Account Manager, Sales (Retail)

Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

Company

Large North American apparel retailer serving babies and young children through multiple children’s clothing and accessories brands.

What you will do

• Lead sales and profit goals for assigned department-store accounts and develop strategies for account growth and market-share expansion.
• Build relationships with retail partners by analyzing customer objectives, category dynamics, market trends, and competitive activity.
• Partner with merchandising, marketing, operations, distribution, and finance teams to execute account strategies and co-op marketing initiatives.
• Plan product assortments, review open-to-buy plans and inventory levels, and monitor account KPIs.
• Prepare reports, provide data-driven recommendations, and lead special projects and ad hoc analyses.
• Manage order troubleshooting, operational follow-up, chargeback research, and account maintenance.

Requirements

• 4+ years of successful experience in domestic retail apparel.
• Experience influencing stakeholders, building productive partnerships, negotiating, and solving problems.
• Strong decision-making, organization, communication, presentation, and retail math skills.
• Experience leading a team and developing others.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and strategic initiatives to internal and external partners at all levels.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the retail fashion industry, children’s business, and ecommerce.
• Experience troubleshooting and negotiating while maintaining positive customer relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• Career development through internal learning programs, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• Inclusive environment focused on innovation, learning, and collaboration.
• Full-time employment with a large established retail organization.