Brand Account Manager - Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom - NR Associates Limited

    NR Associates Limited
    NR Associates Limited Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    We are working exclusively with Ralawise, a leading supplier in the personalised clothing and merchandise marketplace. They stock a wide range of industry leading and high street leading brands helping customers find the products they love.

    They are a proud distributor of the European B&C brand; B&C is a successful Belgium brand, well known for their timeless collection of sustainable and ethically made garments, their collection includes T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Polo's, Outerwear and Shirts. As the UK distributor for B&C, Ralawise are looking for an experienced Account Manager to act as the UK Brand Ambassador in this newly created role. This person will be a key figure in the future growth for B&C and take the brand to the next level within the UK & Ireland.

    Your sales experience, brand building profile and great story-telling skills will come into play from day one - and it is important that you have a strong customer focus and good business understanding to be successful in this role.

    Key Duties:

    • Develop and speed up collaboration with Key Customers through frequent visits
    • Facilitate product training and ensuring that Key Customers are ready to grow with Ralawise and B&C
    • Raise B&C brand awareness through brand building and storytelling
    • Ensure that B&C is "top of mind" with partners
    • Identify new opportunities for developing top level customers
    • Support the fulfillment of sales budgets
    • Plan and participate in local fairs and sales meetings
    • Produce weekly and monthly reports on trends within your customers, ideas and strategy moving forwards.
    • Achieving the sales targets which are set both monthly and annually.
    • Attend sales meetings in Belgium - at least once a year

    Skills and Knowledge:

    • Be solution-oriented and love to create growth - and can make things happen.
    • See opportunities and abilities to uncover and create needs with customers.
    • Strong communication, listening and presentation skills
    • Perform when working with Key and Top-Level Customers
    • Previous B2B sales or marketing experience, preferably with a background or interest in Fashion or Textiles
    • An interest in sustainability would be an advantage
    • Ability to analyse data and produce reports
    • Strategic planning
    • Full driving license and passport

    They are looking for somebody who describes themselves as passionate, proactive, driven, curious, independent, responsible, targeted, customer-oriented and a relationship-builder.

    Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum - OTE: £64,000

    • Car Allowance via MCA Lease Plan
    • Laptop / IPAD / Phone
    • Life Insurance
    • Extra holidays - birthday/service
    • Staff sales at discounted rates
    • Employee Assistance Programme / Health and Wellbeing programme
    • Charity and fundraising events
    • Pension scheme
    • Personal and Professional Development opportunities
    • Corporate discounts

    This is a field based role working from home in the UK, you must be able to travel to customers nationwide 3-4 days a week so a central UK location would be preferable.

    Please do not apply if you are not living in the UK.