Key Account Executive – Athletic Specialty

Location: Remote, United States

Company

hirify.global is a sporting goods brand within Amer Sports, producing mountain, outdoor, athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment.

What you will do

• Develop annual and multi-year growth strategies and lead joint business planning with strategic athletic specialty retail partners.
• Own revenue, margin, forecasting, inventory productivity, budgets, and growth targets for assigned accounts.
• Lead seasonal assortment planning, sell-in presentations, product selection, distribution expansion, and marketplace visibility initiatives.
• Coordinate product launches, campaigns, retail activations, shipment execution, and issue resolution across Planning, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Product, and Finance.
• Build relationships with merchant, planning, inventory, marketing, and executive stakeholders while leading business reviews.
• Monitor athletic, footwear, and performance categories and provide competitive intelligence and consumer insights.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of experience in wholesale sales, national account management, or key account leadership.
• Experience in Sales, Merchandising, or Planning with major athletic, footwear, sporting goods, or lifestyle retailers.
• Experience managing high-volume Men’s, Women’s, Unisex, and Kids businesses.
• Strong understanding of wholesale forecasting, assortment planning, and inventory management.
• Proven success driving revenue growth and strategic customer relationships.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, presentation, prioritization, and stakeholder-influence skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous paid time off policy, 15 paid annual holidays, and 3 floating holidays.
• Half-day Fridays for five months of the year.
• Employee discounts on hirify.global and sister-brand products.
• Complimentary gym membership and resort season pass for local locations and mountains.
• Opportunities to engage with the community and industry partners.