Attached to the Western Europe Wholesale Manager and based in Paris, the candidate will be responsible for managing and developing the Wholesale client portfolio for a part of France.

Main responsibilities will include:  

• Prospecting and developing of the wholesale market in France: competitive intelligence, development of new points of sale
• Management and development of sell-in / sell-out and optimisation of each partner's stocks
• Sales analysis of each customer/reassortment
• Define the annual purchasing budgets for each partner: management and weekly monitoring of the sell-in budgets
• Provide permanent support to partners: marketing and sales tools
• Ensuring management and operation of the customer service and after-sales service
• Ensure the image of the brand in each point of sale: visual merchandising, display, image of the points of sale, positioning of the brand, location of the brand in the stores
• Organise and animate product training for partners
• Define and allocate marketing investments (with marketing and sales management) in order to optimise partners' sell-in and sell-out
• Organise and participate in the presentation of the new collections at the sales showroom in Paris and Milan

Person specification:

• Business School diploma or equivalent
• Perfect knowledge of French / preferably as first language; Fluent in English
• Minimum 7 years of experience in the role, obtained within a luxury brand; passion and understanding of the world of luxury
• Flexibility on the work schedule and availability to travel frequently in France
• Positive and dynamic attitude, great organisational skills and time management
• Excellent computer skills, good MS Office skills