Wholesale Sales Assistant – Specialty

At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste creates and liberates movement. Both universal and timeless, the brand transcends cultures and generations, elevating the crocodile as a rally sign.

An iconic French brand present in nearly 100 countries, Lacoste stand out for its unique know-how in each of its areas of expertise, from garment factory to omnichannel distribution.

At Lacoste, elegance goes beyond style. This elegance guidesall its actions and its social and environmental commitments.

Working at Lacoste is belonging to a community of 8,500employees on the move to build the future. Committed to making equal opportunities a reality and to revealing potential, the company brings together talents from all walks of life, embracing their differences.

Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionate people within the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant, Tecnifibre and the Kooples ().

This position provides support to the Account Manager(s) to successfully achieve and surpass the sales and profit objectives of the wholesale sales team. This individual will assist the AM during all sales campaigns, and daily tasks to drive the business, and will be a key support contact for accounts. This role requires a self-starter, with strong problem solving abilities and excellent communication skills. This role is a hybrid role – 3 days in office, 2 remote.

• Assist wholesale clients with inquiries and provide product information.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing customers and identify potential leads.

• Process and track wholesale orders, ensuring accuracy andtimely delivery.
• Coordinate with inventory and logistics teams to fulfill orders.

• Prepare sales support tools/presentations both in season andduring market.
• Assist in maintaining and updating the customer database andsales records.

• Handle invoicing and payment processing.
• Assist with scheduling meetings and preparing reports.

• Bachelors Degree in business or related field preferred.
• Previous experience in sales or customer service, preferably in wholesale.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills required — MS Word, Excel;
  Access Orli and Salesforce experience a plus
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.

• Showing respect towards everyone
• Commitment for the team’s work and decisions

• Striving for excellence
• Treating others with fair play and humility

• Having the courage to speak up, experiment and take initiative
• To explore new opportunities

• Constantly seek continuous improvement
• Learning from our failures

• This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. They can be changed orally or in writing at any time bythe discretion of management. We as Lacoste associates must always ensure that all functions of our position are represented with our core values being:
  Accountable, Collaborative, Caring and Audacious.