Junior Footwear Account Manager

Are you a movement maker? Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?

Here is what you need to know about the job:

• Competitive Salary
• Permanent – Full Time
• Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours a week
• Hybrid Working – 3 Days in the Office
• London – currently based at White City, due to move to Camden in November

Please ensure you have the Right to Work in the UK before applying for this position.

About the Company:

We are LF Fashion, part of Li & Fung, a world leader in the design, development, and sourcing of consumer goods. Li & Fung has more than 115 years of supply chain expertise, covering everything from product design and production management to quality control and shipping. We’re a global group encompassing many sectors of the retail market but what makes us unique is that we work As One.

About the Role:

The Junior Account Manager role is to manage and develop the business sales and profitability budgets through the initiation and development of new footwear product ranges to meet the commercial requirements of our customer. Key areas of responsibility include:

• To ensure the constant development of new footwear product ranges which gives continuity to the business requirements and satisfies the customer needs.
• To be aware at all times of the customer's overall business requirements and plans to maximise any opportunities to gain further business.
• To control and manage costs in line with agreed budget levels.
• To manage travel, samples, and sample freight costs within the agreed budget and to identify opportunities to improve values and generate cost savings throughout the development process.
• Evaluate and interpret market trends, initiate, and drive new material and component development in line with the market direction.
• To negotiate the cost and selling prices of each product in line with agreed targets.
• Create costings and progress to final approval.
• To monitor and ensure that the costs of operating the Product Team Design functions are controlled within the budgeted expenditure levels.
• Any reasonable additional duties requested or delegated by your manager.
• Communicate effectively and build positive relationships with relevant stakeholders, being the first point of contact in all client dealings.
• Assume general responsibility for all account activity and qualitative/timely delivery of agreed assignment.
• Compile and contribute to the development of effective, and stimulating design briefs, assuming full responsibility for the accuracy of the detail.
• Possess a thorough knowledge of basic design principles, and B2B or B2C service level processes.
• Effectively manage conflict or disagreements with confidence, ensuring expectations are managed and relationships are solidified.
• Ensure compliance of all products related activity with relevant regulatory bodies e.g., H&S.
• Maintain a high level of compliance working within the Company procedural framework on all related matters i.e., VAT and Customs control.
• Contribute to the success of the business by promoting an atmosphere of trust, fairness, cooperation, and teamwork.
• Follow up of critical path from all sourcing countries.

We are looking for a Junior Account Manager who has:

• Fashion footwear background gained from within a similar environment.
• Ability to demonstrate the strength, confidence, agility, and determination in assuming control of all related projects from the outset.
• Ability to think laterally and quickly, ensuring the process is managed and delivered on time with the right first-time approach.
• Possess demonstrable organisation and time management skills.
• Display a positive mental attitude, always can do.
• Ability to work in a team or on own.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all audiences.
• Dexterous and agile.
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Patience, passion, and a willingness to impart knowledge on others.

If this sounds like you, Apply Now!

As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

About Us

Fung Group is a pioneer for the consumer goods supply chain. With a rich history in import and export trading and global supply chain management dating back to 1906, our core businesses operate across the entire global supply chain for consumer goods including trading, logistics, distribution, and retail. Today, we are focused on advancing new, disruptive technologies shaping the future of supply chains and exploring new opportunities for business growth through strategic innovation in retailing, new products, services, or markets. Across Fung Group, our core values of entrepreneurship, being humble and acting as one family, form the basis for our culture, business strategies, and brand.