Westley Grant
Associate Account Manager - Strategic Accounts, Eyewear (Oakley, Costa Del Mar, Ray-ban, Native)
San Clemente | United States
Interests
Family
Road trips
Outdoors/ camping/ hiking
Snowboarding
Surfing
Friends
Industries
Fishing
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Snow
Surf
In my own words
— WestleyThrough my continued experience working within action sports industry, my involvement within the hospitality industry and in retail, I have developed an ability to manage, multi-task and communicate within a multitude of environments.
I am confident in my ability to successfully execute any necessary assignments in a team environment with drive and a positive attitude.
Trajectory
Oct 2022 — Now
Associate Account Manager - Strategic Accounts, Eyewear (Oakley, Costa Del Mar, Ray-ban, Native) · Luxottica Group
Nov 2014 — Feb 2024
Bartender · Iva Lees Restaurant & Catering
• Construct a staff that provides hospitable and professional service while adhering to established policies and business procedures.
• Managing employees and consumer inquiries with effective judgement.
• Communicate with both consumers and staff in order to establish and maintain positive relationships.
Nov 2021 — Oct 2022
Account Marketing Operations Specialist – Costa Del Mar & Oakley · Luxottica Group
• Project management of instore buildouts and marketing execution by coordinating with sales teams and 3rd party vendors.
• Maintained forecasts with sales teams for fixtures and POP to support expansion targets with minimal backorders.
• Provide sales teams weekly and quarterly reports of inventory, orders, and allocations.
• Assist with custom art orders for windows, POP and market executions by putting together briefs, coordinating with design and print partners.
• Data entry of marketing assets and promotional items in SAP to support events and marketing initiative rollouts.
• Monitor marketing related product, fixture and POP orders between Regulator and SAP to ensure automated EDI process is functioning correctly.
May 2020 — Oct 2021
Strategic Service Key Account Manager · Dragon Alliance
• Manage 4 territories within USA as well as assist with Canada & Latin America distributor needs and order requests.
• Responsible to reach expected monthly & yearly projections within managed territories for sunglasses & snow goggles.
o (North Central Coast California, North West States, Colorado & New Mexico, Florida & Caribbean)
• Work as a team with my sales reps to receive increased or matched snow goggle pre-book orders from current and new
accounts prior to due date.
• Increase brand awareness by obtaining merchandising opportunities within current account storefronts and digital marketing
platforms.
• Increase relationships with key employees within current and target accounts.
• Build sales analytic & sales tracking reports within Excel for USA VP of Sales & executives.
Oct 2019 — May 2020
Outside Sales Representative · Dragon Alliance
• Exceed monthly projections by building key relationships with account owners and buyers to acquire prime real-estate to create more brand awareness and sell through growth.
• Scheduled regional and trade show appointments with retailers to acquire pre-book orders prior to brand required due date.
• Provide in depth knowledge of product to retail employees by scheduling onsite clinics and attending demos.
• Consistent maintenance within display by using techniques to keep clean and marketing POP materials updated.
• Handle multiple categories (Sun-wear, Snow Goggles, & Apparel).
Feb 2017 — Nov 2019
Sales Support Specialist/ Event Coordinating · Dragon Alliance
• Utilizing my in-depth knowledge of sales support in the action sports industry to effectively create brand awareness to retail clients and industry buyers.
• Assist domestic sales force with at once orders, return authorizations, promo orders, new account paperwork, display requests, office administrative needs.
• Help in the creation of purchase orders for company’s invoices.
• Merchandising product displays in select retail accounts.
• Organize trade show booths and workstations in a high paced environment with detail and precision while still maintaining my day to day work.
o Surf Expo, Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Outdoor Retail Summer Market, WWSRA Regional Shows, On-Snow Demo’s.
• Organize and coordinate events for Domestic Sales and Marketing.
o 91X Radio Sponsorships, Frendly Gathering, Jack’s Surfboard Pro, Camp Shred, Account Event Sales.
• Create event calendar and event forms to gather recap information; request, setup, and summary.
• Experienced with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, Full Circle.
Aug 2013 — Feb 2017
Contractor: Event Assistant/ Event Sales - Contractor · Dragon Alliance
• Organized trade show booths & workstations in a timely manner.
• Promoted and sold product at event activations to consumers.
Jun 2012 — Dec 2015
Floor Salesman/ Shipping Manager · Stewart Surfboards, Inc.
• Prioritized client satisfaction to meet and exceed expected sales goals.
• Oversaw all aspects of product shipping including; managing employee production and handling time-sensitive orders both domestic and global.
• Confirmed product accuracy while handling client disputes in an effective manner to ensure continued business.
Activity
Education history
San Clemente High School
High School Diploma | 2007 - 2011




