Manager, Key Accounts - Nordics

What You’ll Do

This newly created role reports to the Regional Director Europe. As KAM you will be responsible for driving retailer performance, growing market share across channels & developing enriched retailer relationships at senior levels. You will be responsible for creating and delivering 3 year business plans, leading & executing our brand strategy with retail partners & managing sales targets within agreed budgets. You will be negotiating across all levers to optimise brand performance and rankings on key metrics. You will be a leader within the team and will be adept at coaching and managing direct reports.

 What You’ll Be Working On

Business:

• Deliver Sell-in and Sell-out targets for the assigned retailers, thinking volume first while protecting brand equity.

Strategy:

• Builds 3 year Brand commercial and budget plans & develops GTM strategy to achieve brand objectives.

Account Management:

• Leads plan to achieve brand sales and profitability goals while monitoring stock levels with retailers & SISO reporting.
• Creates & agrees triple-win JBP with key retailers with clear KPIs and regularly monitors performance and course corrects where necessary.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with strategic key accounts
• Ensure flawless execution of brand vision in Retailers across all touchpoints.
• Builds strong partnerships with International Team counterparts [EMEA,UK] to exchange ideas, best practice and collaborate on common projects.
• Develops & negotiates 360 COOP Marketing plans to launch Innovation/brand campaigns across all elements of the mix (B&M, Online visibility, Social visibility).
• Lead regular business reviews with clients to assess satisfaction, identify opportunities for improvement, and explore potential upsell/cross-sell opportunities.

Reporting:

• Track key sales performance metrics, including sales revenue, MOB, and productivity
• Analyse Sales performance to define growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with sales leadership and other stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Utilize advanced Excel skills and data visualization techniques to create visually appealing and easy-to-understand reports and dashboards.

Must Haves: 

•    Min 7+ years relevant experience in commercial roles.
•    Available for international trips.
•    Proven experience in leading brand strategy and execution with Key Retailers in the Nordics region. 
•    A natural storyteller with enhanced persuasive selling skills & an adept negotiator with proven examples of success.
•    Strong analytical acumen and business development skills.
•    Experience across channels with established network of contacts in the Nordics Region. 
•    Strong understanding of the wider Europe market is advantageous. 
•    Experience of utilizing commercial levers of luxury beauty to drive business performance 
•    Strong analytical skills and experience using consumer, brand and marketing data metrics to inform strategy.
•    Innovator with the ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
•    Ability to network and influence senior stakeholders and clearly communicate recommendations concisely & persuasively.

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