Account Lead

CLIENT: Leading Apparel Manufacturing Company

DESIGNATION: Account Lead – Manager / Category Manager

LOCATION: Bangladesh

PACKAGE: BDT 120,000 – 200,000 per Month

OVERVIEW

A leading apparel manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Account Lead / Category Manager to manage key customer accounts and drive category performance. The ideal candidate should have strong apparel industry experience with a solid understanding of customer management, merchandising, product development and commercial execution.

Sweater experience is mandatory for this position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage assigned customer accounts and maintain strong, long-term buyer relationships

• Lead the end-to-end account and category management process

• Understand customer requirements, product direction and seasonal business needs

• Coordinate with Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Production and Planning teams to ensure smooth execution

• Monitor order status, product development, production timelines and delivery commitments

• Drive business growth within assigned accounts and identify opportunities for category expansion

• Review account performance, sales targets and business development opportunities

• Ensure customer requirements, quality expectations and delivery standards are consistently achieved

• Resolve customer and operational issues through effective cross-functional coordination

• Prepare account updates, forecasts and performance reports for management

• Support negotiations, business reviews and strategic customer meetings

PRE-REQUISITES

• Apparel / Garment Manufacturing experience is mandatory

• Strong Sweater Manufacturing / Sweater Product experience is mandatory

• Experience in Account Management, Category Management, Merchandising or Customer Management

• Strong understanding of apparel product development and manufacturing processes

• Experience working directly with international buyers / customers will be an advantage

• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship management skills

• Commercially driven with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Ability to manage multiple accounts, categories and priorities in a fast-paced apparel manufacturing environment