CareerPlan

Sales Manager Fashion & Lifestyle (m/w/d)

Essen, Ruhr, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

B2B Sales Manager responsible for managing and expanding key accounts in the textile, footwear, and lifestyle retail sector.

Role type

Senior B2B Sales Manager (Key Account Management)

Builds

Long-term business relationships and revenue growth for a textile and lifestyle company

Domain

Fashion, Textiles, Footwear, Retail, Wholesale

Required skills

B2B sales, Key Account Management, new business development, pricing strategy, contract negotiation, market analysis, stakeholder management, forecasting, presentation skills

Preferred skills

Existing network in German/European retail, experience with retail chains/discounters, knowledge of international supply chains, Private Label experience

Technologies

CRM tools, sales forecasting software, presentation tools

Responsibilities

Manage and strategically develop existing customer relationships, identify and unlock new business opportunities, develop and implement individual sales and account strategies, present company and product solutions to existing and new customers, create and follow up on proposals and assortment suggestions, lead price, condition, and contract negotiations, monitor market and competitor developments, collaborate with internal departments, support customer requests from inquiry to order processing, maintain sales pipeline and create forecasts/reports, prepare and conduct customer meetings and trade fair visits

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC