Wholesale Sales & Marketing Manager

**Wholesale Sales \& Marketing Manager** **We take funny seriously** SendNonsense creates gifts that make people laugh out loud. Our growing collection of funny soaps, sound pranks, air fresheners, coasters, bumper stickers, and other novelty gifts is sold through independent retailers, sales representatives, online marketplaces, and our website. We’re looking for a hands\-on Wholesale Sales \& Marketing Manager to grow retail distribution, strengthen our sales\-rep network, and keep our marketing consistently funny and on\-brand. **What you bring** This is a player\-coach role for someone who can lead teams and campaigns while personally developing priority retail accounts and helping close important opportunities. You will lead growth across four primary sales channels: * Independent sales\-agency and rep networks * Key and strategic retail accounts * Faire and other small\-business wholesale accounts * Our direct\-to\-consumer Shopify channel **What you'll do** * Develop quarterly growth plans across sales reps, key accounts, and Faire. * Personally develop relationships with priority regional and national retail accounts and maintain the key\-account pipeline. * Increase sales through our independent rep network, focusing additional attention on the highest\-potential representatives. * Lead monthly rep communications, promotions, product training, and new\-product launches. * Coordinate with administrative support to ensure reps have the catalogs, samples, pricing, displays, and product information needed to sell. * Own Faire merchandising, promotions, retailer communication, and reorder campaigns. * Coordinate promotions and sales materials across wholesale, Faire, social media, email, and Shopify. * Work with shipping and inventory teams to prepare for launches, promotions, seasonal demand, and large orders. * Assist with escalated retailer issues and gather feedback to improve products, packaging, and promotions. * Report weekly on revenue, new accounts, reorders, rep activity, outbound campaigns, Faire performance, and key\-account opportunities. **Your skills behind the shenanigans** * Five or more years of wholesale sales experience in specialty retail, gifts, consumer products, or a related industry. * Demonstrated success generating new business through outbound sales and account development. * Experience managing independent sales representatives, agencies, contractors, or marketing teams. * Comfortable personally calling prospects, developing relationships, and following up consistently. * Familiarity with Faire, Shopify, CRM systems, email marketing, or similar platforms. * Strong project\-management, communication, and organizational skills. * Ability to use sales data to prioritize accounts, representatives, products, and campaigns. * Strong understanding of brand consistency and what makes a humorous product commercially successful. * Gift, novelty, or specialty\-retail experience is strongly preferred. * Willingness