Wholesale Operations Executive

**Australian Designer Fashion - Alexandria Sydney**

Now Hiring | This luxury fashion brand is on a fast growth trajectory both locally and internationally. To ensure their growth is well supported and sustainable, we have a new role for a Wholesale Operations Executive to join their talented and close-knit team.

Reporting to the Sales Director, this role will support the wholesale function to deliver the sales plan through efficient shipping of orders to local and international wholesale partners, manage customs and exporting documentation, management of the overall logistics effort required to fulfil the sales order book, and general support to the sales team as required to drive sell-through and provide clarity on sales forecasts.

The role’s key responsibility is working with the sales teams to ensure the quick and efficient fulfilment of orders for all global customers. This will include:

- Pre-season launch preparation to ensure all required details are updated in the order book and to inform the sales team where further information required
- Create and manage incoming and outgoing customs documentation and liaise effectively with logistics partners and customs to ensure the timely receipt of incoming and outgoing stock.
- Liaise with Accounts to understand finance position for each account
- Allocation of warehouse stock to wholesale orders to ensure availability for shipping
- Liaising with customers to arrange collection, agree on delivery etc
- Liaising with the warehouse to help prioritise orders and maximise efficient shipment of orders
- React quickly to in-season orders collected by the sales team
- Reconciliation of returns approved by the sales team and received into the warehouse
- Supporting the preparation of rolling shipping forecast based on available stock, finance issues and specific knowledge of accounts
- Attendance and participation in weekly trading meetings to provide insight into shipping performance and forecast

We imagine you will have a strong logistics, administration or operations background, or be a current Wholesale Administrator in a fashion brand.
- Experience with international wholesale operation and logistics. Fashion experience is preferable but not essential
- A high level of organisational skill with the ability to multi-task and see activities through to completion to a high standard
- Experience managing international orders and preparing customs documentation
- Attention to detail and capable of reacting flexibly to different requirements for multiple accounts and regions
- A strong team player, capable of working with others to get the job done and willing to step outside core role to help the broader team
- Excellent communication skills, ability to establish and develop rapport with key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Strong level of IT technical skills, particularly Excel and Enterprise systems
- Enthusiastic and dedicated, passion for seeking opportunities and self-development

Alongside a strong remuneration package - there is amazing career progression with a growing wholesale channel, plus additional benefits from a stunning Alexandria-based head office.

The Talent Mill Recruitment division is a bespoke recruitment consultancy and talent acquisition specialist within the fashion, lifestyle, and retail industries. With more than 10 years of specialist expertise with luxury retail, Australian & Contemporary designer, beauty, and lifestyle brands globally we discover, recognize, and connect inspiring individuals to the most desirable brands as trusted support to founder-led start-ups, SME’s, and multinational corporations within the fashion & retail industry.

Recruitment - but make it ethical, not transactional. Quality over quantity - always. Truly consultative and delivered at pace. We hold a genuine passion and expertise for the industries we support and offer a unique and modern recruitment proposition - one where we develop long term, meaningful relationships with all stakeholders.