National Account Manager - Luxury Beauty Brands - Surrey

National Account Manager - Luxury Beauty Brands

Competitive salary with an excellent range of benefits including car and bonus

A fantastic sales opportunity for a highly successful and driven National Account Manager within an inspirational leader in the UK luxury beauty sector. Based in central Surrey but spending several days per week visiting HQ buyers so an easy commute into central London is essential.

Your focus will be on creating brand and retailer strategies, nurturing successful business relationships to agreed objectives and direction which drive and deliver profitable sales.

• Build and execute innovative long term strategies across all brands and channels
• Develop, drive and deliver annual strategies for and to prestigious Retailers
• Deliver robust and best in class trade activation plans
• Monitor and review retailer business plans and trajectory for brand performance within their portfolio
• Collaborate with retailers to ensure agility and activation of contingency plans where needed
• Managing and agreeing promotional and sales forecasts
• Continual review, analysis and optimisation of performance, stock and launches to ensure the retailers are fully maximised and the consumer remains at the heart of all trade and brand activations

We are looking specifically for candidates who have:

• At least 5+years successful sales experience within the luxury beauty world
• A passion for all things beauty!
• National Account Management particularly within wholesalers, department stores and fashion retailers
• Confident and assertive sales style with the ability to build and maintain long term relationships
• An in-depth knowledge of the UK market and competitors
• Proven negotiation and influencing skills with UK Luxury Beauty Retailers
• Excellent communication skills and ability to deliver impactful presentations
• Energetic and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Love working in an agile environment and can be adaptable to changing priorities