Regional Sales Manager

Responsibilities for nationals and independent stores, include but not limited to:

-Consistent communication with stores on weekly basis regarding sales performance, opportunities

-Superior customer experience while driving significant sales volume.

Creative implementation of events to drive sales

-Consistent promotion of the brand and providing product training

• Ensuring all stores are educated in product, selling tips
• Creating any necessary training collateral needed for stores

-Building relationships with selling teams

• Organizing database of sales associates throughout all stores for reach out
• Build relationships with key associates in stores to drive sales
• Go to contact for all product, sales inquiries

-Ensure adequate visual merchandising in stores

• Work with stores to ensure all visual merchandising is up to par
• Establishing new ideas for merchandising to drive sales

-Monitoring sales and inventory levels

Must analyze all sales reporting for wins, challenges, and opportunities

-Independent accounts

• Weekly communication with accounts regarding sales, opportunities, inventory needs
• Manage ordering process for independent accounts
• Prospect and open new independent accounts

-Lead and manage misc. projects within nationals and independents accounts

Essential Skills and Requirements:

• Must be based in Chicago area and able to travel 50-60% of time
• 3-5 years of experience in luxury retail mandatory
• Must have true passion for making the sale and building influential relationships
• Ability to take initiative and must have confidence to learn in a "live" environment.
• Must be reliable with excellent organizational skills and very strong attention to detail
• Must demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of important of high quality as function within the business
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills