National Account Manager - Luxury Beauty
Competitive Salary
Based: West End
An established luxury beauty brand is recruiting a National Account Manager to manage key UK department store accounts and drive commercial growth. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced account manager with a background in prestige beauty, cosmetics or luxury consumer goods to develop strategic retail partnerships and maximise sales performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage key UK department store accounts and build strong relationships with retail buyers.
- Develop and deliver Joint Business Plans to achieve sales, margin and growth targets.
- Negotiate trading terms, promotional campaigns, product launches and Gift-With-Purchase activities.
- Manage account budgets, forecasting, stock allocation and commercial performance.
- Analyse sales data, promotional ROI and retail trends to identify growth opportunities.
- Line-manage and develop a Sales Analyst.
- Collaborate with marketing, supply chain, retail operations and e-commerce teams.
About You
- 3-4 years' account management experience within prestige beauty, cosmetics or luxury consumer goods.
- Experience managing UK department store or premium retail accounts.
- Proven negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
- Strong commercial understanding of margins, forecasting and promotional budgets.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence analysing sales data.
- Previous experience managing or mentoring a team member is desirable.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus BH
- Bupa Private health care after successful probation (6 months)
- Pension statutory
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuesday working from home
- Up to 10% bonus (based on KPIs)
- Competitive Salary
Working hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 am-5.30 pm; Friday, 9 am-4 pm.
If you're passionate about luxury beauty and have a proven track record in retail account management, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.
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