Summary
At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste creates andliberates movement. Both universal and timeless, the brand transcends culturesand generations, elevating the crocodile as a rally sign.
An iconic French brand present in nearly 100 countries,Lacoste stand out for its unique know-how in each of its areas of expertise,from garment factory to omnichannel distribution.
At Lacoste, elegance goes beyond style. This elegance guidesall its actions and its social and environmental commitments.
Working at Lacoste is belonging to a community of 8,500employees on the move to build the future. Committed to making equalopportunities a reality and to revealing potential, the company brings togethertalents from all walks of life, embracing their differences.
Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionatepeople within the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant, Tecnifibre and theKooples (http://mf-brands.com/).
Summary Description
This position provides support to the Account Manager(s) tosuccessfully achieve and surpass the sales and profit objectives of thewholesale sales team. This individual will assist the AM during all salescampaigns, and daily tasks to drive the business, and will be a key supportcontact for accounts. This role requires a self-starter, with strong problemsolving abilities and excellent communication skills.
This role is a temporary role, duration of at least 6 months.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Support:
- Assist wholesale clients with inquiries and provide productinformation.
- Maintain strong relationships with existing customers andidentify potential leads.
Order Management
- Process and track wholesale orders, ensuring accuracy andtimely delivery.
- Coordinate with inventory and logistics teams to fulfillorders.
Sales/Market Support
- Prepare sales support tools/presentations both in season andduring market.
- Assist in maintaining and updating the customer database andsales records.
Administrative Tasks
- Handle invoicing and payment processing.
- Assist with scheduling meetings and preparing reports.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree inbusiness or related field preferred.
- Previous experience in sales or customer service, preferablyin wholesale.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong computer skills required – MS Word, Excel; AccessOrli and Salesforce experience a plus
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
Core Values
Play as One Team:
- Showing respect towards everyone
- Commitment for the team’s work and decisions
Play With Elegance
- Striving for excellence
- Treating others with fair play and humility
Play By Daring
- Having the courage to speak up, experiment and takeinitiative
- To explore new opportunities
Play With Tenacity
- Constantly seek continuous improvement
- Learning from our failures
At Lacoste, we’re committed to building the best team wecan. We hire for potential and support every team member through each step oftheir career development. Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive spacefor our team to think differently and push the status quo is incrediblyimportant to us; and we strive to use these guiding principles as thefoundation for how we interact with each other, how we build our business, andhow we hold ourselves accountable to our core values.
- This job description is not intended to be exhaustive.They can be changed orally or in writing at any time by the discretion ofmanagement. We as Lacoste associates must always ensure that all functions ofour position are represented with our core values being: Accountable,Collaborative, Caring and Audacious.
