Location: London / Home-Based (with regular travel across London and the South East)
Salary: Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits
Lead the growth of premium spirits brands across London's most influential luxury and prestige customers.
A global category-leading spirits supplier is seeking an experienced Premium Channel Manager to lead a high-performing team and drive the growth of an exceptional portfolio of premium and super-premium brands across luxury retail and high-end On Trade customers.
The Opportunity
Leading a team of Key Account Managers, you'll be responsible for developing and executing the premium channel strategy across luxury retail and prestige On Trade accounts.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, coaching and developing a team of high-performing Key Account Managers.
- Delivering commercial growth across prestige retail and luxury hospitality customers.
- Building strategic relationships with key customers, premium operators and retail partners.
- Creating and executing customer business plans that deliver both commercial and brand objectives.
- Identifying new growth opportunities, partnerships and routes to market.
- Working closely with Marketing teams to deliver exceptional activations and customer experiences.
- Managing forecasting, reporting and commercial performance against agreed targets.
- Ensuring customer investment and activation plans support long-term brand growth.
About You
We're looking for a proven commercial leader with experience operating within premium, luxury or prestige environments.
You will likely bring:
- Experience developing business within luxury, prestige retail or premium On Trade channels.
- A strong track record of leading and developing successful sales teams.
- Commercial leadership experience within FMCG, premium drinks, luxury goods or hospitality.
- Strong customer relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience delivering premium activations, partnerships and experiential programmes.
- The ability to balance commercial performance with long-term brand building.
Location
Candidates should be based in London or within easy commuting distance, given the customer base, team leadership requirements and regular engagement across the capital's luxury retail and prestige hospitality sectors.
Why Join?
- Lead a strategically important and highly visible channel.
- Manage a team with genuine opportunity to shape performance and culture.
- Work with market-leading premium and luxury spirits brands.
- Drive commercial strategy across some of the UK's most prestigious customers.
- Join a business renowned for entrepreneurial thinking, innovation and premium brand building.
If you're a commercially driven sales leader with a passion for premium brands, luxury experiences and customer partnerships, we'd love to hear from you.
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Premium Channel Manager - Luxury & Prestige Accounts - London employer: Seven Search and Selection Ltd
As a leading food retailer, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee growth and satisfaction. With flexible working arrangements allowing for a blend of office and home-based work, our team enjoys a supportive environment where innovative ideas are encouraged, and career progression is actively promoted. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking company that values your contributions and offers competitive benefits, including a generous salary package and opportunities to make a real impact in the retail sector.
Contact Details:
Seven Search and Selection Ltd Recruitment Team
