Job Description
We are seeking a creative, well-connected Senior Account Executive to lead the expansion of our Branded Merchandise division. You will build long-term, highly lucrative relationships with enterprise clients, helping them design and execute corporate gifting, event marketing, experiential gifting, employee recognition, and VIP customer unboxing programs.
Your "unfair advantage" in the market will be our internal fulfillment center, allowing you to sell automated, store-backed swag programs that traditional distributors struggle to deliver.
Key Responsibilities
Account Generation: Identify, target, and acquire corporate accounts requiring ongoing promotional merchandise, custom apparel, and specialized kit presentations.
Consultative Merchandising: Work closely with clients to curate trend-forward, high-quality products that align with their brand identity, sustainability goals, and campaign budgets.
Kitting & Packaging Design: Collaborate with our creative and warehouse teams to design memorable unboxing experiences (selecting custom boxes, tissue, inserts, and decoration methods).
Program Expansion: Convert transactional order buyers into recurring, long-term program accounts (e.g., employee onboarding portals, company stores, sales incentive programs).
Supplier & Factory Coordination: Maintain strong relationships with suppliers, decorators, and factories to ensure timely production and healthy gross margins.
A Little About Us...
CI-Group is a premier custom merchandise organization backed by something most distributors can only dream of: our own in-house warehousing, custom kitting, printing and global fulfillment infrastructure. We don't just sell branded hard goods and custom apparel; we build complete physical brand experiences. Having complete operational control over the entire process-from product design to custom kit assembly-gives us a massive competitive advantage in quality, speed, and reliability.
Required Experience

• Experience: 5+ years of successful sales experience in the Promotional Products (PPAI/ASI) or Custom Apparel industry.
• Product Knowledge: Deep understanding of decoration techniques (screen printing, embroidery, laser engraving), vector graphics/art requirements, and overseas vs. domestic sourcing lead times.
• Client Network: A strong, portable book of business or an active network of Marketing Directors, HR Executives, and Event Planners.
• Creative Mindset: An eye for design, packaging presentation, and consumer retail trends.
  

Benefits
In exchange, we offer…

• A steady, fast-paced work environment with a close-knit, collaborative culture.
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience. Range $70k-$90k
• Eligible for quarterly performance bonuses and monthly commission programs based on contract gross margins, with target OTE of $110,000 – $150,000+
• Comprehensive benefits package including Health Insurance and a 401K plan.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time (available after 120 days).
• All the free caffeine that you want!
  

Keyword: Director of Account Services, Agency