Full-Time
Wholesale Operations Specialist
Free Fly Apparel
11-50 employees
Performance apparel brand using bamboo blends
No salary listed
Charleston, SC, USA
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Bachelor's
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- 2-3 years of experience in wholesale, national account support, business-to-business sales, or a related field.
- Experience with electronic data interchange systems, wholesale operations, or account management is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, negotiate pricing, and support sales growth.
- Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
- High level of professionalism, autonomy, and judgment.
- Ability to multitask and work within tight time frames.
- Manage and support customization, corporate, and wholesale programs for existing and prospective accounts, including presenting program benefits, evaluating account needs, and supporting the development and closing of new business.
- Manage National accounts and, as needed, customization sales samples each season, including forecasting, allocation, and distribution.
- Lead seasonal photo uploads to national platforms, ensuring accuracy, brand consistency, and timely execution.
- Manage day-to-day communication with national accounts, third-party platforms, and external parties by providing strategic guidance and resolving issues independently.
- Track orders to ensure on-time delivery, proactively identifying risks and determining corrective actions.
- Manage backorders and short ships, making judgment calls on fulfillment solutions and communicating directly with buyers.
- Oversee daily electronic data interchange tasks, including managing purchase order changes, resolving electronic data interchange errors, and reviewing inbound and outbound documentation.
- Maintain the sales order book for national accounts by releasing orders within the correct shipping window and coordinating routing with operations.
- Ensure all order-related decisions support account requirements, operational efficiency, and company objectives.
- Maintain brand standards by performing monthly audits of national account websites, identifying discrepancies, and coordinating corrective actions.
- Consolidate and analyze weekly sales representative reports into strategic summaries for internal teams, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
Free Fly Apparel makes performance clothing from bamboo-blend fabrics. Based in Charleston, they design and craft shirts and other activewear, selling through 600+ specialty stores worldwide and online. The fabrics are engineered to be soft, breathable, and durable for activities like boating, hiking, and workouts, with a focus on comfort and fit. Their products stand out by a long, research-driven development process (over two years) to create soft, high-quality performance fabrics, a design philosophy rooted in fun and adventure, and careful craftsmanship. The company differentiates itself from competitors with this material focus, in-depth development, and emphasis on practical, everyday wear for active lifestyles, offered through specialist retailers as well as direct-to-consumer sales. The goal is to become customers’ go-to, favorite shirt for active living by providing reliable, well-made apparel that performs across water, mountains, and gym environments.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Charleston, South Carolina
Founded
2011
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Active Breeze upgrades target higher-conversion favorites with athletic fits and bounce-free pockets.
- Free Fly added Cam Richards on January 5, 2026 and Brandon Cyr on February 19.
- Mike Reilly’s sales leadership and 800+ retail doors broaden wholesale reach.
What critics are saying
- James Evans’ October 14, 2025 ADA lawsuit targets freeflyapparel.com checkout accessibility.
- Wholesale-heavy distribution leaves Free Fly exposed if retailers cut shelf space or reorder slower.
- Patagonia, Vuori, and Western Rise outspend Free Fly on performance basics and brand gravity.
What makes Free Fly Apparel unique
- Bamboo-based performance apparel and water-sports identity separate Free Fly from generic activewear.
- 2026 ambassadors Cam Richards and Brandon Cyr feed product testing, credibility, and marketing.
- B Corp certification and 800+ partner retail locations strengthen trust and reach.
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Company News
Free Fly, a leading activewear brand, has taken its bestselling Active Breeze collection to new heights with a range of performance-minded enhancements.
Former Quiksilver head of sales Mike Reilly joins Free Fly.
Over the last five years as a Free Fly ambassador, its relationship has grown and evolved into something neither of Free Fly Apparel could have seen coming.