National Account Manager
£50k - £60k + Bonus and benefits
North London (Hybrid)
Are you a driven, diligent, and commercially astute Account Manager?
We are excited to be working with a leading beauty ecommerce business whose iconic brands have taken the industry by storm. Due to phenomenal growth and success, the opportunity to recruit a National Account Manager has arisen to support the Head of Trade and Wholesale in delivering on the strategic ambitions of the wider business.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain excellent relationships at all levels with key accounts: Boots, Look Fantastic, Argos, Superdrug and Holland and Barrett
- Work with retailers to: Create and implement price promotional plans, activation plans, analyse stock needs, build forecasts and chase orders
- JBP responsibility
- Negotiate cost prices
- Manage, track and forecast sales performance
- Provide clear and constructive input on brand stock forecasting
- Work with NPD team to support with customer feedback, pricing analysis and deadlines
- Manage new account set up end to end
- Arrange regular meetings and plan key range review events in order to present progress
- updates and sell-in new range opportunities in line with strategic objectives of the brands
Requirements
- 2-3 years minimum experience as an Account Manager for major UK retailers, QVC also advantageous
- From a category such as beauty, healthcare, cosmetics
- Strong capabilities in Excel (intermediate level) / PowerPoint skills to underpin rigorous
- Commercial data understanding and sales presentation skills.
- Driven & self-motivated, a strong planner and well organised.
- A strong analytical and strategic thinker that can process data clearly and unemotionally, and make difficult decisions backed up by clear evidence and data
- Solve problems creatively for customers to balance the aims of the business while accommodating the key accounts needs
- A diligent worker, able to balance own priorities while supporting wider team efforts and helping make the work of key account buyers easier.
- Office based 2x days per week, 3 days working from home or with customers (subject to business needs)