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INTERNAL SALES ManageR

Full Time 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday)
Located in Leeds City Centre

Are you a people person who enjoys connecting with designers in the world of fashion and interiors both in the UK and abroad?

As an Internal Sales Manager, your primary responsibility is to foster strong relationships with our clients and ensure their satisfaction with our products or services. You will work with a highly motivated and focused team.

The ideal candidate must come from a sales background and knowledge of the fabric, fashion or interior trade would be an advantage.

James Hare is a well-established (1865), family-run company based in Leeds city centre and is Britain’s leading silk specialist. It is still owned and run by the Hare family, producing luxury textiles for the demanding world of fashion and interiors. Firm favourites with leading designers and decorators, James Hare luxurious fabrics are famous worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Welcome new customers to the JH Family and ensure a smooth onboarding process.
• Collaborate with Sales VPs to drive revenue growth, utilizing our CRM system daily for
  maximum efficiency.
• Focus on nurturing relationships with existing clients, promoting products, and generating
  additional revenue.
• Analyse market trends to identify growth opportunities and develop strategies accordingly.
• Create sales reports to track agent performance and pinpoint areas for improvement or
  support.
• Schedule sales visits appointments and identify potential new customers for agents and
  house accounts.
• Build sales reports to monitor agent performance and identify areas of growth/ support
  needed.
• Re-establish contact with dormant clients.
• Main point of contact for Management of CRM system effectively.

Skills required:

• Excellent communication skills, particularly vocal.
• Fluent in English, to a high business level.
• Proactive and outgoing personality.
• Have confidence and a drive to succeed.
• Be able to manage and prioritise work, time management is key.
• Determined, hardworking and willing to learn.
• Be educated in Maths and English to GCSE level.
• Have strong computer, oral and written communication skills.
• Possess the ability to work as a team as well as independently.
  

Benefits:

• Attractive salary
• City centre location
• Flexible working hours
• Healthy bonus scheme
• Exciting opportunities within the company
• Pension
• Staff product discount
  
  

Salary: £27,000.00 per year

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits include: 20 days holiday plus BH (holidays increases with service and are pro rata if part time), 37.5 hour week full time. Monday to Friday

Send CV and cover letter to careers@james-hare.com

Digital Marketing Manager

Location: Leeds City Centre
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Marketing

Do you have a background in marketing for a luxury brand?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to manage the digital content strategy of a growing company?

Responsibilities:

Creative Direction and Strategy:

• Develop creative ideas and concepts that align with the brand’s objectives.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to devise strategic marketing initiatives.

Social Media:

• Craft and execute a comprehensive social media strategy, including content creation, curation, and audience engagement across all platforms.
• Analyse social media performance and adjust strategies to maximize reach and engagement.

Email Campaigns:

• Design and implement targeted email marketing campaigns that engage and motivate the audience while maintaining brand consistency.
• Monitor, analyse, and report on the performance of email campaigns to continually improve outreach and effectiveness.

Website Management:

• Keep the company website up-to-date with fresh content, new products, images, and copy to ensure a dynamic user experience.
• Collaborate with the website agency to drive continuous improvements and enhancements to the website’s functionality and design.

Brand Consistency:

• Oversee the creation of all marketing materials, ensuring consistency with brand identity across digital and print mediums.
• Approve all creative outputs, refine visual branding guidelines, and ensure compliance across departments.

Brand Management:

• Ensure all creative outputs adhere to brand guidelines and effectively communicate the desired message.
• Continuously evolve the brand’s visual and verbal identity to maintain relevance and impact.

Innovation and Trends:

• Stay abreast of the latest trends in design and marketing to integrate fresh and innovative ideas into campaigns.
• Experiment with new creative techniques and digital tools to enhance marketing efforts.

Marketing Meetings:

• Participate in monthly discussions with the Managing Director and marketing team to review progress and refine strategies.

Qualifications:

• Possess proven marketing experience with a lifestyle brand, preferably in the interior trade, fashion or textile industry.
• Higher level education in Marketing, Communications, Design, or a related field.
• Proven experience in a creative marketing role.
• Strong understanding of brand development and multichannel marketing concepts.
• Good CAD skills, including CMS, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in digital marketing tools and platforms.

Benefits:

• Room for growth and professional development within the company.
• Summer hours offered between 1st May and 31st August.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Additional holiday award for long service.
• Flexible hours with ability to accrue 4 extra days holiday
• Staff product discount.
• City centre location within distance from shops, cinemas, and restaurants.
• Railway station within 5 minutes walking distance.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and creative environment.

How to Apply:

If you have a passion for digital marketing and possess the skills outlined above, we'd love to hear from you! Please send your resume and a cover letter detailing why you'd be a great fit for this position to careers@james-hare.com.