Freelance International Sales Assistant

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned by the International Sales Director as necessary.

• Sales analysis (showroom orders, sell-thru reporting, shipping reports etc.)
• Communication of sales and marketing support for clients (product knowledge, visual assets, PR etc.)
• Assist with showroom organization (booking suppliers, arranging appointments, submitting invoices etc.)
• Follow up on orders, deliveries, payments, returns/swaps and provide regular reporting on these activities
• Sales event coordination and sample management
• Responsible for coding and tracking expenses, submitting invoices to finance for payment
• Support for all e-commerce partner activities (share vendor provided images, schedule shoots as required, provide all needed copy information, check deliveries and uploads)
• Create visual summaries for each account’s order seasonally for external training and internal reference
• Pull Available to Sell reports weekly and distribute to accounts
• Client prospection research from time to time
• Assist the international sales director with daily correspondence with accounts, provide customer service as needed
• Liaise with commercial agents from time to time (i.e. provide selling and marketing materials, coordinate sales campaigns)
• Competition benchmark and pricing analysis

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of experience in a similar position
• Dynamic, organized, independent and strong multitasking skills
• Fashion sensibility and strong attention to details
• Strong computer skills: MS Office, inventory software and database software a plus
• Fluent in English
• Proficiency in another language is a plus (Spanish, French, Italian, or Mandarin)