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Create & Develop recruitment

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TRENDSETTING RECRUITMENT

Create & Develop | Sales, Account Management & Marketing

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ACCOUNT MANAGER
(with product development)

NORTH WEST ENGLAND BASED with NATIONWIDE TRAVEL

££COMPETITIVE with BONUS POTENTIAL

 A truly superb opportunity for an experienced account manager with product development  expertise to join this long established, quality and design driven business,  supplying apparel into high street stores, supermarkets and online accounts.

 

This challenging and highly rewarding appointment will suit you if you you're a vibrant and enthusiastic self starter and enjoy working in a fast pace, energetic environment.

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Your experience will mirror the key responsibilities of the role, which include ;- 

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  • Working with the design team to create ranges specific to customers’ requirements 

  • Attending sales meetings with buyers and designers to present garment ranges   

  • Manage price negotiations and order confirmations.

  • Liaise and coordinate with overseas factories to create high quality samples achieving key deadlines and price points.

  • Reviewing design tech packs, ensuring all details and specifications are covered and correct 

  • Managing sample critical path for sample development, co -ordinating fabrics and trims etc. 

  • On order confirmation, manage a detailed handover to merchandisers with all product information and price information

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To find out more, please apply with your current CV and we'll tell you more. 

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wholesale ACCOUNT MANAGER
ladies & menswear
Brand & supply

 

NORTH WEST ENGLAND BASED with NATIONWIDE TRAVEL

££COMPETITIVE with BONUS POTENTIAL

We're recruiting a Wholesale Account Manager on behalf of this contemporary fashion co - in this exciting, challenging and rewarding role you will be responsible for maintaining existing business as well as recognising and executing new business opportunities, with a mix of selling their in house brands and working on private label accounts with the High Street and OnlIne retailers. 

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You will be based out of their Manchester based HQ / showroom and will enjoy being out on the road visiting your existing and target customer base.

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This is your chance to work with prominent, design driven fashion brands.

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Your role responsibilities will include;-

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  • Working closely with customers to influence their buy, keeping them informed of new product drops and identifying opportunities to maximise sales

  • Driving sales as part of an ongoing growth plan

  • Act as the figurehead of the business, ensuring optimum customer service

  • Presentation, communication and good IT skills are key along with a keen eye for styling and visual merchandising

  • You'll be a motivated self starter, with a proven and successful track record in fashion business development

  • An excellent opportunity to make this role your own

 

Offering a good base salary with bonus potential - please apply with your current CV to discover more!

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TECHNICAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

GREATER MANCHESTER

£COMPETITIVE + GENEROUS BONUS

Are you an experienced Garment Technologist who is looking to use your knowledge and experience in an alternative way?

 

Seeking a Technical Account Manager with knowledge of sports / active apparel to manage one particular key account on behalf of this thriving co who design, develop and produce garment ranges in close partnership with the brand.

 

You'll split your time between your employer's office and the brand HQ, ensuring smooth communication and (as a result) flawless ranges are produced in line with specification.

 

You'll play an active role in fit meetings, analyse tech packs, trouble shoot and problem solve where needed and develop strong working relationships with factories, assisting them with your technical expertise.

 

You'll strive towards getting the production process right first time, and delivering a customer experience that is second to none.

 

To find out more, please get in touch without delay!

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ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
FASHION INDUSTRY
MANDARIN COMMUNICATOR

 

GREATER MANCHESTER

£EXCELLENT NEGOTIABLE + BONUS 

A rare chance to join the finance team of this successful lifestyle fashion and sportswear business. Long established and experiencing year on year growth, this company design, develop and distribute their own in house brands as well as working with brands on their private label product ranges. 

 

As an Assistant Accountant within their team, you will be responsible for maintaining ledgers via accounting software as well as providing financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data & preparing reports including:

 

  • Trial Balance

  • Aged Debtors and Creditors 

  • Asset register

  • P&L, balance sheet and cashflow

  • Producing accurate VAT reports for a number of companies

  • Ensure the completion of bank and balance sheet reconciliations

 

In addition you will also be responsible for ;-

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  • Sending invoices to customers in a timely manner

  • Ensure payment from customers to ensure cashflows are maintained, and arrange payments to suppliers in a timely manner. 

 

Key requirements of the role include ;- 

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  • Knowledge of MS Excel and Sage 50 accounting software

  • Understanding of VAT and payroll

  • You'll have solid reporting and analytical skills

  • Attention to detail plus you'll be deadline oriented

  • Ability to handle delicate information with confidentiality in mind

  • Numeracy skills

  • Business planning and budgeting

  • Production of management accounts

  • Fluency in Mandarin (written and verbal)

 

Apply with your current CV to discover more.

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key account manager - apparel 

MANCHESTER

£COMPETITIVE 

HUGE rewards are on offer for an experienced Key Account Manager who thrives on developing new and existing business with Online and High Street fashion retailers.

 

Taking your portfolio of brands to further prominence, you'll be responsible for developing new and existing business in the UK and Europe.

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As part of this branded lifestyle fashion business, your role will involve;-

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  • Using your industry knowledge to highlight and target potential new business for the brand as well as managing and developing existing accounts

  • Working closely with design to influence and feedback on best sellers and customer needs

  • Driving sales in order to impact further growth on the brand

  • Acting as brand figurehead, the go to person for your customers

  • Representing the brand, ensuring optimum customer service

  • Work with internal teams from brand directors to design, ecommerce and merchandising, ensuring a smooth processes from order through to customer delivery

  • Presentation, communication and good IT skills are key

  • Proven successful track record in fashion (or a similar industry) B2B sales is essential

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Please apply without delay to discover more about this exciting Create & Develop opportunity!

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SALES ADMINISTRATOR
(BI-LINGUAL WITH GERMAN)

 

GREATER MANCHESTER

£EXCELLENT + BENEFITS 

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Sales Administrator with fashion, sport or textile industry experience. This role would be perfect for you if you're looking to join a lean business who works with design, innovation and sustainability in mind and have a variety of stakeholders across Europe. 

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In this fast moving, varied role (whereby no two days are the same!), you will become a key member of their Commercial team, supporting UK and European distributors (in particular Germany, which is a key territory for the business) striving to achieve world class service and elevate brand strength.

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Fluency in German (as well as English) is a key requirement of the role. 

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If you're currently working in sales administration or customer service within a textile based organisation (fashion, sport, home, accessories or footwear for example), we'd love to tell you more about how you can become part of this long established and highly successful branded business.

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Requirements and responsibilities of the role will include;-

 

  • Proactively support the commercial team in the achievements of seasonal objectives

  • Positive promotion of the business, representing the group in front of customers, at trade shows and open days

  • Build productive relationships with customers and distributors

  • Commit to providing a first class customer journey, delivering a memorable experience

  • Processing customer orders using bespoke in house systems (you'll ideally have knowledge of Prima)

  • Responding to customer queries, online and via telephone and email 

  • You'll also be a proactive thinker with a "can-do" attitude, you'll thrive under pressure and be an effective communicator

  • An excellent opportunity offering a competitive base salary, bonus, an element of hybrid working and a clear career development plan

 

Apply NOW with your current CV and we'll tell you more about this outstanding role as well as the truly superb business culture and exciting future plans of this co !

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