Key Account Manager
Mill Hill (Hybrid)
£50k - £60k + Bonus and benefits
Are you a driven, diligent, and commercially astute Account Manager?
My client is a leading beauty brand owner, due to new account wins, the opportunity to recruit a Key Account Manager has arisen
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain excellent relationships at all levels with key accounts and major UK distribution partners
- Accounts to include (not limited to): Boots, Look Fantastic, Superdrug and Holland and Barrett, TV Shopping and European distribution
- Manage and own P&L, GP, sales and spend
- Ownership of reporting - sales, spend, insights, profits, NPD results. Weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc
- Analyse stock needs, build forecasts and work with NPD and Production teams.
- Oversee all retailer partnerships, top line, JBP and key objectives & Full account management for selected accounts.
- Managing JBP's and reviewing on a quarterly basis
- Create bespoke promotional plans for each depending on consumer needs and brand strategy
- Establish cost effective ways to drive brand awareness, visibility and education with accounts
- Be responsible for creating sales reports which can be then shared and acted upon within the wider business.
Requirements
- Proactive & opportunistic mind-set to be able to win buyers' support and pick up on
- opportunities for their brands to solve retail challenges.
- 2-3 years minimum experience as a brand account manager for major UK retailer
- accounts
- A comprehensive understanding of P&L management, budgeting and Forecasting sales and stocks.
- Superb people management skills to lead and inspire a team
- Strategic and decisive with a clear vision for business growth from a local and global perspective
- Interpersonal skills at all levels
- Excel and Powerpoint Expert