Triumph is one of the world’s largest intimate apparel companies. It enjoys a presence in over 120 countries with the core brands Triumph® and sloggi®. Globally, the company serves 40,000 wholesale customers and sells its products in 4,050 controlled points of sale as well as via several own online shops. The Triumph Group is a member of the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI).
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Our Sales Department in Swindon, UK is looking for a
Key Account Executive UK & EIRE (f/m/d) (working 100 %)
The purpose of the role is to develop and deliver tactical and strategic plans for each Key Account customer to achieve given Strategic Business Plans and annual financial targets.
Your Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing of annual business plans across the market for permanent styles and promotion calendars in line with company communication plans and driving sales to reach budget
- Collaborating effectively with key account customers and providing market updates for manager and product manager
- Providing excellent account management, utilizing management tools such as category management and assortment planning, account forecasting to ensure both retailer awareness and strong customer relationships
- Monitoring retail trends and competitor products through regular store visits, to achieve thorough understanding of both the retail account and the lingerie industry
- Execution of regular internal predefined monthly reports, to fully understand brand market position and focus on opportunities for business growth
- Generating the monthly end-of-year forecast per Key Account customer and develop yearly budget plans according to brand and cluster guidelines
- Providing support and assistance to Finance and Customer Services, on issues such as credit and distribution, to communicate strong account awareness
- Developing strong relationships with Customer Services to ensure shipping totals are in line with both CSC and customer requirements
- Working closely with Marketing department to ensure first-class execution of all brand activities to drive growth
Your ideal profile:
- You possess a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Marketing or Sales
- You have gained at least 5 years of experience of managing Sales within a similar, FMCG or premium environment
- You can demonstrate significant experience and successful growth in managing Key Account Customers
- You possess analytical skills, experience in reporting and forecasting, along with a strong commercial mindset and the capacity to interpret market information
- You are experienced with digital and reporting tools such as MS Office, Business Warehouse, Power BI and Sales force
- You have a proactive approach, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally inside the organization
- You possess strong interpersonal skills and you are able to communicate to all levels, both written and oral
- You feel comfortable being a team player as well as a self-motivated contributor, able to prioritize and plan work effectively
Our Benefits:
- You will have an opportunity to work for a market leader
- You will join an international and multicultural working environment
- You will have the opportunity of development in the Fashion industry
- You will benefit from the hybrid working policy of the company
You will never walk alone
As a family owned business with more than 130 years of experience, Triumph embraces diversity throughout our global organization. Currently, our offices are present in over 40 countries across Europe and Asia, having many international teams collaborate together every day. Guiding our corporate behaviors are respect and value for our employees, but also Collaboration as one of our key Corporate Competencies, being a core part of our every day working environment.
Make a Difference, together
The future belongs to our children. At Triumph, we want to be proud of our commitment to building a sustainable society and protecting the environment, and we work everyday to ensure our products are manufactured in an sustainable way. This is our vision: We want to be a company that is characterized by responsible leadership and consideration for future generations and that cares for the legacy that we leave behind to our children.
Putting People at the center
At Triumph we are committed to our employees, they represent the foundation for our success. This means that as a company, we are driven to offer great career opportunities in a dynamic fast-paced organization. Our HR function across the globe strives to support our employees in their development, through our Triumph Learning Academy
We continuously strive to recruit new talent, offering them one of the textile industry’s most international working environments, excellent conditions and great development opportunities in a company still owned and managed by the founding families. Our headquarters employs people from more than 30 nationalities and as a European company, we are present in many key markets in Europe, like Germany, Italy, France and growing in Eastern Europe. We are proud to have become one of the leading players in Asia very early on, in countries like Japan, China and Singapore, as well as being an employer that people aspire to work for. As a company serving women, we fundamentally believe in gender equality and diversity. Women make up more than 50% of our company’s workforce. In the last years, we have had a specific and successful drive to increase the number of women in management.
Triumph is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
If you are seeking a great opportunity to develop your career, please send us your CV in English by clicking on Apply.