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About AMG (Advanced Manufacturing Group):
AMG has a long and proud history of providing footwear supply chain services – AMG builds and produces footwear for our retail and brand partners. We innovate, accelerate, and disrupt industry norms by providing our expertise throughout all steps of the footwear manufacturing process. AMG’s capabilities extend from market research, design, development, commercialization, production, quality assurance, quality control supervision, and more. The company has a global presence with offices throughout the United States and Asia.
With a 40-year history in shoemaking, AMG can seamlessly integrate into our client's flow of business, assuming the same risks and success along with them. It is in AMG’s DNA to manage the fragmented world of footwear development and production, to bring tested, high-quality, proven products directly to our customers.
Benefits
- PTO & Company Holidays
- Company Bonus Plan
- Health & Dental Insurance for employee & dependents
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- 401k including employer contributions according to plan eligibility.
- Defined Benefit Plan
- Vision
- Life Insurance
Job Summary:
The Senior Account Manager will work with Walmart Footwear Sourcing, product development and senior-level management to grow their footwear business. This person will be the interface between our Asia-based team and Walmart to coordinate and align with the day-to-day business including the management of product development, Tier 1 and 2 supply chain, merchandising and forecasting, operations and sales. They will report and be responsible to the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. The Senior Account Director may supervise Account Associates, Managers or Directors (level A1-SM2).
Department: Sales and Marketing
Reports to: Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Classification: Full-Time Salary, Exempt
Duties/Responsibilities:
The responsibilities and requirements of the Senior Account Director will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Defined Product Development Interface
- Interface with product and merchant teams in support of Product Line Managers and Category Directors to create new opportunities in the product lines
- Coordinate with development personnel on meeting support and development timelines
- Translate product opportunities into internal forecasts
- Facilitate storage and delivery of samples wherever necessary to Product Development Stakeholders
Manufacturing & Operations
- Be the link between the compliance team and ensure alignment with corporate responsible sourcing and compliance requirements
- View and analyze forecasting and sales data to ensure adequate capacity is available for growth projections
- Collate customer-derived forecast into internal format to deliver regular forecasts to finance and operations teams
- View and present forecast data to material and operations teams to ensure and manage adequate capacity and supply
- Serve as an escalation point between Walmart Planning for AMG operations department
