Part Time Key Account Specialist FTC

Milton Keynes Source: WhatJobs

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We are looking for a Part-Time Key Account Specialist to join our wholesale team in Milton Keynes. This is a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, working three days per week based out of our Milton Keynes office.

Work life balance is important to us here at Fossil, with this role you will be able to take advantage of our agile working policy, our core hours are Monday to Friday 10am - 3pm beyond this you can work your hours to suit you. We are based in the heart of Milton Keynes next to centre:MK and our global working policy is working 4 days in the office and 1 from home.

How Will I Make An Impact?

You will make your impact by supporting the Key Account Manager in developing our wholesale business through being the main point of contact for 2-3 key accounts. You will create a true partnership with our retailers by helping them to build commercial ranges that are right for their customer whilst maximizing all selling opportunities.

Responsibilities will include:

Being a key contact for accounts for administrative support
Completing retailer specific spec sheets
Providing information for brand approval process for our retailers
Preparing for customer visits and account presentations
Supporting range and product presentations based on input from Key Account Manager and other stakeholders across the business
Coordinating promotional activities
Receive, adapt & transfer tools from our European teams
Ensuring retailers receive updates and communication\
Conceptualise, build, and implement engaging visual merchandising strategies
Supports the sell in of products and brands using company developed sell in tools
Collating competitor product and range developments.

Who You Are

We are looking for people who embody our core values; Authenticity, we are all in with our unique selves. Everyone is different at Fossil and we love it! Grit, we push through, we bounce back and we set our sights on the prize & go after it. Curiosity, we ask what if? What’s next? Sense of Humour, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Yeah, seriously. Making an Impact, we go big. We perform. We make a difference.

Someone who has a “can do” positive approach
Organized, proactive and commercially minded
Works well within a team environment
Passionate about achieving results
Are highly self-motivated and can easily adapt to change
Ability to multitask
Is keen on developing deep product knowledge and range understanding
Able to create relationships and build trust
Embodies our core values
Experience working within a similar role in wholesale or retail environment would be an advantage

This role would be well suited to a Buying Assistant, Merchandising Assistant, or someone with a relevant qualification or experience in retail who is interested in gaining experience within a wholesale environment.

The Perks

Salary of £27,000-29,000 (FTE)
Discount on licensed and Fossil brands
25 Days Holiday, plus bank holidays
3 Duvet Days
2 Volunteer Days
Free gym membership
Free parking onsite
Free watch for new employees after 3 months
Pension
Fossil Birthday Watch
Agile working

At Fossil, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in all employment practices without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation. Anyone requiring special accommodations to our application process please email and we will assist you.