Location: Leicester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM1847

The Company:

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Junior Sales Account Manager to join a reputable and established supplier of fashion to high street retailers.

The Role:                                                         

• Update and manage critical paths.
• Ensuring purchase orders are correct before sending to factory
• Follow order status with factories / far-east offices
• Provide administrative support to the team
• Communicate with customers and Far East teams via email and telephone
• Chase samples ensuring they meet deadline requirements.
• Steam and package samples for delivery to customers
• Preparation of showroom for customer meetings, hanging, collecting samples.
• Manage the Garment Technical function in line with critical path requirements
• Assess technical issues, which could delay the critical path
• Create risk assessment’s for all styles on order and provide a list of test requirements based on the product and buyer manuals
• Ensure the following fittings are carried out with the in line with the customer requirements:
• Maintain effective communication with overseas technologists in all technical and quality requirements for each style as required by the customer
• Travel may be required within the UK and overseas
• Maintain good working relationships, an open dialogue and effective communication, both within the team and at all levels with other teams/departments within the Company.

Skills Required:

• Excellent MS Office skills especially Word and Excel, with some PowerPoint an advantage
• Willingness to learn with excellent communication skills
• Hindu speaking would be advantageous
• Capable of working under pressure and on own initiative with a flexible approach to the workload
• Strong organisational skills
• To work as part of a small team – be a team player
• Self motivated
• Willingness to undertake some travel in the UK
• Experience in the garment / fashion business with knowledge of production cycle in factories in China, Bangladesh & India – desirable.
• Have demonstrable ability to work to critical deadlines
• Technical ability with knowledge of garment make-up and production methods with knowledge of fit on mannequins and pattern alteration.
• Have a good working knowledge of customer quality standards
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Full UK Driving Licence – preferable