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Job Title
Sales Manager, Apparel
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Zip/Postal Code
60290
Country
United States
Region
Midwest
Reference Number
2017-1634
Position type
Permanent
Category
Apparel
Job Function
Sales / Lines Offered

Sales Manager, Apparel

Specific Responsibilities
    • Sales Manager, Apparel
    •  Women, Men and Kids casual apparel.
    • Objective is to significantly grow this business by securing additional product placement (accepted tender offers)
    • Manages one Merchandise Assistant / Fit Technician
    • Review weekly advertising for item opportunities
    • Make weekly store visits and secure item samples for production review/analysis
    • Make New Item Proposals to  based on market analysis, advertising analysis, and trend analysis
    • Submit item quotes to retailer on a regular basis
    • Work with production on item quotes – pricing, specifications, packaging, etc.
    • Work with production to insure delivery on time and according to retailer guidelines
    • Develop, recommend and implement sales strategies and plans to ensure revenue growth
    • Review market analysis to determine customer’s product needs, pricing, etc.
    • Meet with retail buyer on a regular basis to develop and maintain a strong relationship
Skills and Requirements
    • Analytical Ability
    • Technical knowledge of basic Apparel
    • Market knowledge of Apparel
    • Detailed Oriented (quote process is very time consuming)
    • Planning and Organization
    • Communication (significant amount of email communication with overseas production)
    • Smart
    • Problem Solving – every quote submission will run into some sort of specification issue that needs to be addressed