Lafayette 148 New York

Account Executive

Lafayette 148 New York  •  $80k - $95k/yr  •  Brooklyn, NY (Onsite)  •  25 days ago
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Job Description

The Account Executive is responsible for managing and driving sales performance across designated specialty and department store accounts. This role owns day-to-day account management, cross-functional coordination, reporting analysis, and client communication to ensure operational excellence, brand alignment, and revenue growth.

Responsibilities:

Account Management

  • Execute daily management of designated specialty and department store accounts, adhering to all internal and external deadlines
  • Own direct communication with Buyers, Assistant Buyers, and Coordinators; elevate to senior leadership when appropriate
  • Travel seasonally to markets, conducting seasonal training sessions, researching market + product opportunities
  • Communicate store visits, market opportunities, and training session feedback through approved decks for C-Suite distribution
  • Manage internal and external communications related to orders, swaps, RTVs, sample requests, and related operational needs
  • Oversee backend administrative functions to ensure systems and processes remain accurate and up to date
  • Ensure timely and accurate order processing, communicating to all stakeholders
  • Own weekly sales and shipping analysis for specialty and major accounts
  • Partner with Senior Manager to compile data for weekly and seasonal reporting
  • Deliver weekly sell-through and product performance analysis to Wholesale leadership
  • Utilize retailer systems (e.g., Skypad) to analyze regional and product-level performance, identifying best/slow sellers and growth opportunities
  • Collaborate with the team to execute and manage seasonal trunk shows and client events
  • Partner closely with Wholesale, Planning, Accounting, and Logistics teams to ensure seamless communication and execution up to and throughout selling season

Seasonal Planning & Market Execution

  • Support seasonal planning including budget setting, assortment strategy, and calendar timing to secure advantageous brand positioning
  • Run owned account showroom appointment + support cross team appointments and walk-thrus
  • Clearly communicate market dates and order deadlines to clients
  • Support pre-market alignment calls for specialty accounts
  • Manage in-market communications including order updates, cancellations, and pricing changes

Operational & Administrative Management

  • Maintain RTV logs upon approval; communicate updates to buying teams and manage follow-up as needed
  • Manage seasonal dropship uploads for major accounts, ensuring accurate and timely launches
  • Process and document chargebacks including DSA, logistics charges, and pricing discrepancies
  • Oversee sample trafficking and seasonal marketing requests per client
  • Ensure all co-op, digital display, and e-commerce copy is confirmed internally and delivered to clients on time

Client Training

  • Partner with Wholesale Manager on development and execution of seasonal product training materials using approved templates
  • Manage all Product Knowledge logistics, ensuring clear communication to both internal and external stakeholders
  • Ensure seasonal messaging and product updates are thoroughly prepared for seasonal training sessions
  • Ensure all training-related expenses remain within approved budgets

Desired Background:

  • Bachelors’ degree required
  • 3–5+ years of sales, wholesale, or account management experience

Skills:

  • Strong analytical skills with experience in sales reporting and performance analysis
  • Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with wholesale platforms (e.g., NuOrder, JOOR, BlueCherry)
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment

Based Salary Range:

The base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000. Base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, and location.

Lafayette 148 New York

About Lafayette 148 New York

Named after the SoHo address where it was founded, Lafayette 148 New York is a New York-based luxury womenswear brand known for intelligent, understated design, impeccable craftsmanship, luxurious materials, and a modern, New York aesthetic. With its own design studio and production facility, it is rarity in the fashion world: a truly vertically integrated brand.

In 1996, Lafayette 148’s founders Deirdre Quinn, Shun Yen Siu and Ida Siu had a singular vision of fashion’s future. They imagined a company that combined concept, design and production all under one roof. A place with a globally minded culture that married its Eastern and Western roots and took an inclusive approach to design, making beautiful, meticulously constructed clothing for accomplishing women everywhere. And Lafayette 148 was born.

Today, the company employs more than 300 people in the United States, and 1,000 worldwide. In Fall 2018, Lafayette 148 moved its corporate headquarters to an expansive, sustainably renovated loft space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, continuing its tradition of innovation in the fashion industry. Globally, customers can explore the world of Lafayette 148 New York at one of thirty-nine freestanding boutiques in the US, Canada and China.

Lafayette 148 New York is also available in the world’s most luxurious stores, including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, as well as hundreds of high-end specialty boutiques across North America. Experience the world of Lafayette 148 at lafayette148ny.com.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
New York
Year Founded
1996
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