AddressDragon Eyewear is a leading sunglass / snowgoggle brand in the action sports/lifestyle market. For over 30 years, Dragon has led by challenging the status quo, drawing influence from its athletes, music, and youth culture, and channeling that inspiration into premium products, driven by innovation and irreverent design.
An opportunity exists to join our dynamic sales team and build on a legacy that's been dictating trends and pushing boundaries since day one.
The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and executing sales strategies, to drive long-term growth for the Dragon brand working closely with our existing sales team while simultaneously targeting, and securing new distribution opportunities.
You will have to be able to work autonomously and be proactive about your work and deadlines but also work well in a team. You will need to be organized, with a customer-first mentality, and have a genuine interest in our product and sales. In this important role, you will work closely with our internal and external sales teams and across all departments.
There’s no such thing as a ‘typical day’ at Dragon, but if there was, it might look like this:
- Working directly with key customers to collect sales data and inventory on hand reports. Undertaking sales order creation and order follow up.
- Working closely with key accounts to build sales plans, category assortments and product updates.
- Working with the Customer Service team and DC to ensure smooth flow of replenishment order submissions.
- Supporting Sales manager, and the infield sales team to ensure best-in-class service is provided
- Collaborate with and support different departments (IT, Marketing) to ensure third-party B2B/B2C platforms are current and reflect all seasonal releases
- Providing sales reporting for sales manager and account managers in support of sales initiatives
- Respond to customer queries in a timely manner
- Coordinating sales return requests
- Support in building and delivering Retail Sales Training / Incentives
- Assist with tradeshow and sales conference planning
- Booking Flights, Venues, Hotels, and Functions for Sales Manager and Marketing Coordinator travel on an ad-hoc basis
To win at this role, you will need the following skills:
- A positive mindset – you will be positive, and upbeat with a customer first focus.
- 2 years+ experience in a Sales Coordinator role or equivalent – have a proven ability to build relationships, undertake sales administration functions and attend to customer enquiries,
- Excel and Microsoft skills – a good knowledge of Excel is a must
- Outgoing / Youth Focus – ideally a passion for surf/snow or fashion/lifestyle markets.
- Communication – excellent verbal and written communication skills that gain trust and build relationships.
- Self Confidence – you will not be shy, and you are able to influence without authority
- Articulate - strong ability to prepare reports and communicate findings with the sales and/or management teams
- Organised – you need to be quick, flexible and have excellent time management skills and attention to detail
