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Employer : Faire Collection

Title: Director/Manager of Sales - Wholesale Division

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Faire Collection is the leading lifestyle brand of fair trade accessories. Formerly known as Andean Collection, Faire has transcended these geographic roots through an epic expansion in the upcoming Fall 2013 product line.

We now design products which are responsibly sourced from our ar tisan partners in Vietnam, Swaziland, and Peru, as well as new regions within Ecuador, such as the Amazon.

Amanda Judge, Faire Collection CEO, and her Brooklyn-based design team, travel the world

As a social enterprise, Faire Collection substantially reduces poverty in the disadvantaged communities where we work. We also inspire fur ther positive change through our social programs, such as educational scholarships and no interest loans, which are funded through your purchase.

With one life to live, we intend to make the most of it and inspire you to do the same. Join our team!

To learn more visit http://www.shopfaire.com/

Faire Collection wants you to be a par t of our team!

Travel Requirements: Occasional

national and international travel

Star t Date: August 15th, 2013

Application Deadline: ASAP

This position is to lead and grow the wholesale sales depar tment of Faire Collection, as well as manage and grow the annual holiday pop up shop business. This Director will manage Faire’s current wholesale team consisting of 1 inside sales account manager and 4 outside sales reps.

This position includes a large design and production component to lead private label design development and production for client labels, requiring direct work with our ar tisan par tners. There will also be significant involvement in curating Faire’s own label based on current sales trends.

Growth trajectory will include eventually leading the international expansion of Faire Collection (1-2 years out) and other physical retail locations opportunities (such as kiosks or international pop up shops).

Position: Director/Manager of Sales - Wholesale Division

Compensation:

environment.

Primary Duties:

Manage select high volume boutique accountsAttend NYC based trade showsCreate and implement strategy for maintaining and growing current wholesale accounts

In store trunk showsIn store displaysPromotional SalesCustomer RelationshipsTraining ProgramsEtc

Manage in house and showroom wholesale sales staff to encourage them to reach and surpass their sales goalsAttend trade showsManage all current and new showroom relationships

Motivate wholesale showrooms to maximize the sales potential of our line at trade shows and in their showroom.Keep showrooms up to date with all new products, special offers ,and integrate them into our marketing campaigns

Boutique Wholesale Sales

New Business Development – identify prospects, write proposals, request meetings and get new clientsForm and manage long-term relationships so that they commit to our line each season

Departments & Specialty Retail Chain Sales

Work on private label design for new accountsDesign and Coordinate the production of designs for private label clients

Private Label Design

Work with Creative Director and Director of Marketing to curate the product offerings based on current sales and trendsPrepare a monthly/quarterly sales analysis Carry out various analyses on an as needed basis. Could be related to sales, production capacity, artisan well being, etc

Analysis

Requirements:7+ years of experience in the wholesale fashion industry5+ years of management experience – excellent references from team members3+ years experience working with retail majors and knowledge of account management at this level is crucialExperience in jewelry/accessory designExperience running retail shops a plusFluent in Spanish a plusMBA a plus

storesDeep quantitative skills – ability to analyze and project data Excel expertNatural sales ability with good energy

To apply: Please follow these instructions exactly so that the application is received in our system correctly. Email amanda@shopfaire.com with the subject line:

Application – Wholesale Director. In the email, please have 2 attachements:

1. Your resume2. Your cover letter, which must include the answers to the below

application questions. Please copy and paste the application questions into your cover letter and answer each question separately.

1. How large of a team have you managed?2. Do you love sales? Why/why not?3. What do you see yourself doing in 5 years?4. What is a social enterprise and why do you want to be a par t of

one?5. What was your salary (base + commission + bonus) in your previous

2 positions?6. Are you available to star t August 15th? If not, when could you star t?7. Anything else you want us to know?

Written Application Questions:

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