Sales Manager

Working at CLUSE

Join the #CLUSEclub and become part of one of Europe's coolest watch and lifestyle brands! CLUSE started in the Netherlands in 2013, and now we are active in over 20 countries with over 4,500 points of sale. CLUSE is young and dynamic, with an enthusiastic, international team. English is our go-to language for communication since our team is so diverse. We are down-to-earth and have an open and informal culture where we like to enjoy and celebrate important moments together!

What the role is about

Our Sales Team is looking for an enthusiastic Sales Manager. Your main responsibility is to manage the Sales and Sales Support team, driving the team’s performance to meet sales targets in the business to business (b2b) channel. You are responsible for the management and acquisition of our retail accounts in all our markets. Next to that you need to forecast sales, develop the b2b sales strategy in line with the overall company strategy. Besides you will also manage relationships with your team members and with our b2b clients and partners (agents) and you optimize profitability of the b2b accounts, taking into account marketing spend and costs of after sales. Within CLUSE, you ensure optimal cooperation between the b2b sales (support) team and other departments within the company. In this role you report directly to the CEO.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer relationships and optimize CLUSE’s retails presence in various markets;
• Identify new b2b business opportunities and markets and be able to negotiate customer and partner contracts;
• Build the international retail network for CLUSE’s latest product category of backpacks;
• Forecast, track and report sales and provide detailed analysis of sell in and sell through for accounts on a regular basis (to be data-driven is important);
• Develop a short and long term b2b sales strategy with commercial targets in line with the overall CLUSE company strategy;
• Oversee sales budgets and effectively manage financial resources;
• Build, coach and lead the Sales and Sales Support teams to drive growth across the b2b channel for our various product categories and to review the team’s overall performance as well as the team member’s individual performances.

Requirements

• At least a bachelor diploma;
• Excellent written communication skills in English and French (Dutch is a pre);
• Minimum of 5 year work experience in a similar role;
• Strong business, data, sales and industry expertise;
• Analytical, strategical, good communicator and people management skills;
• You are available 4 or 5 days a week.

Benefits

• We offer a salary that matches the industry standard, depending on experience;
• Enjoy 25 holidays per year on full-time basis, holiday allowance (8%) and pension scheme;
• Employee discount on our own products plus a CLUSE product of your choice as a welcome gift;
• Company laptop and phone;
• Embrace the flexible work-from-home policy;
• Our awesome CLUSE & BOOZE gatherings (every last Thursday of every month) and other events organized by our Social Events Team.

Curious to find out more?

Apply now! We would love to tell you more about this role and the background of CLUSE. Hope to speak to you soon!

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Last updated on Sep 18, 2023