SALES REPRESENTATIVE, WESTERN EUROPEAN INSPIRE FASHION PARTNERS - CONVERSE

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

AT CONVERSE WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE INDEPENDENT ENOUGH NOT TO FOLLOW WILL MOVE THE WORLD FORWARD. WE’RE A PLACE TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL, BREAK BARRIERS AND PUSH THE EDGES. A COMPANY THAT’S INSPIRED BY WHAT CAME BEFORE US BUT EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT’S COMING NEXT AND SOMEWHERE YOU GET TO WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF A 100+ YEAR OLD STORY. WE LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN GROW, THINK, DREAM AND CREATE. OUR CULTURE THRIVES BY EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND REWARDING IMAGINATION WITH EACH PERSON BRINGING THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES TO A CHALLENGING AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVING WORLD TO PUSH THINGS FORWARD.

DO YOU HAVE EXPERTISE IN ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, A PASSION FOR FASHION AND LUXURY RETAIL ACROSS DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL FORMATS AND AN INTEREST IN YOUTH CULTURE? THEN THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE THE PERFECT ROLE FOR YOU!

THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR EUROPEAN INSPIRE FASHION PARTNERS WILL KNOW HOW TO CREATE AND CULTIVATE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR KEY PARTNERS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK CROSS FUNCTIONALLY TO UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE CONVERSE BRAND, WHILE LEADING THE STRATEGY FOR THEIR AREA OF BUSINESS.  THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT AND PUSH THE CONVERSE BRAND FORWARD ACROSS MULTIPLE TERRITORIES IN WESTERN EUROPE.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

YOU WILL BE THE BUSINESS OWNER FOR OUR WESTERN EUROPEAN INSPIRE FASHION PARTNERS AS WE ENDEAVOR TO STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTINUE TO SUSTAINABLY GROW THE CONVERSE BUSINESS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE STRATEGY

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• LEAD THE INSPIRE FASHION PARTNER MARKETPLACE TO GROW THE BUSINESS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE STRATEGY
• IDENTIFY AND OPEN NEW INSPIRE FASHION PARTNERS FOR CONVERSE, W.E
• COLLABORATE: ACROSS THE CONVERSE BUSINESS WITH CUSTOMER OPERATIONS, BUSINESS PLANNING, GO TO MARKET, MERCHANDISING, RETAIL MARKETING, FINANCE AND COMMERCIAL TEAMS TO ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS GOALS
• LONG AND SHORT RANGE SEASONAL FORECASTING ACROSS BOTH MARKETPLACE AND PRODUCT.
• SET THE FUTURE: LEVERAGE THE W.E CONVERSE CORPORATE STRATEGY TO BUILD A LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR YOUR ACCOUNT BASE
• TEAM PLAYER: BE A KEY MEMBER OF THE INSPIRE TEAM PROVIDING INSIGHTS AND SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

YOU WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH A TEAM OF SALES REPS, THE SENIOR MANAGER OF CONVERSE W.E INSPIRE AND THE SENIOR KEY STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PARTNERS.

ADDITIONALLY, YOU WILL BE PART OF THE BROADER W.E COMMERCIAL TEAM.

YOU WILL HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH KEY W.E STAKEHOLDERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS TO SUPPORT SELECT ACCOUNTS WITHIN YOUR PORTFOLIO.

THE ROLE IS BASED IN CONVERSE EHQ, HILVERSUM, THE NETHERLANDS BUT WITH TRAVEL EXPECTED TO MEET OUR RETAIL PARTNERS

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• PASSION FOR THE CONVERSE BRAND AND CULTURE
• ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, IDEALLY WITHIN THE FASHION/LUXURY AND OR STREETWEAR/SNEAKER INDUSTRY
• 3+ YEARS EXPERIENCE WITHIN A SALES ROLE AND/OR EXPERIENCE WITHIN BUYING AND MERCHANDISING.
• STRONG COMMERCIAL ACUMEN WITH EXPERIENCE OF FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF THE GROSS TO NET PROCESS
• DETAIL ORIENTED AND RESULTS DRIVEN. THIS POSITION REQUIRES SOMEONE WHO CAN PLAN AHEAD, THINK ANALYTICALLY, AND EXECUTE
• STRONG VERBAL, WRITTEN AND PRESENTATIONAL SKILLS 
• STRONG ANALYTICAL SKILLS AND PROVEN CAPABILITY TO USE DATA TO DRIVE BUSINESS DECISIONS
• ABILITY TO COLLABORATE IN HIGH PROFILE MATRIX-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT ACROSS VARIOUS BUSINESS FUNCTIONS.
• A PROVEN ABILITY OF BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHALLENGING EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS