Retail Account Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the worlds leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen servicescreating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 732,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the worlds leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.We AreDigital Commerce Operations is the global managed services arm of Accenture Songs Commerce Practice. We transform and manage the E2E digital sales cycle by optimizing, evolving and scaling the buying and selling process for clients and their consumers (DTC/B2B/B2C/B2B2C) through human-driven and digitally enabled activities enabling profitable and scalable growth. Advance your career in a fast-accelerating consumer brand agency that is defining the future of connected Commerce. We grow and optimize world-class brands across all channels of commerce, wherever those brands are in their journey. We deliver results by leveraging research, data, analytics, strategy, creative, industry-leading expertise, and flawless execution.You AreThe Retail Account Manager is a go-getter with strong (consumer product) account management and selling skills. Youre an expert at working with the Client and no one knows them better than you! You know how to develop/manage relationships and believe in being memorable. You know what it takes to collaborate effectively between buyers, analysts & brands ensuring flawless program execution. The Retail Account Manager lives and breathes retail and is extremely detail orientated.The Work:+ Act as a liaison between our brand partners and retail client ensuring first class communication.+ Manage all skus and lead forecasting, inventory flow and reporting efforts.+ Coordinate new item set up and imaging process.+ Pull and analyze weekly sales data and communicate insights & trends.+ On behalf of the brand partner, work with your Sales Manager on executing the multi-channel strategy.+ Lead all new vendor set-up on behalf of our brand partners.+ Working with Sales Managers and the creative team to build merchandising solutions for our vendor partners.+ Ensure delivery of creative assets to vendors and/or retail client.+ Coordinate with third party vendors: store signage, merchandising, research and in-store training etc.+ Assist the brand in managing the supply chain process.+ Coordinate sample requests and delivery.+ Constantly analyze brand performance and suggest/execute ways to improve+ Participation in weekly company product/brand evaluation.+ Manage and coordinate collect transportation process with key vendors+ Other duties as assignedHere's what you need:+ Minimum of 3 years experience as a retail account manageror related experienceBonus points if:+ Strong understanding of retail systems including Retail Link and Luminate+ You have a strange love for recaps, spreadsheets, word docs and presentations+ You take pride in doing awesome work.+ Strong organizational skills.+ You are action and detail oriented.+ You have an entrepreneurial spirit and think creatively.+ Travel Requirements:Travel may be required for this role. 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