Key Account Manager to Weekday

Company Description
Weekday is a Swedish street/fashion brand influenced by youth culture and street style. Founded in 2002, Weekday currently ships to 88 markets and has stores in 16 countries, offering a unique retail experience and a carefully curated mix our own collections, limited edition collaborations and a carefully curated selection of second hand and vintage items.
Weekday is at a very interesting and exciting phase where your work will be of great importance to our result. Apply for the role as Key Account Manager and be a part of driving the success of Weekday further!
Our external partners Zalando, ASOS, ABOUT YOU and BEN& have become successful platforms/partners for Weekday on our journey to develop our wholesale business further. We see a lot of opportunities in the future and this business is growing
We are looking for a driven Key Account Manager to join our Wholesale team in Stockholm, a key role in growing our wholesale business with global marketplaces/Partners even further.
As an employee, you are an ambassador for Weekday. We always have our customers in mind and believe in a welcoming approach where our expertise and fashion knowledge are key. You encourage and contribute to the shared responsibility of creating and protecting an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone is allowed to self-identify.


Job Description
You will be responsible for the relationship, strategy and selling of a couple of external wholesale partner accounts as well as being an informal leader in the wholesale team. You will report to the Wholesale Manager.
Your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Be the spokesperson for Weekday towards our external partners and develop strong relationships
Drive and maximize the selling to external partners towards set company goals and strategies and find opportunities to grow a profitable business. Monitor, analyze and respond to the selling and the needs of our partners
Strategically plan and secure that we offer and provide the right assortment per partner
Drive set goals and coordinate towards internal functions, mainly Buying, Production, Marketing, Logistics, Accounting and Business Tech
Be an informal leader to the accounts Coordinators that you will coach and collaborate with on a daily basis
Be active in developing and continuously improving the way of working



Qualifications
We believe you have strong salesmanship, drive and constantly seeks to improve the business. You also have excellent communication skills, builds strong relationships and has a genuine interest in fashion.
We would love to meet someone who:
Have a few years of previous experience from working with Sales or Buying, preferable as a Key Account Manager, Buyer or Merchandiser. Previous experience from working towards external partners and wholesale is a great advantage
Have excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with many different types of departments and roles as well as different external partners
Are driven, proactive and make things happen - a doer with a “can do” attitude
Have excellent problem-solving skills, able to identify and analyse problems to find appropriate solutions effectively and proactively
A strong team player with experience of leading, delegating and developing others
Thrives in a fast-moving environment and are comfortable switching between strategic work and hands on implementation
Fluent in written and oral English



Additional Information
If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application, including CV in English latest 10 th march 2023. At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Therefore, kindly ask you to not attach cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.
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We look forward to receiving your application!
H&M Group is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age.