Brand Manager

About the job Brand Manager Job Description and Functions:Point person for all division activities - focusing on direction of brand and line

Work closely with Division President to plan buys and make recommendations as needed for reorder

Daily Communication with division sales representatives to follow-up on major meetings, trade shows and provide important updates as well as other information regarding style changes, production changes/extensions, item selling, etc.Daily meetings with Division President to review buy updates and Sales Team needs

Follow up with Division Sales Team on monthly distros/shipping from major accounts and enforce corporate standards and policies

Verify and resolve any customer price discrepancies with Sales Reps as needed

Analyze all weekly selling reports from all accounts and prepare "best selling" and "slow selling" reports

Check "stock status" reports daily for stock updates and availability to alert Planning and Production when buys are needed

Work with the customer service team to adjust customer orders based on stock availability to ensure all orders ship on time

Review weekly recaps, travel schedules, and calendars from the sales force to be aware of overall business and needs

Work daily with production to ensure timely delivery of product

Process and manage all stock buys

Attend all division product meetings at the corporate office

Responsible for preparing all reports for sales meeting and trade shows

Coordinate all aspects of sample needs for all major trade shows

Manage and monitor division business plans weekly to exceed financial goals

Update month end business plans and update Sr. Management on financial goals and projections

Monitor weekly and monthly shipping to meet/exceed business plans

Report estimated monthly shipping projections to CFO and revisions as needed

Attend all major trade shows

Shop retail on a regular basis to be aware of market needs and trends

Additional reports, projects and tasks requested as needed

Skills and Qualifications:Education: BA/BSExperience: 5 years plus. A combination of Retail and Wholesale experience a plus

Retail merchandising and buying experience

Retail Math and planning

Wholesale experience with demographic understanding of U.S.Microsoft Suite with advanced Excel skills including working knowledge of V-Lookups, Pivot Tables and formulas

Ability to Process and analyze dataAS400 knowledge a plus

Must be Detail oriented and organized

Time management is must