Junior Account Manager

We are working with a successful womenswear fashion supplier looking for an ambitious and highly organised Assistant to Senior Account Manager to join their London team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the beginning of their fashion career who is commercially minded, passionate about product and keen to develop within account management.

Working closely with an experienced Senior Account Manager, you will gain hands-on exposure across the full customer account lifecycle, including product development, fabrics, costings, customer meetings, sales analysis, production and delivery. You will work directly with customers, overseas factories and internal product teams, giving you an excellent understanding of how a successful fashion supplier operates.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Support the Senior Account Manager with the day-to-day management of key customer accounts
• Coordinate new product developments from initial concept through to customer submission
• Request and manage factory costings, samples, fabrics and trims for new developments
• Attend customer meetings and help prepare product, fabrics and presentations
• Analyse weekly customer sales to identify bestsellers, repeat opportunities and emerging trends
• Liaise with overseas factories regarding samples, repeat orders, production dates and critical path deadlines
• Raise confirmed orders onto internal systems and prepare full development packs for the production team
• Carry out competitor, trend and market research to support commercially relevant product development

Person specification:

• A fashion-related degree with relevant industry placement experience, or previous experience within fashion, buying, merchandising, product development, wholesale or supply
• Strong interest in fashion with good awareness of current trends, brands, fabrics and garment construction
• Commercially minded with good numerical skills and confidence working with costings and Excel
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proactive and confident communicator who is keen to build relationships with customers, factories and internal teams