Sales Manager

Our customer, a leading company in the luxury goods manufacturing and retail sector, is recruiting for the Italian market a:

SALES MANAGER

He/she will report to the General Manager and will coordinate a team of two sales team members.

Main Responsibilities:

• Managing sales enquiries and liaising with Retail Partners that will be visited at least twice a year
• Management of all communication and shared documentation between retailers and headquarters
• Ensure that the Company’s standard of service is always met and adhered to
• Collection and analysis of numerical information and data, with preparation of analysis and reports for business purposes
• Handling retailer’s portfolio and managing the allocation of product from delivery notes, selecting what to take when applicable
• Monitoring of stock levels for directing weekly stock deliveries and managing the annual stock consolidation at year end, ensuring retailers complete the stock checks and the reports are returned to headquarters
• Analysing sell-in and sell-out trends for forecasting and managing allocation
• Responsible for generating retailer invoices correctly and completing the accompanying paperwork
• Adding and updating back orders on SAP, including booking the allocation orders
• Areas to target retailer collection events

Requirements:

• University degree
• At least 10/15 years of working experience in a commercial role within the luxury industry
• The role requires commercial expertise with both strategic and operational focus
• Luxury client relationship management
• Commercial experience in the luxury industry
• Strong knowledge of SAP and MS Office
• Fluency in English
• Good Communication Skills
• Customer Oriented

Location: Milan