Head of Sales

An exciting opportunity has come up to lead growth strategy across the US market, developing and expanding relationships with key retail partners across the lingerie and activewear sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proven sales leader with a strong understanding of the US retail landscape, a passion for product and the ability to build strategic partnerships with some of the market's most influential retailers.

The Role

You will take ownership of driving private label sales growth across the US, identifying new business opportunities, developing existing customer relationships and securing partnerships with key retailers.

Working closely with internal product development, design, merchandising and sourcing teams, you will translate customer requirements and market opportunities into commercially successful product ranges.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the US private label sales strategy across lingerie and activewear.
• Build, develop and manage strategic relationships with key US retailers, department stores, speciality retailers and online businesses.
• Identify, target and secure new customer opportunities to accelerate business growth and expand market share.
• Grow existing accounts through strong customer partnerships, product innovation and a deep understanding of retail needs.
• Lead customer negotiations, commercial agreements, pricing strategies and margin delivery.
• Drive the development of new product opportunities, working collaboratively with design, product development and sourcing teams.
• Understand US market trends, consumer behaviour and competitive activity to identify opportunities for growth.
• Manage the sales pipeline, forecasting and account performance against agreed commercial targets.
• Represent the business at customer meetings, trade events and key industry exhibitions.

The Ideal Candidate

• A proven senior sales professional with experience in the US retail market, ideally within private label lingerie, intimates, activewear or apparel.
• An established network of relationships with key US retailers and decision-makers.
• Demonstrable success in winning new business, growing accounts and delivering significant sales growth.
• Strong understanding of private label development, product lifecycles, costing, pricing and margin management.
• Commercially astute, entrepreneurial and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• A strategic thinker who is equally comfortable developing a long-term customer strategy and driving day-to-day commercial activity.
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently while collaborating with international teams.

This is a great opportunity to join a vertical business set up, as they go through their next phrase of growth. In return there is a salary up to $150k d.o.e plus benefits such as 401k.