- Expanding Squishable's core business lines while developing and executing strategies to support the new product line launches.
- Managing and developing the internal sales team, which consists of six to eight sales professionals who handle house account sales, trade show operations, and national and key account management.
- Building Squishable's inside sales strategy, including developing outreach programs, training sales staff, and determining incentive programs
- Managing and training Squishable's independent sales representative teams.
- Developing and growing the existing domestic customer base by building specialty, national, and mid-tier retailers, catalog, and buying group relationships.
- Managing 10-15 national and international trade shows annually, including attending and representing the company at high-profile shows
- Soliciting feedback and implementing suggestions from Squishable's most important wholesale customers through semi-annual meetings of our retailer boards.
- Growing Squishable's European subsidiary by:
- Working with the executive team to formulate and execute our European growth strategy;
- Recruiting and training independent European sales representative teams or distributors; and
- Coordinating with the production and sourcing team to determine the optimal product selection for the European market.
- Growing Squishable's international market share by working with existing international distributors outside of Europe and generating leads for new distributors.
- Working directly with customers in our custom/white-label production business.
- Working in tandem with the product development team to develop new lines and product concepts.
- Other duties as assigned.
- CRM/ERP—Comfortable with using CRM systems to manage leads and existing customer relationships. Experience with NetSuite is a plus, but not a requirement.
- Reporting—Experience building actional reports and presenting KPIs and recommendations to the executive team.
- Microsoft Office Suite—Intermediate Excel and Word.
- Communication—Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Flexibility—Ability to adapt to a continually changing market and rapid launch of new products. Willingness to listen to and consider the opinions of stakeholders.
- Merchandising—Experience with in-store merchandising including end-caps, feature areas, POP materials, shelf signage, and Plan-o-gram
- Self-motivated—Must be able to effectively manage one's own schedule and workload and balance numerous projects at the same time
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a concentration in business, sales, and/or marketing. Advanced degree preferred.
- At least eight years of successful toy/consumer products sales experience managing and selling across all types of accounts.
- Experience operating either internationally directly or through international distribution agreements is preferred, but not required.
- Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
- Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
- Blind or low vision
- Cancer (past or present)
- Cardiovascular or heart disease
- Celiac disease
- Cerebral palsy
- Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
- Diabetes
- Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
- Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
- Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
- Intellectual or developmental disability
- Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
- Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
- Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
- Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
- Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
- Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
- Short stature (dwarfism)
- Traumatic brain injury
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Director of Wholesale Sales - New York, United States - Squishable
Description
Squishable is a close-knit team of designers, artists, pop culture-fanatics, and lovers of all things adorable. Together we create the cutest, cuddliest, (and sometimes downright unusual) plush and lifestyle products in the world. With the millions-strong Squishable fan community cheering us on (and a lot of cupcakes, coffee, and karaoke) we make people say "awww." Our offices are in a sunny Soho loft in NYC, and downtown Washington DC.
Job Summary: The Director of Wholesale Sales is responsible for managing and growing Squishable's wholesale sales channel. Their concentration will be on creating and executing a strategic plan for growing existing accounts as well as finding, securing, and growing new accounts.
Responsibilities
Skills
Qualifications
Salary Range: $120-150k, plus bonus.
Location: New York City, NY preferred, but will consider a partially remote position for the right candidate.
Travel: Requires up to 50% travel.
Benefits: 401(k) matching, Dental, Medical, Vision Insurance, PTO, and Performance Bonus
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