Help Wanted at Ted Baker

Objective:

The US Associate Sales Guardian (assistant account exec) is responsible for supporting the Sales Teams in entrusting Ted’s brand integrity and relationships within the marketplace.  This person will ensure that all logistics and coordination with product placement in each door is seamless and timely and will help maintain strong relationships with our trustees. Ted team members enjoy people; they have a passion for the product and are results orientated. Role will require travel. The associate sales guardian should have the desire & ambition to graduate into a lead sales guardian position. This role will provide a fantastic opportunity to deal with specialty stores and assist in presentations to major department stores.

Key Responsibilities:

-       Help monitor sales and overall business trends for Men’s Phormal and Mainline areas

-       Support coordination with product placement and trustee appointments during key market times

-       Coordinate sample preparation for Senior Guardians for travels and in the local showrooms

-       Enter orders for each seasonal market

-       Liaise with Allocations/Planning department to ensure drop/ship and procedures are in place for particular product category

-       Follow up with trustees on sales trend and customer response

-       Help identify target markets for collection

Tools of the Trade / Experience:

 -       2-3 years of related wholesale experience, preferably with a men’s background (suiting and sportswear) Experience is desirable but not mandatory. Tell Ted what you can do!

-       Familiarity with department store business (Nordstrom, Saks, Bloomingdales, Dillard’s

-       Experience with working with online accounts (Zappos, Department Store ecommerce, etc.)

-       Strong passion and enthusiasm

-       Elevated communication skills

-       Entrepreneurial approach to selling and supporting a growing business

Additional Responsibilities:

Store visits  

-       Conduct product knowledge seminars

-       Supporting sales growth by branching stores

-       Forging relationships with regional and district managers at key locations.

-       Observing stock takes, strategic planning and store visits

Preparation for Trade Shows

-       Booking appointments

-       Preparing the collection

-       Trade show follow up; ensuring all written orders are sized

-       Managing exchanges

-       Building relationships with specialty stores

-       Following up on orders

-       Creating line sheets

-       Driving re-orders

-       Enter orders into the system

-       Selling to trustees at the trade shows

Showroom

-       Showroom standards and merchandising

-       Sample tracking

-       Spreading the word of Ted

-       Liaising with shipping on fallout & style code changes

-       Updating contact lists

-       Make a hit list of stores Ted needs to target

-       Acquire new contacts

-       Network with other brands and knowledge of other brands

-       Weekly selling reports

-       Liaise with specialists

-       Keep a monthly spreadsheet of each store and track their numbers

Send Resumes to: Natalie Britton at Natalie.Britton@TedBaker.com