What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Sales Manager position at Silver Buffalo, LLC?
Job Title: Associate Sales Manager
Location: Hybrid role, minimum of 2 days per week in office - based out of our midtown NYC office
Workweek schedule: 40 hours per week
Who You Will Report To: Sales Manager
What You Will Do
The Associate Sales Manager will work closely with the Sales Manager to support current business accounts, and expanding business in the mass market, drugstore, and club channels.
There is opportunity to take on accounts over time, as our business expands, based on individual performance and the growth within the Sales area into additional distribution!
Responsibilities Include
Silver Buffalo is a market leader in licensed housewares and home décor. We are passionate about bringing the world's most beloved brands to life through our exceptional licensed products. With a strong emphasis on design and creativity, we take pride in our ability to capture the essence of each brand and deliver unique and memorable merchandise. As a leading licensing company, we have established strong partnerships with renowned brands across various industries, including entertainment, sports, fashion, and lifestyle. Our collaborative approach enables us to create a wide range of products that resonate with fans and consumers alike. At the heart of our success is our talented and dedicated team.
Location: Hybrid role, minimum of 2 days per week in office - based out of our midtown NYC office
Workweek schedule: 40 hours per week
Who You Will Report To: Sales Manager
What You Will Do
The Associate Sales Manager will work closely with the Sales Manager to support current business accounts, and expanding business in the mass market, drugstore, and club channels.
There is opportunity to take on accounts over time, as our business expands, based on individual performance and the growth within the Sales area into additional distribution!
Responsibilities Include
- To act as a support to the Sales Manager (SM) through, and not limited to the following tasks:
- Samples: Ordering, mockups, sending out (using the specified customer directions), logging
- Overall management of this piece of the puzzle from start to finish based on direction from SM, Includes updating logs and maintaining status in a shared space.
- Will be responsible for meeting all sample deadlines and reporting into the sales manager the status of samples being ordered, mocked up and sent out.
- Order Entry: Includes entering orders, sending confirmations, recording in the appropriate locations.
- Product data sheets and setup in Customer portals: Gather data to load product information accurately into customer portals.
- Presentations: Assist SM in pulling product details and images for presentations, as needed, for PowerPoint presentations
- NYO Meetings:
- Preparation: setup and cleanup of showroom for all NYC buyer meetings, including catering orders, samples, printouts, and pre-loading presentations to the screens when needed
- ASM will join these meetings in a support role, to help with the flow of meetings and take detailed notes.
- Out of Town Meetings
- Assist with product prep for meetings, including sending all samples and assisting with product presentation preparation.
- Post meeting follow up as advised by SM.
- Potential (not guaranteed) to travel with Sales Manager to meetings when support is needed.
- Ad hoc assignments as they come up!
- Analytical multi-taker who can prioritize workload.
- A team player who works independently
- Organized with time management skills; excellent with coordinating timelines, delivering on multiple deadlines, giving timely status updates and follow up.
- Detail-oriented; takes pride in being able to execute accurate work.
- Process-oriented; able to manage multiple tasks at once.
- Resourceful; someone who can communicate clearly cross functionally.
- Someone who takes pride in their work and is dependable and consistent in their work quality!
- Bachelor’s degree in merchandising, marketing, business, or other related areas is preferred.
- Experience in wholesale and/or buying office ideal.
- True interest in sales, retail, and data
- Experience in licensed product highly prefer.
- Ability to learn and maneuver within various portals required to do the job is critical.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (Pivots, VLOOKUP), PowerPoint, Outlook (Email, Scheduling)
- Knowledge of and passion for pop culture a definite plus
- Previous order entry experience a plus!
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Convenient midtown NYC office
- Creative work environment
- Company paid lunch on Wednesdays.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package including medical, dental, 401k, Flex plans, vacation/sick/personal time off, company paid holidays, and more!
Silver Buffalo is a market leader in licensed housewares and home décor. We are passionate about bringing the world's most beloved brands to life through our exceptional licensed products. With a strong emphasis on design and creativity, we take pride in our ability to capture the essence of each brand and deliver unique and memorable merchandise. As a leading licensing company, we have established strong partnerships with renowned brands across various industries, including entertainment, sports, fashion, and lifestyle. Our collaborative approach enables us to create a wide range of products that resonate with fans and consumers alike. At the heart of our success is our talented and dedicated team.
