VIU EYEWEAR

Retail Apparel and Fashion

201-500

Full-time (permanent)

Germany

**ABOUT VIU**

VIU is a young and innovative eyewear label from Switzerland. We have set out to revolutionize the market for designer eyewear with our direct-to-consumer business model. Cutting out middle men we are able to combine highest quality with fair prices. VIU glasses are designed in Zurich and handmade in Italy and Japan. We offer a unique customer experience in more than 40 flagship stores across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, UK & Scandinavia as well as our online store. Our main office locations are Zurich and Munich.

**THE JOB**

We are looking for a hands-on Sales & Partnership Manager with strong execution and organizational skills. This role will take VIU’s wholesale and partner store programme to the next level and help execute brand collaborations.

Start: immediately/by agreement

## Tasks

Wholesale & Retail Partnerships:

- Refinement & development of VIU’s overall wholesale strategy, incl. business plan, target partners and go to market approach
- Sales execution & growth in Europe & beyond
    - Acquisition of new wholesale accounts offline (high-end department & concept stores) & online (e.g., farfetch, nap, etc.)
- Development of existing accounts to deepen VIU’s sales share & retail representation
- Explore wholesale and partnership opportunities in the US and the Far East
- Relationship and Account management: connecting VIU with top tier stores and presenting the VIU line during sales season (Paris, etc)
    - Overseeing sales support activities (incl. showroom planning, sales samples, order execution, after sales, etc.)
- VIU Wholesale Marketing Strategy & Execution
- Alignment of wholesale strategy with VIU overall marketing, product and campaign strategy (incl. seasonal wholesale campaign planning)
- Executing marketing activities with B2B partners

Brand Collaborations & Partnerships:

- Further development of Partnership/ Design collaboration strategy, led by the PR team, with focus on execution of the development process and overlook the account management
- End-2-End Collaboration planning & execution: outreach to partner, signing collaboration agreement, coordination with brand/content & design teams and go-to-market of collaboration campaign

## Requirements

- Fashion sales professional: 5+ year professional work experience in sales within the fashion & lifestyle industry (preferably international premium brand in fashion/lifestyle segment)
- Exceptional relationship builder: National & international relevant and up-to-date network of relevant sales contacts within the fashion industry (Focus Europe – US / Asia a plus) - high end department stores as well as leading concept stores
- Strong entrepreneurial drive: you are a high energy entrepreneur who has the right mix of strategic mindset and get stuff done mentality
- Deeply embedded in fashion/lifestyle universe: you know what's hot and the stars of today & tomorrow and have access to a network of fashion & lifestyle brands
- Team player: you will work with a lot of internal VIU teams to drive projects forward - being an empowering team player is essential
- Communication skills: excellent command of the English language and German are a must – additional languages such as French are a plus

## Benefits

- Open and dynamic culture with flat hierarchies and zero red tape
- Exciting development opportunities in a rapidly growing international start-up
- Flexible work environment – we focus on impact not facetime
- We make sure to create a joyful environment, celebrate success, and support each other in times of need
- 5 weeks of vacation with options of unpaid vacation/sabbaticals

Join the designer eyewear revolution and send in your application!

Employee

<p><strong>ABOUT VIU</strong></p>
<p>VIU is a young and innovative eyewear label from Switzerland. We have set out to revolutionize the market for designer eyewear with our direct-to-consumer business model. Cutting out middle men we are able to combine highest quality with fair prices. VIU glasses are designed in Zurich and handmade in Italy and Japan. We offer a unique customer experience in more than 40 flagship stores across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, UK &amp; Scandinavia as well as our online store. Our main office locations are Zurich and Munich.</p>
<p><strong>THE JOB</strong></p>
<p>We are looking for a hands-on Sales &amp; Partnership Manager with strong execution and organizational skills. This role will take VIU’s wholesale and partner store programme to the next level and help execute brand collaborations.</p>
<p>Start: immediately/by agreement</p>
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<p>Wholesale &amp; Retail Partnerships:</p>
<ul>
<li>Refinement &amp; development of VIU’s overall wholesale strategy, incl. business plan, target partners and go to market approach</li>
<li>Sales execution &amp; growth in Europe &amp; beyond<ul>
<li>Acquisition of new wholesale accounts offline (high-end department &amp; concept stores) &amp; online (e.g., farfetch, nap, etc.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Development of existing accounts to deepen VIU’s sales share &amp; retail representation</li>
<li>Explore wholesale and partnership opportunities in the US and the Far East</li>
<li>Relationship and Account management: connecting VIU with top tier stores and presenting the VIU line during sales season (Paris, etc)<ul>
<li>Overseeing sales support activities (incl. showroom planning, sales samples, order execution, after sales, etc.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>VIU Wholesale Marketing Strategy &amp; Execution</li>
<li>Alignment of wholesale strategy with VIU overall marketing, product and campaign strategy (incl. seasonal wholesale campaign planning)</li>
<li>Executing marketing activities with B2B partners</li>
</ul>
<p>Brand Collaborations &amp; Partnerships:</p>
<ul>
<li>Further development of Partnership/ Design collaboration strategy, led by the PR team, with focus on execution of the development process and overlook the account management</li>
<li>End-2-End Collaboration planning &amp; execution: outreach to partner, signing collaboration agreement, coordination with brand/content &amp; design teams and go-to-market of collaboration campaign</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>Fashion sales professional: 5+ year professional work experience in sales within the fashion &amp; lifestyle industry (preferably international premium brand in fashion/lifestyle segment)</li>
<li>Exceptional relationship builder: National &amp; international relevant and up-to-date network of relevant sales contacts within the fashion industry (Focus Europe – US / Asia a plus) - high end department stores as well as leading concept stores</li>
<li>Strong entrepreneurial drive: you are a high energy entrepreneur who has the right mix of strategic mindset and get stuff done mentality</li>
<li>Deeply embedded in fashion/lifestyle universe: you know what&#39;s hot and the stars of today &amp; tomorrow and have access to a network of fashion &amp; lifestyle brands</li>
<li>Team player: you will work with a lot of internal VIU teams to drive projects forward - being an empowering team player is essential</li>
<li>Communication skills: excellent command of the English language and German are a must – additional languages such as French are a plus</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>Open and dynamic culture with flat hierarchies and zero red tape</li>
<li>Exciting development opportunities in a rapidly growing international start-up</li>
<li>Flexible work environment – we focus on impact not facetime</li>
<li>We make sure to create a joyful environment, celebrate success, and support each other in times of need</li>
<li>5 weeks of vacation with options of unpaid vacation/sabbaticals</li>
</ul>
<p>Join the designer eyewear revolution and send in your application!</p>


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