Account Executive

Perry Ellis International is seeking an Account Executive to provide administrative support to the sales team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain account relationships and conduct 360 sales for major retail partners in collaboration with the Sr Account Executives.


• Follow through on orders and POs.


• Order entry and follow through on customer POs


• Track all purchase orders/ITs- maintain a detailed log of all orders.


• Interface with sourcing and purchasing to provide sales with accurate updates, changes, delivery dates, revisions, etc.


• Maintain open orders reports- modify dates as needed with approval of sales and the customer.


• Manage customer communications and resolve issues in partnership with Sr Account Executive, Planning, Merchandising and other key teams.


• Generate inventory availability reports and assist in building tools to sell through ATS.


• Assisting in appointments and sales presentations to clients


• Create sales tools to be sent to customers and also used during appointments- using JPEGS and CADS


• Manage showroom samples.


• Manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree


• 3-5 years experience with account executive roles or account management.


• Experience in wholesale sales with major department stores, including Dillard’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Belk.


• Experience with selling men’s sportswear. 


• Experience with Excel, Word, Google docs and retail math


• Excellent sales skills including the ability to create and build relationships and a demonstrated track record of teamwork.


• Strong analytical and workflow management skills and the ability to meet deadlines. Multi tasking and attention to detail are critical for success


• Highly skilled and practiced in both written and verbal communication and comfortable in presenting to both internal and external partners.


• Team oriented and ability to build cross-functional relationships

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