Wholesale & Franchise Manager in England

We’re looking for a commercially driven Wholesale & Franchise Manager to lead the trading, allocation and growth of the Reiss collection across our global wholesale and franchise partners. This role is responsible for driving sales performance, optimising range selection, and developing strong, long‑term partner relationships while identifying new commercial opportunities. Working closely with Product, Buying, Merchandising and partner buying teams, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the Wholesale & Franchise business and supporting its continued growth.

Who you are

• Commercially savvy with strong experience in wholesale or franchise trading.
• Proven people manager, with experience leading, coaching and developing teams.
• Confident building and managing senior‑level relationships with global partners.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to forecast, plan and trade effectively.
• Strategic and proactive, with experience identifying and delivering growth opportunities.
• A strong communicator and collaborator who works effectively across Product, Buying, Merchandising and Operations teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Establishing and executing a commercial strategy to drive revenue and growth across Wholesale & Franchise.
• Managing and developing relationships with existing partners while identifying and onboarding new accounts aligned to the Reiss brand.
• Driving and maintaining the Wholesale & Franchise critical path in line with the Reiss Mainline calendar.
• Managing the end‑to‑end wholesale market process, both in‑house and virtually via NuOrder.
• Owning Wholesale & Franchise budgets and producing pre‑ and post‑buy analysis to support balanced range building.
• Forecasting line‑level buy quantities and available‑to‑sell for key partners.
• Leading in‑season trading by identifying opportunities, pushing available stock and maximising department sell‑out.
• Providing clear sales, intake and stock forecasts while ensuring Mainline teams have full visibility of Wholesale & Franchise commitments.
• Managing allocation, dispatch, metadata and imagery requirements across the Wholesale & Franchise portfolio.
• Building strong partnerships across Product, Merchandising, Warehouse and partner teams.
• Acting as a coach to develop team capability, supporting training and encouraging positive collaboration across the wider business.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Cycle to Work programme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Plus further workplace benefits.

Location

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

If you want to start your story at Reiss as our Wholesale & Franchise Manager, don’t miss out - apply now!

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Administrative

Industries: Retail Apparel and Fashion

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates. It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.