Based in Frankfurt, Cologne or Düsseldorf, connected to the Wholesale department, you will manage our distribution network in your dedicated commercial area (Central / Western Germany).
You will be the ambassador of the brand to our B2B client, and will promote the brand image in accordance with IZIPIZI values, both within your commercial area and during different French and International trade fairs. Also, your mission will be to develop, in accordance with IZIPIZI’s strategy, the turnover in your territory.
Your clientele consists of a wide range of stores: concept stores, opticians, fashion, kids stores, etc. Since launch, our network continues to expand but we want to go further.
Through your regular market visits (you will often be traveling) and your presence at the head office, your main tasks will be to:
SALES DEVELOPMENT
o Build customer relationships based on trust, expertise and reliability
▪ Manage the portfolio of existing customers with focus on strategic accounts
▪ Provide excellent customer service to existing and new accounts
▪ Train your customers on IZIPIZI’s products, services, B2B shop
▪ Animate your customers community through social media in accordance with IZIPIZI guidelines
o Develop business in the dedicated area to ensure growth:
▪ Sell in : Take orders & ensure orders are properly passed thru, work closely with the sales administration team.
▪ Continuously bring existing customers to next level
▪ Target and prospect potential customers in your zone in order to increase your portfolio
▪ Ensure presentation & implementation of collections and new products
▪ Sell out follow up
o Be regularly in contact with your customers :
▪ Have an important presence in the field and at trade shows
▪ Remote management of your accounts through phone, mail
VISUAL MERCHANDISING
▪ Guarantee the merchandising policy & the brand universe in your area
▪ Train customers to our visual merchandising guidelines
▪ Prepare tailored merchandising proposals based on your customers’ profile
FORECAST & PLAN
▪ Participation in the definition of annual objective plan for the dedicated area (Bottom-Up Budget / Targeted Openings / Forecasts -collections, displays, POS material-)
▪ Monitor the qualitative and quantitative objectives through KPI’s that will be set with you
▪ P&L follow up
▪ Ad hoc participation on building long run plan
REPORT
▪ Report on your commercial activity and achievements through the internal CRM system
▪ Follow up to ensure plan achievement : weekly meetings & quarterly report to Sales Manager
▪ Recommend improvement in sales processes by evaluating results and competitive developments
▪ Organize and share regular feedback from the field with HQ on sales processes, B2B tools, logistics, product success & development, visual merchandising, marketing tools
▪ Market intelligence : be the eyes and ears on the market.
▪ Communicate about new business opportunities (distribution channel) o Investigate and report on key competitor activities : new products, new trends / copycat situations
▪ Involved in specific internal projects (RETEX, Key-User, Task Force, Benchmark, Best-Practices).
TEAM COLLABORATION
▪ Sharing Best Practices and field of expertise within sales community and company
Native of Germany or with a strong interest in this culture, you are fluent in German (written and spoken).
Fluency in French (written and spoken) is a real advantage/must-have.
Driving Licence and ability to rent a car.
You have between two and five years of higher education in business (bachelor or master).
You have experience in a relevant position (including work/study training program or internship).
Beyond your training, it is above all your personality and disposition which will make the difference!
Dynamic, cheerful and organized, you know how to take initiatives and are at ease in a constantly evolving structure. You have excellent interpersonal skills and strong team spirit.
You have an affinity with the design, fashion or retail industry.
Ready to try the ‘start-up’ experience within a dynamic and ambitious team! Join IZIPIZI!
Our recruitment process includes:
3 interviews :
A first interview with Camille, Sales Manager Eastern Europe - 1h (video call)
An interview with Ines, Talent Acquisition Manager - 1h (video call)
An interview with Quentin, one of the three founders (Physical interview)