Place Showroom

Sales Assistant: International Accounts

Reposted 10 Days Ago

New York City, NY, USA

In-Office

25-30 Hourly

Entry level

Retail

The Role

The Sales Assistant will support the sales team by managing accounts, processing orders, preparing for appointments, and participating in trade shows while providing excellent customer service and maintaining organization.

Summary Generated by Built In

Place Showroom is seeking a driven sales assistant to join our sales team. We’re a full service wholesale women's apparel showroom for leading contemporary and emerging brands.

As a representative of Place Showroom, the ideal candidate is outgoing with high energy that thrives in a fast pace work environment. Excellent communication and presentation skills and confident with cold calls and building new relationships. Time management and ability to prioritize tasks timely to achieve deadlines with high volume workload.

The candidate must possess strong written and organization skills and perform well under pressure. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to PO processing from order order entry to shipment tracking. Proficient in excel, complete all retailer templates needed for EDI submission and com copy. The candidate shall participate in trade shows and markets throughout the East Coast. The candidate will participate in product knowledge seminars with Place's brands and on occasion conduct product knowledge seminars at our retailers.

This is an amazing opportunity to build career working amongst a dynamic sales team. At Place, you will have exposure to work with a wide range of accounts while having the opportunity to build key relationships within the industry.

Responsibilities

Account analysis
Scheduling and multi-tasking
Appointment preparation and showroom floor merchandising
Preparing for road an in-person appointments
Liaison between Accounts and Account Executive
Manage and analyze selling reports
Process orders and other general account management
Sample coordination for com buys, coop and editorial features
.com product audits: ensuring styles go live online timely and all style information and photography is accurate and at brand standard
Administrative ownership – managing on order documents, PO tracking and shipment logs, maintaining updated account information on internal database

Qualifications

Must be bilingual (English/Spanish)
Experience in a wholesale apparel environment preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Customer-service oriented
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Proficient on a Mac computer
Must be able to travel to trade shows as necessary
Salary: $25-30/hr, commensurate with experience

Skills Required

Must be bilingual (English/Spanish)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Customer-service oriented
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Proficient on a Mac computer
Must be able to travel to trade shows as necessary

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The Company

HQ: Los Angeles, CA

149 Employees

Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

With showrooms in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta, Place is the brainchild of innovator and entrepreneur Leah Justman. Envisioning a showroom where emerging brands would be professionally nurtured and retailers would be professionally cared for; Place opened its doors in the heart of Los Angeles’ fashion district in 2005. Now home to brands including ASTR, Bec & Bridge, Magali Pascal, En Saison and more; our showroom’s business has always been to make your business a success. Whether you’re looking to introduce your inventive new line to buyers, or you’re looking to be the first on the block to carry the trends of tomorrow; you’ll find your place, in ours. Our visibility at fashion trade shows from coast to coast keeps us at the forefront of industry trends. We’ve created an infamous identity at trade shows like Project, and Coterie and have continued to please buyers from the most reputable major accounts. Our exquisite client-centric services keep us at the forefront of retailers’ minds. Place offers careers highlighting the most desired positions in the fashion industry. With departments in sales, communications, and operations, we cover all aspects of the industry. With our coveted brands and high volume accounts, we offer growth and many opportunities within the company. Place is always looking for the perfect candidates to join our strong and committed team. So, take a look around for now and we’ll look forward to meeting you at our Place very soon. www.placeshowroom.com