Director of Sales: Outdoor

We are looking for an experienced Director of Sales: Outdoor Channel to join our team to create and execute sales plans to achieve growth in our total wholesale channel.  This is a crucial role in growing our business and promoting all Win brands. This position requires strong sales leadership skills, excellent communication, and an ability to work nimbly to support sales growth for the brands in Win’s portfolio. This role will report directly to the VP of Wholesale.

• Partner with the VP of Wholesale to develop growth and distribution strategy by channel, by market and by product to create and achieve top line sales targets on a seasonal basis
• Develop accurate forecasts by channel and key accounts that monitor and interpret past and present sales trends to forecast the future
• Analyze and report on regional and key account performance, pinpoint open areas of distribution and communicate updates to the business on a monthly and quarterly basis to the business, highlighting growth strategies, identifying performance trends, opportunities and flagging potential headwinds
• Nurture and manage relationships with majors and oversee specialty partners 
• Drive profitability within channels, regularly reviewing the P&L analysis on an account and regional level along with the VP of Global Wholesale to ensure this is improving on a YOY basis
• Collaborate with the major department stores to increase sales, assure brand standards and create a strong, significant partnership befitting WIN brands within their portfolio
• Analyze weekly sales reports to make business driving recommendations to the buying teams
• Identify and secure new business opportunities by utilizing majors and specialty relationships to convey product and customer feedback to design and merchandising teams
• Partner with the marketing and creative departments to develop and coordinate special events, build and leverage Trade Marketing & Co-op budget to support and drive sales
• Participate in seasonal markets and action market preparation, including preparation and execution of seasonal trade events
• Responsible for overseeing management of order entry (NetSuite, EDI, Brandwise and other platforms), changes, confirmations, and processing as well as generating reorders as required
• Track and Monitor shipping and credit status daily along with Ops and Accounting teams
• Work with Production and Sales Operations to ensure customer orders are being properly managed
• Partner with internal departments to establish strong working relationships and effective communication
•  Monitor any direct reports and sales groups performance through the year to ensure KPIs are being met

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across the company.
• At least 6 years of experience in sales leadership
• Strong financial skills including a deep understanding of retail math
• Proven track record in line planning, financial planning and GM and dilution management
• Adept in balancing a strategic approach to the business and also being hands-on in overseeing day to day operations
• Proven ability to maximize sales and leverage business development opportunities
• Holistic understanding of product life cycle: concept, development, and production 
• Leading sales reps in building opportunity pipelines.
• Outdoor industry experience preferred
• Negotiation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and/or Google Suite
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to travel (on average between 5-10 days per month) 
• Ability to think strategically.