Associate Account Manager, Naturalizer International

Job Type: Location Type: Not Specified

 

Since 1927, we have been on a revolutionary mission: design elegant shoes to the contours of a woman’s foot. The result? Comfort. A promise of forever elegant silhouettes with all-day wearability. For every women, every generation. And the generations to come. We are dedicated to giving women beautiful, versatile shoes that feel exceptional and creating rewarding in store experiences for each and every customer.

What We Do – Accountabilities

• Assures support of Account Manager for a specific geographic region.
• Assures support of Account Manager for achievement of financial goals.

• Goals include sales and gross margin targets by account
• Partner and brand health (sales and store growth, traffic and conversion metrics, inventory management) will also be measured against goals

• Assures strong partnership broader account management team helping to build tools and execute the new strongly-brand-directed operating model

Essential Functions

• Market planning – creating line sheets and other market meeting tools, merchandising and receipt flow by month, inventory, pricing and competitive analyses
• Supporting order placement and management and working closely with the Demand Planning/Operations team on all follow up
• Tracking marketing and brand building plans and calendars including specific spend by vehicle, activities, required collateral
• Analyzing partner 4-wall contribution
• Ensuring partner execution of all brand guidelines, visual merchandising directives, store design, marketing commitments, and all other aspects of brand management

Preferred Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Some work experience in retail, fashion, branding, international, consumer goods or services, or other related areas.
• Fluency in Spanish or Japanese highly required; Mandarin, Korean, and other languages a plus
• Quantitative and analytical abilities
• Professional relationship builder
• Written and verbal communication
• Financial acumen – strong understanding of retail economics

Physical Requirements and/or Environment

• Office/ Cubicle

Naturalizer is part of Caleres Inc., a diverse portfolio of 15 global footwear brands including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Vionic, Dr. Scholl’s, Allen Edmonds, and many more. Caleres’ legacy includes more than 140-years of craftsmanship, a passion for fit and business savvy, with a mission to continue to inspire people to feel great…feet first.

Caleres is an Equal Opportunity Employer by choice. We believe our company should be as diverse as the consumers we serve. We seek and engage talented individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, lifestyles, and belief systems.

Caleres and Naturalizer are invested in our Associates. We regularly review our pay matrices and update appropriately based on need. Starting pay is determined by several factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Please visit yourcaleres.com to review all associated benefits.

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