Senior Sales Manager

A fabulous opportunity has become available to join a luxury watch brand as Sales and Marketing Manager. You will review and implement brand strategy working closing with Senior Brand Managers and heads of departments.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Ensure trading agreements for the brand accounts are in line with company policy.
• Constantly look to improve our position within store and work with marketing manager to establish, explore and exploit all marketing initiatives.
• To provide detailed sales analysis (sell-in and sell-out) of both retail and wholesale.
• Build relationship with local estate agents / landlords to have a good knowledge about the retail environment in the country
• With the support of the Brand Manager, set objectives for the employees and motivate / support / coach them to achieve their goals
• Be the point of contact for any customer service issue related to the brands ensuring the proper responses are provided and when necessary escalate a complaint to the brand manager.

• Prepare with the help of the Marketing Manager and PR manager the marketing and communication plans for the country
• Local application of the communication concept for the brand with the support of the Marketing Manager and PR manager
• Ensure corporate objectives are achieved and a high level of communication is maintained internally and externally.
• Communicate all account initiatives, ranges and sales data to internal and external departments.
• Establish good lines of communication with Customers, Head Office and Management always attempting to understand their relevant functions.
• Distribution / sales strategies to be implemented in line with Brand Manager strategy
• Develop and build relationships with Key Accounts, arranging regular meetings and training.

Person Specification:

• You will need to be experienced in brand sales and marketing and currently working at a similar level of role and budget responsibility or be able to demonstrate the ability to work at that level.
• You must be analytically minded and focused on sales performance.
• Experince working with Luxury brands
• You should have a flexible approach to work and be willing on occasion to stay away from home and make some international trips.
• Candidates should also possess the desire, ability and willingness to take on new and additional responsibility if the role develops beyond its existing parameters.
• Must have excellent IT skills and be able to demonstrate Excel spreadsheet skills.