Brand Manager

About the job Brand Manager

Job Description and Functions :

• Point person for all division activities - focusing on direction of brand and line
• Work closely with Division President to plan buys and make recommendations as needed for reorder
• Daily Communication with division sales representatives to follow-up on major meetings, trade shows and provide important updates as well as other information regarding style changes, production changes / extensions, item selling, etc.
• Daily meetings with Division President to review buy updates and Sales Team needs
• Follow up with Division Sales Team on monthly distros / shipping from major accounts and enforce corporate standards and policies
• Verify and resolve any customer price discrepancies with Sales Reps as needed
• Analyze all weekly selling reports from all accounts and prepare "best selling" and "slow selling" reports
• Check "stock status" reports daily for stock updates and availability to alert Planning and Production when buys are needed
• Work with the customer service team to adjust customer orders based on stock availability to ensure all orders ship on time
• Review weekly recaps, travel schedules, and calendars from the sales force to be aware of overall business and needs
• Work daily with production to ensure timely delivery of product
• Process and manage all stock buys
• Attend all division product meetings at the corporate office
• Responsible for preparing all reports for sales meeting and trade shows
• Coordinate all aspects of sample needs for all major trade shows
• Manage and monitor division business plans weekly to exceed financial goals
• Update month end business plans and update Sr. Management on financial goals and projections
• Monitor weekly and monthly shipping to meet / exceed business plans
• Report estimated monthly shipping projections to CFO and revisions as needed
• Attend all major trade shows
• Shop retail on a regular basis to be aware of market needs and trends
• Additional reports, projects and tasks requested as needed

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