Key Account Executive, Premium Lifestyle

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Key Account Executive growing Salomon’s premium lifestyle retail partnerships for Amer Sports, the sporting goods company behind globally recognized brands. Owning account strategy, profitability, assortment, and growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute annual and multi-year account growth strategies aligned with Salomon’s business objectives
  • Build multi-year growth plans
  • Lead Joint Business Planning processes and establish measurable growth initiatives with key account stakeholders
  • Execute monthly and quarterly shipments and communicate needs and updates to key stakeholders
  • Identify opportunities for demand creation, expanded distribution, and increased market share
  • Own account revenue, margin, forecast, and profitability targets
  • Manage account performance against seasonal plans and growth objectives
  • Monitor sales trends, inventory productivity, replenishment opportunities, and open-to-buy dynamics
  • Recommend corrective actions to improve performance and mitigate risks
  • Lead seasonal assortment planning and line presentations
  • Partner with Nordstrom and other key account merchants to develop consumer-relevant assortments
  • Align product strategy, inventory plans, and business objectives
  • Influence placement, presentation, and product investment decisions
  • Coordinate with Planning, Demand Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, and Finance
  • Execute product launches, promotions, and seasonal transitions
  • Resolve operational challenges and support customer satisfaction
  • Manage forecasting and order management throughout the sales cycle
  • Develop relationships across merchant, planning, digital, marketing, and executive leadership teams
  • Conduct regular business reviews and performance discussions
  • Represent Salomon as a trusted strategic partner
  • Advocate internally for customer opportunities and priorities
  • Monitor retail trends, competitive activity, and consumer demand signals
  • Provide recommendations to improve category performance and drive growth
  • Use data and insights to influence customer decisions and support business planning
  • Provide competitive intelligence and consumer insights for internal planning
  • Identify emerging opportunities to strengthen Salomon’s brand presence and commercial performance

Requirements:

  • 5-8+ years of wholesale sales, key account, or national account management experience
  • Experience in Sales, Merchandising or Planning managing strategic retail partners in the Premium Lifestyle space, such as Nordstrom, Free People, Urban Outfitters, or Journeys
  • Experience managing high-volume Men’s, Women’s, Unisex, and Kids businesses
  • Strong understanding of premium wholesale and omnichannel retail environments
  • Demonstrated business planning, forecasting, and financial management skills
  • Advanced analytical and presentation capabilities
  • Ability to navigate and prioritize brand and business needs between internal stakeholders and senior customer decision-makers
  • Ability to occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist, and lift up to 30 pounds, with or without accommodation
  • Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus

Benefits:

  • A generous PTO policy
  • 15 paid annual holidays
  • 3 floating holidays
  • Half-day Fridays for 5 months of the year
  • Exceptional employee discount on all products and sister brands (Arc’teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)
  • Complimentary gym membership
  • Resort season pass to local locations and mountains
  • Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners