Key Account Manager Fashion

Adidas

Adidas

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Posted on Mar 28, 2026

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

  • To support the Fashion Account business in order to achieve sales and market strategy objectives.
  • To plan, pre-sell and manage the order book of an account in order to achieve the targets set for the Wholesale channel of adidas Chile.
  • To ensure a reliable, adequate and competitive customer service level for all adidas Accounts.
  • To support the Senior Manager Field Accounts in order to achieve departmental goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute Fashion accounts' flow of order book purchased for the current season
  • Control Purchase, Sell Out & Inventory planning on a week-to-week basis
  • Report the Integrated Business Plan (IBP) to the Wholesale Board monthly (first week of the passing month)
  • Keep track of all the macroeconomic & internal factors involved in the demand and supply for the country (highlights, lowlights, and opportunities)
  • Go-To-Market owner for the accounts & divisions assigned:
    • Schedule target, prelines, and pre-sales meetings
    • Forecast the upcoming season’s order book for the client (9 months in advance)
    • Align forecast and budget
    • Assist Global, LAM and Local Sales and Marketing meetings for the season
    • Negotiate exclusivities, cyber and commercial campaigns for the client
    • Pre-sell final assortment to the account
  • Lead a cross-functional team in order to achieve the results expected for the account assigned: Business Planning, Digital Partner Commerce, Account Marketing, In-store Communications, Visual Merchandising
  • Guide and lead Business Planner relationship with the account assuring styles are created on time, distributed in the right POS, and prices revised when needed
  • Guarantee account marketing plan application in a timely and proper manner alongside trade marketing team
  • Negotiate and align with the Business Units/Concept-to-Consumer Managers the assortment and activations that are needed for the account to win in the market
  • Comply with the Wholesale Ecosystem previously framed for the country and accounts
  • Follow up KPIs in a day-to-day basis for the account: sell in, sell out, margin, E-com share, footwear wall spaces, square meters, months of supply, growth YOY, campaigns Sell Through Plan and execute key accounts' flow of order book purchased for the current season
  • Track invoices and supply appointments in a weekly matter
  • Analyze the reports sent by the Supply Chain Management team in a weekly basis
  • Request product prioritization arrival to our Distribution Center
  • Schedule and lead monthly meetings with the Product Managers of the client to discuss and plan the Net Sales target for the next month
  • Bi-monthly follow up sales force distribution based on SKA POS target sales and marketing strategy
  • Lead joint business plan (top to top) meetings with SKA every 6 months
  • Weekly store visits with marketing and visual merchandising team
  • Track SKA TTCG accomplishments in a monthly basis



Requisite Education and Experience & Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent required
  • 3-5 years experience approx.. in similar function or position as Account Manager, Sales Manager, or other Sales roles
  • Previous experience in Retail or Consumer Goods Industry is very relevant for the role
  • Proven experience in Fashion, Apparel or Footwear, with a strong connection to sport‑lifestyle culture and a solid understanding of how trends translate into brand heat and account performance.
  • Ideal to bring experience or personal interest in Sports and Footwear industry.
  • Strong communications & relationship management skills to work in a collaborative way with Clients, Marketing, and Fulfillment Teams
  • Proven track record of using sales & persuasive skills
  • Adaptability to a fast-paced, high growth, rapidly changing environment
  • Key scheduling skills including attention to detail, problem-solving skills, time management and adaptability to successfully plan and execute sales strategy and targets
  • Advanced Excel skills and strong numerical analysis skills – KPI’s Management to identify and develop sales plans
  • Fluency in both Spanish and English

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