Account Manager – Kelly Services

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Account Manager to join our Luxury Department Stores business. In this role, you will be an ambassador between our sales team and customers, leveraging your market intelligence and analytical skills to help maximize our sales. If you are looking to be part of a dynamic team and have the ability to think strategically and creatively solve problems, this is the role for you!

Job Specifications:

Duration: 6 Months (possible temp to hire)

Location: New York, NY 10018 ( ONSITE )

Pay Rate: $28/hr

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage the implementation of strategy and assortment plans for category, by delivery, to achieve balance of key items/fashion/basics, leveraging competitive market intelligence to gain and maintain marketplace advantages.

• Monitor sales reports and communicate performance trends. Monitor customer’s replenishment order flow.

• Partner with design and sales to identify new product opportunities for category; perform research to relevant trends for category/brand, where appropriate.

• Partner with ISS Team to create calendar of trunk shows, events, and learning seminars for accounts.

• Track implementation of assortment plans across accounts, analyze product performance, market conditions and feedback from customers; identify and execute opportunities based on analysis.

• Partner with sales and supply chain to ensure execution to calendar and timely delivery of goods.

• Present line to senior colleagues, key accounts and buyers; participate in review meetings, adoption and post-season reviews.

• Liaise between the market specialists, marketing teams, sales teams, customers, and store teams to maximize opportunities in the field.

• Coordinate with the account managers, analysts and customers to support program/sponsoring strategy.

• Support quarterly goals and programs (sell in and sell through) to management by understanding business objectives and incorporating input from sales team.

• Work with analyst to analyze promotions to evaluate effectiveness and make recommendations.

• Partner with account, buying and planning teams for the purpose of communicating any and all order related information and open to buy strategies.

• Communicate results and trends to Account Managers to create strategy to optimize opportunities and minimize risk.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• 3+ years of experience working in an account management function or similar role.

• Strong analytical ability.

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically but tactically as well.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively cross-functionally within the organization as well as with external customers.

• Strong initiative and sense of urgency – ability to work within the high expectation of the company, team, and vendor partners.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.

• Ability to quickly generate and initiate creative solutions to problems as they arise.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to forge strong working relationships with internal teams and sales force.

• Must be able to think creatively and critically, solve problems and track, analyze and report data effectively.

• Knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis processes.

• Ability to work independently and creatively problem solve.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Business Objects applications a plus.

• Experience working on SAP with data input and retrieval.

• Strong computer skills; Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center.
Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.