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 Paris location as an

Account Manager France (m/f/d)

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish productive and professional relationships with our existing accounts (brownshoe – fashion – sneakershop)
• Drive a profitable and sustained growth of market share and create Birkenstock brand voice at existing clients defined in line with our strategy
• Meet targets for profitable sales volumes and strategic objectives by planning the business upfront and driving sell-through
• Contribute and maintain showroom set-ups for all new collections, introducing new product lines, pricing and merchandise plan strategies to regional partners
• Present seasonal collections, collate orders, monitor sell-through and inventory levels as well as orderbook management
• Generate reliable and regular reports on KPI’s to support seasonal sell-in

YOUR PROFILE:

• Driven to become an ambassador for our brand and to build loyalty that encourages recommendations for our products
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Able to handle local key accounts confidently and to communicate effectively at all levels
• Strategic, results-driven individual with commercial business acumen and a high level of self-motivation
• Well organised, proactive and financially aware
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills with deep knowledge of our products
• Curious and aware of the fashion/footwear industry: trends, upcoming brands, new marketing activations
• Excellent understanding of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, SAP knowledge is beneficial
• Fluent French and English language skills
• Driver’s licence and willingness to travel to different customer locations across France

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.