National Account Executive

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet.

Location: Frimley, UK

Contract type: Indefinite

People Leader: Manager, Wholesale & Distributer

Function: Sales

Internal Job Title: Associate, Sales Account Management

Please note this role is not eligible for relocation. Remote work is available once per week for eligible employees.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Flexible working hours + compressed week hours (1/2 day off on Fridays)
• ‘Build your own’ learning program
• Free breakfast & snacks
• 25 days annual holiday + additional days after service
• Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance
• Volunteering days
• Season ticket loan
• Wellness days
• Free Ecover refills

We are looking for a Sales superstar to join our team as a National Account Executive. We’re on the hunt for someone who can build fantastic relationships with our National Account Managers and support them winning with our customers. Someone with great admin know-how, a keen eye for detail, and a familiarity with juggling lots of balls. The role also includes the opportunity to manage some of our customers yourself once you’re fully embedded, taking responsibility for the growth of our brands in these accounts and contributing directly to our fight against dirty.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for our sales team by tracking sales performance, setting up new lines and promotions, inputting forecasts, processing trade spend invoices.
• Full ownership of key customer relationships within the Wholesale, High Street, Export, Discounters and DIY channel.
• Add value back to the team by matching invoices, sharing insights and recommendations using your keen eye for detail.
• Work closely with account managers to problem solve.
• Work with the marketing team to activate our brand strategy in the Wholesale, High Street, Export, Discounters and DIY channel.
• Live the values of LSB…. we take our values to heart! Collaborate closely with other members of the team to set an envied culture and ways of working aligned with the company values and behaviours.

Experience you'll bring:

• You're a self-starter who isn’t just waiting for instruction; you seek out opportunities and make them happen.
• You have excellent administrative and problem-solving skills to proactively find solutions.
• You’re able to prioritise and juggle lots of tasks at the same time with relentless desire for high standards and high attention to detail.
• You’re an Excel whiz with strong numerical familiarity, along with other MS Office applications.
• Your communications credentials are one of your biggest strengths; you are able to strike up strong relationships with people from the get-go.
• You are first-rate at pulling together compelling presentations that tell a great story and drive for a win.

About us:

We are the people behind method + Ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.

Application:

Have you made it this far? If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here’s the thing, though — research suggests that 60% of women and underrepresented folks might have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you don’t check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the closer we are to delivering our ambition of a clean world revolution!

Inclusion & Diversity:

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.