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ABOUT US

S&S Activewear is a leading North American, tech-enabled specialty distributor of imprintable apparel, including t-shirts, fleece, athletic wear, headwear, workwear, scrubs and accessories. We pride ourselves on being the “critical link” that enables our 100+ brand partners such as Adidas, Columbia and Gildan to reach our hyper-fragmented base of customers, comprised of apparel decorators, eRetailers and promotional products distributors that embellish apparel items for diverse end consumer use cases (e.g., everyday wear, concerts, fitness attire, life events, team sports, etc.). At S&S, we differentiate in the market through a customer service focus, strategic product portfolio, world-class distribution infrastructure, a collaborative growth culture and a relentless focus on technology and innovation. Our success has compounded since the Company’s humble beginnings in 1988 as a regional t -shirt distributor to a leading, multi-billion-dollar value-added distribution platform that drives market penetration for our suppliers while enabling the growth, operations and fulfillment for a diverse range of customers across channels and business sizes. We strive to be the apparel distributor of choice while inspiring and fostering growth for customers, employees and suppliers through our core values of service, deep relationships, innovation, continuous improvement and accountability.

Prime Line, the hard goods division of S&S, brings promotional product distributors top products in the best-selling categories. Backed by high achieving commercial groups, Prime Line is here to service every need a customer may have.

ABOU T THE ROLE

The Business Development Executive works in the Global Sourcing team within Prime Line. The Global Sourcing team handles custom-made products sourced globally and tailor made for the customer. The Business Development Executive grows sales and maximizes gross margin in his/her territory. The BDE builds and maintains customer relationships through creativity, fast response, and excellent customer service. The BDE takes responsibility for managing orders and delivering to customer expectations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

+ Meet or exceed sales and margin goals as provided by management

+ Develop and maintain strong customer relationships

+ Demonstrate frequent sales activities such as outbound calling, virtual meetings, and in-person visits with customers

+ Compete for and win orders, close deals

+ Follow up aggressively with customer on opportunities

+ Collaborate well with Prime Line’s inside and field sales reps and others internally

+ Provide creative ideas and sourcing solutions to customers

+ Partner with China office buyers

+ Leverage overseas suppliers to meet customer requirements

+ Contribute to the team and help other team members

Qualifications

WHAT WE’ RE LOOK I N G FOR

+ Bachelor’s degree preferred

+ Track record of success in sales

+ Relationships with promotional product distributors preferred

+ Familiarity with promotional hard goods preferred

+ Understanding of global sourcing and logistics preferred

+ Quantitative skills for quoting/costing

+ Team player

Travel

+ Travel to trade shows, customer offices or team meetings

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen.

Working Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&S Activewear welcomes people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse culture and supporting human growth. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We conduct business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer, and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. S&S participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. This job offer is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.