Wholesale Key Account Manager

Company Description
COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The creative soul of the brand is fueled by a deep connection to modern culture, dynamic global cities, and compelling fashion movements. With an emphasis on expert craftsmanship, innovation, and materiality, collections are created with a mindful approach, seamlessly blending contemporary and timeless.

Job Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to take your career in a new and exciting direction? Do you have great business sense and strong analytical skills?

If so, this could be the role for you!

Here at COS, we are now looking for a Key Account Manager to join our Wholesale Team, reporting to our Sales Manager External Partnerships. You will be an integral part of our expansion into this exciting and promising business area.

As a Wholesale Key Account Manager, you will be responsible for maximizing sales and profitability with each of your key partners. You will set, execute, and follow up on the overall Wholesale strategy & vision. You should have excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate cross-functionally at all levels.

What you will do:

• Manage the COS assortment on wholesale partner platforms, ensuring the brand vision, aesthetic, and look are maintained.
• Prepare and conduct product meetings with COS’s buying teams, creating assortment presentations using internal systems and tools.
• Lead selection meetings with wholesale partners and secure order placements within agreed timelines. Communicate changes efficiently.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate closely with wholesale partners to understand markets and customer behaviors, identifying selling opportunities.
• Work with COS’s merchandising teams to leverage local selling opportunities through wholesale partners.
• Coordinate with regional Marketing teams to ensure brand and partner requirements are briefed in advance, securing timely delivery of assets.
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to partner selling info and marketing activities, providing insights to buying, merchandising, regional, and marketing teams.

Qualifications
Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviors that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded , curious , we dare to be different , believe in constant improvement , and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for, and how we act.

We seek someone passionate about learning and development, eager to grow themselves and others. A positive attitude and a role model for our values are essential qualities.

What you need to succeed :

• Strong communicator with effective collaboration skills across all levels and functions.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, maintaining high service standards with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive and hands-on approach with a track record of initiative.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, macros, and SAP experience.
• Familiarity with internal systems such as Compass or Whale is a plus.

Additional Information
When you join COS, you will receive comprehensive onboarding, excellent training, and ongoing support. Benefits include:

• 25% Staff Discount
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Annual health checks
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts on partner brands
• Cycle to work scheme

Inclusion & Diversity
At COS, we are committed to creating inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces. Our teams should reflect a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, which enhances our ability to address challenges and serve our global customers. All diversity dimensions are considered in our recruitment process.

This role offers some flexibility for remote work, but approximately 3 days per week in the office are required to foster collaboration and teamwork.

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