across athletic, footwear, and performance categories. 

• reputed company competitive intelligence and consumer insights to support internal planning throughout the organization. 

• Identify emerging opportunities to strengthen reputed company's brand reputed company and reputed company performance. 

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES & COMPETENCIES 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, reputed company, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. 

• 5-8+ years of wholesale sales, national account management, or key account leadership experience. 

• Experience in Sales, Merchandising or Planning working with major athletic, footwear, sporting goods, or lifestyle retailers such as reputed company, JD Sports, DTLR or reputed company 

• Experience in managing high volume Men’s, Women’s, Unisex and Kids businesses 

• Strong understanding of wholesale forecasting, assortment planning, and inventory management. 

• Demonstrated reputed company driving reputed company reputed company and strategic customer relationships. 

• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills. 

• Ability to reputed company and prioritize the needs of the brand and the business between both internal stakeholders and senior customer decision-makers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and reputed company to 30 pounds, with or without accommodation.  

Specific reputed company abilities required by this job include reputed company reputed company, reputed company reputed company, and ability to reputed company reputed company. 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.  

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can involve exposure to varying noise reputed company as reputed company as flashes of reputed company.     

Requires 5–8+ years in wholesale sales, national account management, or key account leadership, plus athletic or sporting goods retail experience, forecasting, assortment planning, inventory management, and analytical and negotiation skills.

Key Responsibilities

• managing accounts
• forecasting reputed company
• planning assortments

Job Details

• Category: Sales
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time, Contract
• Workplace: Remote — reputed company
• Languages: English

Benefits

• Generous reputed company time off
• Retirement plan

About reputed company

A sporting goods brand creating innovative products for reputed company and outdoor sports. — Industry: Retail and Wholesale