Key Account Sales Representative
Reports To: CEO

Position Summary: The Key Account Sales Representative is responsible for creating and maintaining long term professional relationships with existing and prospective wholesale customers to generate and increase sales.

Essential Functions: 
•  Manages a portfolio of accounts to achieve long-term success
•  Acts as point of contact and handles customers’ individual needs
•  Develops trust and builds positive relationships with customers
•  Manages and communicates a clear vision of project objectives and motivates team to achieve deliverables
•  Promotes the value of Company products and services
•  Develops and implements project communication plans
•  Plans and develops pre-booking processes, approaches and pitches
•  Resolves conflicts and provides solutions to customer objections in a timely manner
•  Grows and develops customers into key accounts
•  Prospects and generates new business using existing and potential customer networks
•  Suggests actions to improve sales performance and identify opportunities for growth
•  Assists with forecasts, tracks and reports weekly on the status of account targets and transactions
•  Works with Product Development to propose solutions for products/pricing/delivery etc.
•  Attends Industry functions and tradeshows
•  Stays abreast of market trends and competitors

Education & Experience:
• BS degree in Business Administration, Marketing or relevant field
• 3-5 years’ work experience as a wholesale Key Account Sales Representative in apparel, accessories, bags or home goods preferred

Skills & Abilities: 
•  Sales experience with emphasis on phone sales versus face to face selling
•  Ability to deliver an excellent customer experience
•  Proficient with MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
•  Experience using CRM and ERP software systems
•  Understanding of sales performance metrics
•  Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
•  Team player willing to go above and beyond to help others
•  Self-motivated, proactive, and resourceful
•  Business acumen with a problem-solving attitude
•  Applies high level of attention to detail and accuracy
•  Utilizes strong organizational, prioritization and documentation skills
•  Works effectively with minimal supervision

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
(Percentage of time performing essential tasks)
Frequent (60 – 90%)
•  Visual Inspection, color distinction, reading, writing and performing detailed work at close distances (i.e. computer screens)
•  Hand/eye coordination
•  Hearing/listening
•  Talking, verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person
•  Must be able to speak and read the English language
• Sitting

Occasional (30 – 60%)
• Standing and walking
• Pushing, pulling and reaching
•  Stooping, bending, squatting and climbing stairs
• Lifting: 0 – 30 lbs.

Rare(0 – 30%)
• Travel

Work Environment & Conditions
• Indoor heated/air conditioned office
• Bright lighting• Adequate Ventilation

To Apply:
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IT Systems & Network Administrator
Reports To: IT Manager

Position Summary: The IT Systems & Network Administrator maintains and supports the Company’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), Internet Connectivity, network hardware, software, and telecommunications (equipment and software) to ensure network availability for all system users.

Essential Functions: 

Systems Administration: 
•  Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
•  Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs
•  Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions
•  Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary
•  Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities
•  Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning
•  Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization
•  Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions
•  Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment

Network Administration: 
•  Manage all aspects of network operations, management of connectivity, network performance, maintaining network software configurations, managing the distribution of patches and software releases
•  Perform network and system trouble shooting, monitoring tools, alarm conditions as well as escalation processes and procedures
•  Lead and define the process of troubleshooting and participating in change management and root cause analysis
•  Interface with software and hardware vendors, and network service providers
•  Responsible for all aspects of maintaining a distributed network, including preventative maintenance, fault isolation, equipment installation, manage connectivity, network performance and timely outage resolution
•  Assists as back up for new Customer technical support
•  Ensures IT assets and efforts are in alignment with company-wide goals
•  Assists in providing feature enhancements and bug fixes to existing applications
•  Tests new development/features before roll out and provide post production support
•  Collaborates with in-house technical, functional, and end user team members, as well as third-party vendors

Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s (4-year) degree with a technical major such as Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience required
• Systems Administration/Systems Engineer/Network Administration certifications a plus
• Extensive knowledge of IT Department processes
• 5 + years’ experience as an individual IT Department contributor required
•  Experience with Unitrends and Microsoft Dynamics AX/ERP a plus

Skills & Abilities: 
•  Ability to take a functional business requirement and turn it into a technical design
•  Must be capable of multi-tasking, prioritizing, and handling a large project load in a fast-paced environment
•  Ability to articulate and submit project status updates
•  Demonstrate the ability to work systematically and logically to analyze situations, resolve problems, identify causes and anticipate implications
•  Be a creative problem-solver
•  Identify opportunities and pursue them independently
•  Must have a “can-do” attitude and flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when needed
•  Communicate effectively with people of all levels of technical background
•  Demonstrate a high degree of integrity, credibility, and character
•  Must be detail-oriented and dedicated to accuracy
•  Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
•  Self-motivated working ability with minimal supervision or direction

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
(Percentage of time performing essential tasks)
Frequent (60 – 90%)
•  Visual Inspection, color distinction, reading, writing and performing detailed work at close distances (i.e. computer screens)
•  Hand/eye coordination
•  Hearing/listening
•  Talking, verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person
•  Must be able to speak and read the English language
•  Standing and walking

Occasional (30 – 60%)
• Pushing, pulling and reaching
• Stooping, bending, squatting and climbing stairs
• Lifting: 0 – 30 lbs.

Rare(0 – 30%)
• Requires working evenings and weekends sometimes with little advanced notice
• No regular travel required

Work Environment & Conditions
• Indoor heated/air conditioned office
• Bright lighting
• Adequate Ventilation

To Apply:
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We currently have positions available in our embroidery department. We prefer experience but are willing to train. This opportunity is a full-time position with benefits. Hours may vary due to business volume and during peak season.

Please complete our online application or apply in person at 10607 Highway 707, Suite 140, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588. Come prepared for an interview should an interviewer be available. You may also send your resume to Karen.Rahn@WholesaleBoutique.com.

Wage is dependent on experience.

Wholesale Boutique supports a drug free work environment. Persons offered employment will be required to submit to a drug test.