Category Sales Manager (Socks & Hoseiery / Accessories)

Haddad Brands Europe, founded in 2017, specializes in the distribution of children’s apparel under exclusive licenses (Nike, Levi’s, Converse, Jordan, Lacoste…) across Europe.

Operational for 9 years, the company has experienced remarkable growth and now counts over 500 employees throughout Europe.

We distribute our products both through wholesale, working with major multi-brand and specialized retailers, and through retail, via our corners in leading department stores.

In concrete terms, this means that if you purchase children’s apparel (0–7 years for Nike, 0–16 years for Levi’s, Converse, and Jordan), whether in a physical store, online, in the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, or anywhere else in Europe, the product you’re holding has gone through us — even if you bought it in an official Nike or Levi’s store!

We are currently looking for a Category Sales Manager.

OBJECTIVE:

Be the Category sales lead for Accessories, working cross functionally to bring consumer right product to market in an impactful way and drive growth in EMEA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute on the European Sales plan for your focus areas within Accessories

• Work closely with your merchandising counterpart to provide insights pre-season to build strong seasonal briefs

• Build and sell in new sales initiatives to increase market share

• Build strong relationships with key internal and external partners as the expert in your category

• Provide accurate seasonal and LRP forecasting

• Work closely with the wider account sales team to get to know markets, KA and consumers

• Ensure full Go-To-Market readiness by owning all required deliverables, including data insights, forecasting and sales programme insights

• Partner closely with Demand Planning and Buying teams to ensure appropriate seasonal coverage and inventory health

• Manage Cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising to integrate style-level feedback and consumer/account insights into line plans

• Conduct quarterly retail marketplace visits across key European cities with the wider category team
  Actively review marketplace, connect with account sales teams to understand current market and propose new opportunities to increase market share and penetration

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in sales, account management or category management within retail, fashion or consumer goods

• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to drive growth and identify market opportunities

• Strong analytical skills with experience in forecasting and using data insights to support decisions

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced, international environment

• Fluent English required; additional European languages are a plus

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS :

• Start Date: ASAP

• Employment Type: Permanent Contract