Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Sportswear

Job Ref: TGN5437

The Company:

We are a well‑established fashion and sportswear branded supplier to the UK high street, seeking a UK Sales Executive to drive our growth and sales strategy while managing key UK and retail accounts.

The Role:

• Manage a portfolio of key UK accounts, driving profitable growth across the territory.
• Plan and deliver seasonal sales strategies, present new collections to buyers, secure new stockists, and provide exceptional service to existing clients.
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing, ensuring timely deliveries and accurate orders while analysing sell‑through and market trends.
• Build new and maintain existing long‑term relationships with clients at all levels.
• Work closely with the senior management team to drive key account sales initiatives across all channels.
• Proactively identify and win new customers, opening and onboarding new accounts each season.
• Plan and own budgets for each season, delivering against agreed sales and margin targets.
• Translate market knowledge, trends and data into clear actions and opportunities across key accounts.

Skills Required

• Strong knowledge and insight into the UK fashion market and key competitors in the sector.
• Product knowledge across men’s and women’s fashion collections within high street retail.
• Strong sales, negotiation and communication skills.
• Highly motivated and creative, with excellent commercial awareness and a results‑driven mindset.
• Confident user of relevant software (Excel, PowerPoint, CRM and order management systems).
• Proven track record of winning new business and nurturing existing accounts for long‑term growth.
• Numerate and comfortable interpreting and analysing sales and market data to inform decisions.