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Boardriders need his/her new Sales Representative for the showroom in Bienne !  

  • Meet or exceed sales targets [including pre-books and invoicing] 
  • Organization and planification of seasonal sales campaigns  
  • Identify prospective customers, lead generation and conversion 
  • Follow-up any sales leads (for pre-season orders or reorders) 
  • Negotiate budgets with customers with the aim to take market share against competitors 
  • Negotiate space for brand(s) in the store to maximize brand and product visibility 
  • Negotiate terms with customers in line with company profitability targets  
  • Understand customer needs and present directive ranges to customers 
  • Selling of all product divisions and categories according to the brand strategy [respect of brand distribution/segmentation strategies, GTM plans, product stories, merchandising recommendations] 
  • Physically visit of the clients to focus to evaluate needs (VM, POP, reorders), perform product trainings, and ensure merchandising as best-in class to drive sell through
  • Regular communication with the customer to fulfill in-season needs
  • Analysis of this sell-through data: i.e. proactive markdowns on products that are not moving to drive sales, reorder activation on product that are moving  
  • Share sell out reports at a division and category level on a monthly back to brand lead  
  • Key contact for customers to answer questions about products, prices, and availability 
  • Accountability to product forecasting – drive the selling of excess stock at the end of a selling season 
  • Assist in setting up and cleaning up the showroom pre and post season 
  • Assist in selling samples at end of prebook season  
  • Active participation in finding, proposing, and selling product substitutions if/when needed (management of uncovered amounts to maximize individual revenue) 
  • Help to clear old inventory in line with brand distribution strategy 

 

Product and Marketing 

  • Propose and activate trade marketing operations working closely with the trade marketing teams (Hub and Brand) 
  • Share feedbacks on the range at the end of each season to brand coordinator (this will only be in rep description) 

Customer and Account Maintenance 

  • Accurate and continuous maintenance of customer records (including but not limited to name, email, phone number, etc.) 
  • Daily update of account status in sales force during the season to facilitate an accurate landing for in-season inventory purchases (My Forecasts, Request from Sales Liaison) 
  • Daily update of agendas into Salesforce 
  • Responsible to ensure all customer information is accurate in Salesforce (including customer segmentation to be reviewed each season) 

Profil, Expérience, Formation

  • German speaking 
  • Commercial background (Bachelor required) with strong sales experience
  • Ability to prioritize tasks/workload in respect to deadlines 
  • Results-oriented 
  • Communication skills, especially persuasion, to clearly convey the benefits of a product to potential customers 
  • Customer service skills to listen to the concerns of a customer and be able to address their needs 
  • Strong ability to make proposals and bring solutions to the customer 
  • Strong ability to problem-solve with the customer 
  • Interpersonal skills to work with a wide variety of people each day, build relationships and network 
  • Confidence and strong self-assuredness to succeed in cold-calling customers and making a sale (conversion of prospect customers) 
  • Proactive and independent planning of the work program on a weekly, quarterly, and monthly basis 
  • Market knowledge of the Action Sports and Lifestyle industries 
  • Representing the company, brand(s) and image to our customers 
  • Ability and willingness to travel for trade shows, sales meetings and customer meetings 

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