Wholesale Sales Manager

About Lele Sadoughi

Lele Sadoughi is a prominent name in the accessories industry, marking 15 years of designing collectible headbands, bold costume jewelry, jeweled sunglasses, specialty handbags, and more. The brand consistently partners with top wholesalers including Saks, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Revolve, Bloomingdale's, Shopbop, among others.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop projects through collaboration with cross-functional teams, vendors, and support members.
• Identify operational challenges, suggest solutions, and implement improvements to enhance organizational efficiency.
• Maintain focus on end-user experience, ensuring systems align well with business needs.
• Build and sustain collaborative relationships with company leadership and vendor partners to achieve core objectives.
• Establish consistent automated communication processes across various organizational levels.
• Oversee and process all wholesale orders while managing communication regarding order statuses and modifications, coordinating warehouse schedules to ensure timely and accurate shipments.
• Conduct daily coordination calls with the third-party logistics (3PL) contact to guarantee prompt dispatch of orders.
• Handle the complete Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) cycle including order processing, invoicing, and product catalog management.
• Manage third-party routing, vendor compliance, and work collaboratively with 3PL to optimize packing and shipping, minimizing chargebacks and fees.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound forecasts alongside the 3PL warehouse.
• Process all inbound purchase orders and collaborate with the 3PL to ensure timely inventory allocation before shipment dates.
• Provide vendors with UPC data and reconcile wholesale order inventories and return-to-vendor items received at the warehouse.
• Create, submit, and update purchase orders for the account base.
• Partner with freight forwarders and vendors to schedule seasonal shipments and manage deliveries to the warehouse.
• Oversee product packaging orders and maintain adequate stock levels.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in fashion sales, with accessories experience preferred.
• Strong customer service capabilities.
• Effective teamwork skills and excellent communication proficiency.
• Proficient knowledge in systems such as Spring Systems, Shopify, Zedonk, Intertrade (for UPC management to Fineline), Tradestone, and Vendor Guides to QuickBooks.
• Experienced in EDI and UPC order entry and processing.
• Ability to multitask and work independently within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.