A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.
Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.
Wholesale Area Manager - Fixed Term. (Maternity Cover)
Directly reporting to the Head of Wholesale Europe, he/she will ensure the commercial development of the Brand operating within the guidelines, plans and the approved strategy, policy and business procedures.
Main Responsibilities:
* Ensure the achievement of sales targets and profit, with a specific focus on specific countries
* Develop trade policies in order to increase business opportunities
* Plan and manage the budget and sales forecast
* Assist to the sales campaign (presenting the collection, order review / order entry)
* Arrange customer schedule for the Sales campaign in link with showroom
* Deal with Customer complaints
* Manage relationship with potential commercial distributors / partners
* Manage the relationship with key accounts (Dept. Stores and Key Clients) and the support / promotional activities in the stores
* Manage relationships with different departments inside the company (Customer Service, Finance, After Sales, Legal, Partner Marketing, Store Planning)
* Analyze market trends, evaluate competitive products and make appropriate suggestions
* Provide clients support during buying session, order checks and data entry
* Provide feedback and advice to customer service, operations, accounting in the spirit of continuous improvement toward customer satisfaction and achieving the company invoice goals
* Weekly sales analysis, definition of sales targets, support during the buying session
* KPIs monitoring and support partners with swaps/reorders during the season
Qualifications and requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree
* Previous experience in a similar role
* Analytical skills, proficiency in Excel and Power Point
* Good knowledge and sensitivity for fashion and luxury products
* Team worker, proactive and flexible
* Good negotiation skills and leadership
* Fluency in English and French
Location: Milan
The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.