Vendor Account Manager

Eastbay Inc

Footlocker.com / Eastbay operates the direct-to-consumer business for Foot Locker, Inc. - the world’s leading retailer of athletically inspired footwear and apparel. Our brands include Footlocker, Eastbay, Champs Sports, Footaction, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Footlocker, and SIX:02. In fact we manage 14 of the largest sport inspired web and mobile sites on the net, which enjoy over 250 million visits per year. At Footlocker.com / Eastbay we have ambitious goals. Help us exceed them!

http://www.eastbay.com


Position Details

Vendor Account Manager
Job
Full-time
Office/WFH
100% remote
1/14/2015
Northwest Wisconsin
Wausau, WI

Footlocker.com/Eastbay, a leading supplier of athletically inspired shoes and apparel,is searching for a Vendor Account Manager to coordinate and execute effective vendor marketing plans and analysis for print, email, digital and other media across all channels for the biggest names in sports apparel and footwear.

A successful Vendor Account Manager will have superior communication skills to interact with all levels of both the vendor’s and our organization, be resourceful, self-driven and motivated, pay a high attention to details, be extremely organized and have strong follow through on projects.

The Vendor Account Manager will:

  • Drive and achieve revenue goals by planning marketing strategies and tactics as well as follow-up analysis to measure effectiveness
  • Develop cross channel marketing plans to increase sales with both new and current customers
  • Build and communicate these plans with internal teams and external partners to ensure branding recognition and market share growth
  • Utilize a marketable media rate kit to actively seek and obtain vendor support via Co-op/ MDF / Advertising and other opportunities to meet goal
  • Lead Marketing communications and act as main point of contact for assigned vendor partner(s) both inside and outside our company
  • Partner with internal departments to implement vendor marketing objectives and target markets for products
  • Travel to Bi-annual or quarterly sales meetings at assigned vendor(s) home office, manage vendor relationship at Athlete photo shoots and possible event sponsorships.

Qualified candidates will have 2 years Account Management experience; A Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Microsoft Office skills, with specific expertise in PowerPoint Strong written and verbal communication skills.



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