Wholesale Sales Manager

Company and Vision

PlanetArt’s vision is to be the leading seller of personalized and make-on-demand products worldwide. We provide consumers with unmatched tools and content and an unparalleled end-to-end customer experience that result in high-quality, meaningful finished products and memorable celebrations of live events.

The company’s brands include the popular FreePrints and FreePrints Photobooks apps and the industry leading SimplytoImpress card and stationery site, as well as Personal Creations, CafePress and ISeeMe! Visit www.planetart.com to learn more about our brands.

We have more than 500 team members across multiple offices, primarily in Calabasas CA, San Diego CA, Woodridge IL, Minneapolis, MN and Pleasanton, CA. We also have team members in two company-owned offices in China, as well as in Europe.

Job Overview

PlanetArt is looking for a Wholesale Sales Manager to support the company’s I See Me! business. The successful candidate will build and maintain an assigned customer base while meeting sales and profit goals.  As the Wholesale Sales Manager, you will create an annual sales strategy that will encompass growing the current account base while identifying new growth opportunities in the U.S. and across our growing international business.  You will collaborate with various online retail buyers to position and sell new product opportunities and coordinate the end-to-end execution required for I See Me! to receive orders from the wholesale account so products can be efficiently printed and drop shipped on behalf of the retailer.  The Wholesale Sales Manager will model professional ethics, consistently deliver stellar sales, and be an outstanding I See Me! brand ambassador. You will be a self-starter with the ability to analyze and report current sales results while identifying opportunities for positioning their sales portfolio for future growth.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates much be local to or willing to relocate to Minneapolis as we operate on a hybrid work model consisting of two days in office per week (Monday and Wednesday) with the option of working remotely three days (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).

What You’ll Do
Key Responsibilities

• Key Account Retention and New Account Acquisition
• Target, establish communication, and onboard new wholesale accounts in the U.S. and international markets
• Establish and manage strong relationships with existing key accounts that generate strong revenue and/or have high potential growth
• Develop creative account-specific sales strategies coupled with customer-specific sales presentations that will lead to successful item and solution sell-in
• Maintain detailed files and communication records for each account
• Problem-solve potential …