Junior Account Executive, Wholesale (Women's Footwear & Accessories)

WHY WORK FOR VALENTINO

A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

A Junior Account Executive to join our Wholesale team in an exciting, high-visibility role where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative, close-knit environment. We are seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial Junior Account Executive with a minimum of 1 year of wholesale experience, ideally within women's footwear and accessories, who is eager to grow their career with a world-renowned luxury brand. This role offers hands-on exposure to key business partners and leadership while supporting the growth and management of Independent Accounts. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, customer-focused, and passionate about luxury fashion and wholesale sales.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $70,000

• Annual Bonus Opportunity

• Clothing Allowance

• Competitive Benefits Package

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage specialty wholesale customer relationships and support the major and department store accounts

• Prepare for market by scheduling appointments, presenting collection and processing orders and swaps

• Run weekly selling reports, gathering data and reporting to Executive team and Corporate HQ in Italy

• Monitor relevant trends and analyze sales and competitive selling; collaborating with the Sr Sales Manager to design sales target strategies to increase profitability

• Manage account inventory for replenishment and minimize end of season inventory

• Track and monitor sales to determine new opportunities for re-orders

• Manage account orders and order status, generating shipping reports, allocation and EDI worksheets in partnership with the Customer Service team

• Maintain line sheets, exit list, buy books, stock list and account recaps

• Product delivery and analysis, replenishments, purchase orders

• Conduct Product Knowledge clinics domestically with Independents and Major accounts each season to educate on new products, design, trends and value

• Manage sample request for product knowledge trainings

• Potential for International travel to show the collection to clients in the showroom in Milan and Paris if needed

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required.

• 1 – 3 years’ experience in Wholesale environment

• Basic understanding of sales principles

• Strong retail math and analytical skills

• Intermediate to advance skills in Microsoft Excel

• Critical thinking skills and strong relationship management

• Strong public speaking, in addition to excellent interpersonal skills

• Flexible to travel domestically and internationally (20 – 30% travel)

Preferred:

• Knowledge of SAP

HOW WE ARE

The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.