Head Of Sales - Contemporary WomenS Wear

Feb. 4, 2012

New York, NY

Confidential

We are a growing contemporary womens wear label based in Budapest, Hungary seeking an international sales director. This is a rare opportunity for a highly capable and dynamic individual. The position will be based in the company's offices in Budapest but with extensive travel and much time spent in New York.

Tasks

planning and executing aggressive sales strategy in key markets (New York and Japan)

managing all direct buyer relations

managing all showroom relations

visiting annual trade-shows in key markets

planning and executing PR and marketing initiatives

overseeing online sales

Requirements (not negotiable)

3-5 years of showroom sales experience

solid knowledge of U.S. market

some experience with Japanese and key European markets

proven track record of growing sales and basic understanding of what it takes to grow a brand on the U.S. market

ability to work independently

outstanding communication skills

ability and willingness to spend up to 6 months of the year outside of the U.S.

Conditions

this position reports to the Managing Director

remuneration is negotiable - the package will be highly motivating and for the first year will largely depend on your ability to hit fair sales targets.

contracting for this position will be in April 2012 and work should be started as soon as possible thereafter.

Important note to applicants:

We are expecting a large number of applications in response to this ad. If you wish to be considered for this position, please make sure that

you include a concise CV with all the relevant facts about your education and work history;

in your CV, corresponding to each of the employers from the last six years you specify whether references may be obtained later (no need to specify contact details at this point, just please state whether a reference will be possible to obtain, or not);

in a separate document you provide us with a checklist showing how you meet each of the requirements in section B) above (please note that those requirements are not negotiable - if you do not meet each of these criteria then you need not bother sending in your application);

in a separate document describe why you believe that you are a good fit for this position and what you expect from the company to make this position attractive for you.

Applications failing to meet the above criteria will be ignored