Key Account Manager to Weekday

Company Description
Weekday is a street fashion lifestyle brand by and for the creative generation, setting out to make waves. Weekday has set out to become a youth destination where we offer a multi-brand experience. By expanding that future vision, the Monki brand is now incorporated under the Weekday umbrella. Our success is based on our people. We offer you a high pace, fun and dynamic work environment built on everyone’s ownership, teamwork, creativity, and engagement.
About Weekday
We rest on the foundation of responsible and progressive values that have guided us since the very beginning. Driven by creativity, fueled by a remix of different communities, niches and sub-cultures, powered by design and technology. We are dedicated to encouraging self-confidence and self-expression through unique, inspiring, and creative initiatives.
About Monki
Monki is a vibe: friendly, playful, bold and empowering. We draw inspiration from those who bravely express their style and creativity without the filter of conventions, and we aim to be a catalyst for others to do the same, by empowering self-expression through fashion.
Apply for the role as Key Account Manager in the External Sales team and be part of our amazing team!


Job Description
We are looking for a Key Account Manager to join our External Sales team at Weekday. As Key Account Manager 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 External Sales team.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
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 coordinates 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
Have a few years of previous experience working with Sales or Buying, preferably 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 the 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 analyze 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 is comfortable switching between strategic work and hands-on implementation
Fluent in English

Do you have strong salesmanship, drive and constantly seek to improve the business? Do you have excellent communication skills, build strong relationships, and have a genuine interest in fashion? Then you thrive in this role!


Additional Information
This is a permanent role starting as soon as possible based at Weekday’s Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden. If you feel your experience, skills, and ambitions are right for this role, please send in your resume (no need for cover letter) latest the 3rd of October. Responsible Recruiter is Shahrokh Afyouni
We look forward to receiving your application!
We know that diversity is what makes us strong. Our teams should consist of great mix of people that share and combine their knowledge, experiences, and ideas. It leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world.