Sales Executive – Asia-Pacific
Do you want to drive and develop sales with some of our international B2B customers and help strengthen Konges Sløjd’s position in the Asia-Pacific region?
We are looking for a Sales Executive who will take ownership of a portfolio of existing B2B customers across Asia-Pacific. You will be the customers’ primary point of contact and responsible for developing the relationships and driving profitable growth through close follow-up on sales, performance, stock levels and new commercial opportunities.
The position is based at our Copenhagen office, and you will be part of our Global Sales team, reporting to our Sales Director.
Your role
- You will have day-to-day commercial responsibility for your own customer portfolio and follow your customers closely throughout the season. You will drive seasonal sell-in, monitor sell-out and stock development, and work actively with replenishment and re-orders.
- At the same time, you will be an important part of the Asia-Pacific team, contributing with data, analysis, sales materials and commercial follow-up, while working closely with the wider organisation to drive the best possible results in the market.
- Your main responsibilities
- Drive sales and profitable growth across your customer portfolio
- Build strong, long-term customer relationships and develop concrete customer plans
- Drive seasonal sell-in and advise customers on assortment and product selection
- Monitor sell-out, stock levels and product performance and translate data into concrete commercial actions
- Work actively with replenishment and re-orders
- Identify opportunities to increase revenue and profitability
- Prepare forecasts and follow performance against budget, forecast and previous periods
- Plan and coordinate customer activities and product launches
- Contribute with sales reports, analysis, customer overviews and presentations for the Asia-Pacific team
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date customer and sales data
You will work closely with Customer Service and Supply Chain on orders, deliveries and product availability, with Marketing on launches and customer activities, and with Finance on payments, credit terms and commercial agreements.
About you
We are looking for someone with experience in B2B sales and account management who is comfortable taking independent responsibility for customers.
You have a strong commercial understanding and know how sales, stock, margin and customer economics are connected. You are analytical and use data actively to identify opportunities and decide where to focus.
We also imagine that you:
- Have experience with wholesale, retail and customer economics
- Have worked with sell-in, sell-out, forecasting, inventory management and replenishment
- Are strong at building relationships and negotiating
- Work in a structured way and follow activities and deadlines through
- Are proactive and motivated by creating concrete commercial results
- Are a strong team player and enjoy working cross-functionally
- Are a confident user of Excel and relevant sales systems
- Are fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Experience from fashion, kids, lifestyle or retail is an advantage. Knowledge of the Asia-Pacific market is also a plus.
Why you will thrive with us
At Konges Sløjd, you will become part of an international company in growth, where the pace is high, decision-making is fast and ambitions are strong.
You will have independent responsibility for your customers while being part of a team that works closely together to develop our international business. The role gives you the opportunity to combine hands-on commercial execution with the development of a market with significant potential.
The position is based at Konges Sløjd’s Copenhagen office. One annual trip to the Asia-Pacific region is expected in connection with customer meetings and relevant sales activities.
How to apply
In your application, we would like you to answer the following questions:
1. Tell us about a customer you have helped develop. What data or insights did you use, what actions did you take, and what was the result?
2. Imagine that an important customer has high stock levels in some product groups, while other products are performing strongly. How would you work with the customer to manage the stock situation while identifying new sales opportunities?
Send us your application and CV no later than 13thseptember.
Konges Sløjd
The Konges Sløjd team comes from many different backgrounds and experiences, and we see diversity as a great strength in a creative and fast-moving company like ours. We have an open environment with room for everyone. If you can and want to, you get the opportunity to make things happen here.
We therefore encourage everyone to apply regardless of ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, perspectives, disability, religion, age or other characteristics.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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