Key Account Manager Retail - Cosmetic Industry

Key Accountabilities:

• Drive new opportunities, developing and maintaining an exceptional relationship with our retail/digital partner
• Act as a beauty and commercial expert who will implement the plan from vision to execution and have strong selling and negotiation skills to win in this channel.
• Overseeing sales and managing relationships with our retail/digital partner to build profitable sales growth, working across multiple categories
• Working closely with supply chain and creating operational practise to maximise efficiency and cost control.
• Manage all aspects of developing the retail partnership business
• Agree and negotiate listings, any additional distribution/space for Company products and its categories as appropriate
• Negotiate cost price changes with the customer as appropriate
• Work closely with Marketing and the retailer to manage a Trade Investment plan to drive sales whilst maximising profitability
• Review Company Reports to build an understanding of customer objectives and direction
• Plan, develop, agree, and implement an annual Business Plan with the specified customer, activating contingency plans when necessary