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SALES EXECUTIVE

Employer
L'Apartement Ltd
Location
Battersea, London
Closing date
25 Feb 2022

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WHO WE ARE:

L’Apartement Ltd was founded by Director Mirabel Edgedale, and is a Wholesale only showroom offering high-level contemporary sales to leading international shops.  Well known on the market for launching key international contemporary brands and a strong following worldwide with showrooms in London and Paris.

 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

The showroom and office of Mirabel Edgedale are looking for a talented Sales Executive who will support the brands to achieve global sales targets, build and follow client relationships and undertake all administration to do with orders and production. You will be:

  • Well connected
  • Have in-depth knowledge of the designer or contemporary market, 
  • Understand the importance of brand positioning
  • Driven by success
  • A natural analyst and strategic thinker.
  • Experienced in womenswear
  • Strong understanding of international markets and key players. 
  • Ability to work closely with all customer service, operations 
  • Able to ensure efficiency across brand business functions.

 

WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE:

  • Account management
  • Seasonal budget forecasting by region and door
  • Support extensively the Sales Manager in international commercial strategy & business planning and all administration around orders and deliveries.
  • Work closely on customer relationship management
  • Diary management, market preparation, and conducting showroom sales in London and Paris.
  • Update databases and company systems on a regular basis ensuring client information is always accurate.
  • Oversee seasonal order process from order taking, to processing, checking, and confirming final order book to brand.
  • Working on Zedonk software system, being able to function with order confirmation and invoices.
  • Provide In-store visual merchandising support to retailers,
  • Analyse, record and act on sell through results optimising in season sales and performance (swaps, re-orders).
  • Identify opportunities to grow with, and service key partners.
  • Work closely with all areas of orders, deliveries and invoicing.
  • Chasing invoices if necessary.

 

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • 2-3 years in fashion wholesale experience with a passion for sales and building relationships 
  • Experience in International markets is advantageous 
  • Proven track record of generating sales and building relationships 
  • Excellent communication, written and verbal
  • Multilingual preferred but not essential 
  • Detailed reporting skills
  • Strong analytical skills  
  • Developed buyer relationships
  • Problem solving, use of own initiative and drive 
  • Extremely strong digital and computer skills, experienced in Excel and confident using new software and apps.
  • Ability to be very flexible with a willingness to take on responsibilities outside a defined job scope.

www.mirabeledgedale.com

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ABOUT L'APARTEMENT LTD 

 

The company is owned privately by Mirabel and has been on the market (L' Apartement LTD) for 12 years.  Prior to that Mirabel ran and owned another company that was based in Italy, USA and UK.  The wealth of experience and high end brands and distribution in key accounts and knowledge of the markets and support from staff still working in Lapartement Ltd. who were with the previous showroom shows the commitment of the team.  The company is small and looks after as a distributor and agent on 6 brands at present including Rhea Costa , Marchesa Notte, ATOIR , Misha, Missoni accessories and V:PM during the last 18 months the emphasis has been on the evening / event wear due to market conditions. 

 

   

“Meeting and working with Mirabel was one of the highlights of my time at Halston.” - SARAH JESSICA PARKER

“Mirabel Edgedale and her team were instrumental in launching Marchesa in Europe. Mirabel's commitment to building the European business was invaluable, facilitating the opening of many important doors for the Marchesa brands. Mirabel’s experience and passion is unrivalled, and she is a true talent in her field.” - EDWARD CHAPMAN, CEO MARCHESA  

 

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Company info
Website
Telephone
07769695695
Location
The Old Imperial Laundry
Unit F1, 87 Warriner Gardens
Battersea
London
SW11 4XW
United Kingdom

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