Strategic Account Manager - Fraser Group (Fixed Term) in Manchester

Responsibilities

• Deliver sales, margin, profitability, and growth targets across assigned strategic accounts.
• Manage the end-to-end commercial cycle, including sell-in, re-orders, in-season trading, forecasting, and order book management.
• Analyse sell-through, inventory, consumer trends, and market performance to identify commercial opportunities and optimise assortments.
• Lead Go-To-Market (GTM) execution through assortment planning, line reviews, sell-in presentations, and distribution planning.
• Develop account-specific commercial plans aligned to brand strategy, distribution principles, and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Sales Operations to ensure strong execution and operational excellence.
• Provide commercial insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and continuous process improvement.
• Ensure compliance with pricing, distribution, forecasting, and internal governance standards while representing customer needs across the business.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years experience in Key Account Management, Sales, or Commercial roles within sporting goods, fashion, lifestyle, or FMCG.
• Proven success managing major retail or digital accounts with responsibility for sell-in, sell-through, forecasting, and in-season trading.
• Strong understanding of Go-To-Market (GTM) processes, assortment planning, and distribution strategies.
• Commercially driven experience delivering revenue, margin, and profitability targets.
• Highly analytical with the ability to interpret sales, inventory, and market data to drive business decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and negotiation skills, with experience working across cross-functional teams.
• Strong forecasting, demand planning, organisational, and order management capabilities, focused on accuracy and operational excellence.

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