Wholesale Director
Maho is looking for a full-time Wholesale Director to support sales to lifestyle, boutique, outdoor outfitter, and department stores.
About Maho
Maho is a sustainable coastal lifestyle brand that produces sunglasses, accessories, and apparel for women and men who love the outdoors. We are an early-stage company composed of smart, driven teammates committed to excellence and strategically improving our work. We are passionate, ambitious, and pragmatic and work together in pursuit of a common goal to grow a health, household name brand and push the fashion industry in a more sustainable direction.
Responsibilities
- Work with existing store managers and buyers to improve sell-through performance, conduct trainings, and run events.
- Create, measure, analyze and report on all key performance indicators, and provide recommendations to leadership as needed.
- Routinely travel to key accounts for trainings, product demos, and events
- Travel to and manage trade show exhibits around the country.
- Research and identify prospects and follow through entire sales cycle to ensure successful conversion and sell-through.
- Analyze performance and impact of product and marketing investments to determine impact and ROI.
Qualifications and Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent experience required.
- 3+ years of fashion/outdoors B2B sales experience
- Ability to communicate clearly both written and verbal, excellent grammar and clear, concise writing ability
- Superior organizational and sales skills; ability to work on multiple projects
- Comprehensive understanding of the digital ecosystem and how channels work together
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Superlative product knowledge, passion for excellent product design
- Ability to work a flexible schedule when business needs arise
Compensation: Based on previous experience and expertise.
Timing: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Only candidates who pass through to the interview round will be contacted.
Location: Orange Beach, Alabama (remote candidates considered)
Next Steps: If you are interested in applying for this position, please email a single PDF document containing a cover letter, answers to the following questions, and a résumé to kris@mahoshades.com with the subject line “Wholesale Director [Applicant’s Name].”
- What are the 3-5 keys to success for you in the role of Wholesale Director? How do these keys to success tie in to your strengths and experience?
- What sets you apart for this position from other candidates with comparable qualifications and experience?
- You are tasked with establishing a new department store relationship. What is your strategy?