GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR - VAGABOND SHOEMAKERS

Vagabond Shoemakers is one of Europe’s leading fashion brands built on footwear, producing about 1,3 million pairs of shoes and accessories annually. Vagabond’s design studio, which also includes a full-size prototype production workshop, is located at the global headquarters in Varberg, Sweden. Our production is sourced in-house, and our products are sold in more than 40 markets worldwide, including Scandinavia, Germany, UK and USA. The brand is displayed in our own official online store, concept stores, and shop-in-shops. We also feature prominently within department stores and in carefully selected multi-brand stores.

GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR

Vagabond Shoemakers is one of Europe's leading fashion brands connected to quality and a sustainable lifestyle. The key to success is our employees and in-house expertise. Under the motto Always a we, we work with the entire value chain from design idea to distribution and finally to the end customer. We are expanding by carefully developing new and existing accounts without compromising on brand values and sustainable business ambitions.

Our Global Sales Director for many years is moving on to new challenges, and we are looking for YOU who would be thrilled to take on this role and move further, manifesting a global designer brand for a customer who cares about quality, style and a sustainable way of life.

ABOUT THE ROLE
You will be responsible for the Sales Department running the sales operations towards the wholesale business on multiple markets, our Vagabond Shoemakers Concept Stores, and Shop in Shops. You will focus on driving quality sales actions, supported by team leaders responsible for different sales areas. You will collaborate closely with several of our in-house functions. Our mindset is long-term customer relations aiming for mutual understanding and the best activities to support and follow the product from the design idea to the end-user and its final destination.

QUALIFICATIONS
You are business oriented and appreciate a dynamic and international working environment where ongoing development and market adaptation are a part of the game. In your leadership, you combine structure with responsiveness and find it easy to engage and involve your co-workers. Furthermore, your strategic skills and business understanding are high while also being hands-on and action- oriented. As a person, we think you are a bit of an entrepreneur, open-minded, curious and used to thinking in new ways.

Experiences

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Relevant experience in sales and brand positioning in an international environment

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Analytic with a great understanding of the business, the process and the product calculation

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Relevant experience in contract and agreement negotiations

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A clear and committed leader

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Fluent in Swedish and English. Further language skills are an advantage

Other information
The position is full-time, with starting date as soon as possible. The location is at the head office in Varberg, a 5 minute walk from the train station.

In this recruitment, Vagabond Shoemakers collaborates with FSK PEOPLE and Kajsa Ohlsson. Welcome with your application. Interviews will start before the last application date.