Assistant Account Executive

Job Description

The ideal candidate has 1-2+ years’ experience in retail, sales, and/or merchandising and wants hands-on exposure to how a wholesale business actually runs from the inside out
Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize across multiple, competing tasks
Attitude of accountability and self-motivation — you notice what needs to happen before being asked
Excited to learn about the wholesale division while growing sales skills and knowledge
A team player who is willing and happy to help and partner with cross functional teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving-back
Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up
Comfortable staying focused while working in any type of environment
1-2+ years’ experience in retail, sales,and/or merchandising
Excellent communication and data presentation skills
Highly organized and detail-oriented
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Collaborative and able to build and maintain effective partnerships with internal teams
Comfortable in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Docs

We are looking for a detail-obsessed, highly organized team player to join our Wholesale Team as our Assistant Account Executive, reporting directly to our Director of Wholesale
This role is the operational engine of our Wholesale division — owning showroom logistics, sample management, and day-to-day sales support that keeps our Account Executives moving fast with accounts
Account Support/Ownership: Provide exceptional customer service by understanding partner needs and offering tailored solutions. Opportunity to manage select small specialty accounts
Showroom Operations: Maintain showroom presentation, calendar, and market set up. Provide operational support during market, including coordinating lunches and assisting with other day-to-day showroom and team needs as needed
Sales Support & Administration: Support the wholesale team with day-to-day operations through exceptional organization and task management
Sample Logistics: Manage wholesale samples across all product categories. This includes but is not limited to, entering sample orders in the sales system, mailing sales samples to accounts in season, sample tracking, and ensuring Account Executives receive seasonal sales samples
Inquiry Management: Field incoming new account requests, managing communication templates and gathering prospective partner data
Market Appointment Support: Assist Account Executives during seasonal market appointments and travel when necessary