BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

Join us in shaping the future at our location in Copenhagen - temporary for 12 months - as an

Account Manager Denmark (m/f/d)

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take over brand ownership and manage, build and further develop existing business with key customers in Denmark
• Determine the appropriate product assortments for your accounts, working closely with the product and sales teams in the domestic division as well as the international teams 
• Introduce new product lines, pricings and merchandise plan strategies to regional partners  
• Present seasonal collections to our accounts, collect orders, monitor local sell-in, sell-through and inventory levels  
• Take responsibility for the seasonal forecasting and 3-year plans on product and clients as well as the seasonal marketing  
• Generate reports within the system to support seasonal sell-in, work closely with the rest of the Danish Sales team, and support the Sales Manager Nordics 

 
YOUR EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing accounts, ideally in the Danish shoe or fashion / lifestyle industry
• Strategic, analytical and results-driven individual with commercial business acumen  
• Excited to be an ambassador for our brand and build loyalty that drives recommendation of our products  
• Communicative team player with high self-motivation and intercultural competence  
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills  
• Excellent understanding of MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and proficient on ERP systems, SAP knowledge is beneficial  
• Excellent verbal and written English and Danish language skills  
• Strong willingness to travel within the region

WE OFFER:

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application! Please hand in your application in English.