Director – US Business Development (Lingerie) Full Time NEW

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement short, medium, and long-term strategies to drive sales, as well as marketing initiatives aimed at raising top-line sales
• .Establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales plans for key customers; project expected sales volume and profit from existing and new customers
• .Expand sales opportunities by strategically developing relationships and growing existing accounts, ensuring lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with customers
• .Deliver robust market intelligence and consumer insights to clients, acting as a strategic advisor on industry trends, competitor movements, and emerging product shifts
• .Lead and nurture the team to build a strong sales culture and effective work processes across all business units while ensuring consistency and best practices are met
• .Provide leadership through effective communication of vision, active coaching, and development while comparing sales results to goals and taking appropriate action to correct when necessary
• .Present new ideas and solutions to cross-functional teams on how to better work and partner with the ODM Business team to increase visibility, accountability, and results
• .Evaluate lingerie and fashion market trends to develop best practices that improve operational efficiency; monitor and analyze changes in sales patterns to recommend pricing adjustments and/or merchandising accordingly

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Requiremen

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  Degree holder with a minimum of 15 years’ solid US sales and operations experience within the fashion, apparel, or retail sectors, with specific, deep expertise in the lingerie/intimate apparel product catego
• ry.At least 8 years of experience in a senior leadership ro
• le.Solid and demonstrated track record of growing and sustaining sales growth for busine
• ss.Has developed and executed tactical sales plans including account objectiv
• es.Strong leadership qualities and a proven record of effectively hiring, managing, and nurturing teams from different cultur
• es.Must have exceptional organizational, communication, and follow-through skills, including the ability to present to buyers and re
• ps.Sales-oriented with dynamic negotiating, influencing, and presentation skil
• ls.Must be a proactive problem solver and thoughtful in approach to addressing challeng
• es.Ability to build strong relationships with key internal partners as well as executive-level partne
• rs.Based in the US with the ability to travel to client sites and manufacturing headquarters as requir
• ed.Highly customer- and results-driven with sharp commercial sen

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