Location: Leicester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGM1861
The Company:
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Sales Account Manager to join a reputable and established supplier of fashion to high street retailers.
The Role:
* Update and manage critical paths.
* Ensuring purchase orders are correct before sending to factory
* Follow order status with factories / far-east offices
* Provide administrative support to the team
* Communicate with customers and Far East teams via email and telephone
* Chase samples ensuring they meet deadline requirements.
* Steam and package samples for delivery to customers
* Preparation of showroom for customer meetings, hanging, collecting samples.
* Manage the Garment Technical function in line with critical path requirements
* Assess technical issues, which could delay the critical path
* Create risk assessments for all styles on order and provide a list of test requirements based on the product and buyer manuals
* Ensure the following fittings are carried out with the in line with the customer requirements:
* Maintain effective communication with overseas technologists in all technical and quality requirements for each style as required by the customer
* Travel may be required within the UK and overseas
* Maintain good working relationships, an open dialogue and effective communication, both within the team and at all levels with other teams/departments within the Company.
Skills Required:
* Excellent MS Office skills especially Word and Excel, with some PowerPoint an advantage
* Willingness to learn with excellent communication skills
* Hindu speaking would be advantageous
* Capable of working under pressure and on own initiative with a flexible approach to the workload
* Strong organisational skills
* To work as part of a small team – be a team player
* Self-motivated
* Willingness to undertake some travel in the UK
* Experience in the garment / fashion business with knowledge of production cycle in factories in China, Bangladesh & India – desirable.
* Have demonstrable ability to work to critical deadlines
* Technical ability with knowledge of garment make-up and production methods with knowledge of fit on mannequins and pattern alteration.
* Have a good working knowledge of customer quality standards
* Strong interpersonal and people management skills
* Full UK Driving Licence – preferable
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