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Junior National Accounts Manager

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior & Mid Level
  • Customer Relations
    Sales & Business Development
  • Chelmsford

AI generated summary

  • You need 2-4 years in sales/NAM, strong negotiation skills, FMCG experience, advanced IT skills, a customer focus, creativity, and the ability to drive results under pressure.
  • You will manage retail and wholesale objectives, lead negotiations, analyze sales data, support marketing initiatives, and ensure effective communication with internal and external teams.

Requirements

  • Commercial
  • Team player
  • Driven and ability to drive those around them without having direct management responsibility
  • Customer and relationship focused
  • Ability to be both proactive and reactive
  • Attention to detail
  • IT skills; advanced excel
  • Analytical and numerate
  • Persuading and influencing
  • Effective negotiation
  • Creative and innovative
  • Good communicator
  • Able to work under pressure
  • 2 to 4 years relevant sales’ experience (FMCG or industry)
  • Experience in National Account Management
  • Proven strong negotiation skill
  • Proven sales target delivers
  • Experience of UK retail marketplace
  • Experience within either a luxury, premium or cosmetic business
  • Personal affinity with brand and products
  • Cross functional experience an asset but not essential
  • Experience of producing trade marketing plans desirable
  • Graduate calibre
  • Creativity and Innovation Management
  • Strategic Agility
  • Managing Vision and Purpose
  • Customer Focused
  • Drive for Results
  • Dealing with Ambiguity

Responsibilities

  • Deliver your designated retail/ wholesale objectives and support NA Team on delivering national wholesale and retail objectives for other relevant accounts
  • Plan, deliver and support on all pillars of retrospective retailers annual and three-year plans as well as strategy documents for company meetings including:
  • Quarterly strategy meetings, ensuring all departments have fed into you their annual plan updates
  • Regular commercial meetings to discuss wholesale, stock and sales analysis
  • Ad-hoc meetings with all other relevant departments both internally & with your retailers
  • Lead negotiations on your accounts
  • Negotiate space and locations within your retailer
  • Unlock new commercial opportunities
  • Analyse sales & forecasting for relevant retailer, nationally and by store across both product & services, ensuring stock goes to the right places to drive the objectives
  • Review the sell-in and sell-through with particular emphasis on priority launches. Ensure follow up orders are placed where further stock is required
  • Support your retailer on driving a collaborative plan that has is partnership driven
  • Respond to field queries in a timely manner and prioritise accordingly
  • Identify & execute potential opportunities within your retailers estate. Present and gain agreement for implementation and ensure field & ecom teams are well informed
  • Lead ad hoc financial analysis to ensure financial targets are met
  • Maintain contact strategy with all internal and external departments to timescale and format agreed with NAM/ SNAM
  • Support HRD & SNAM/ NAM on staffing
  • Report weekly stock and sales figures, including competitive analysis. This should include
  • Wholesale tracker
  • Monday top line figures
  • Key Product Sales
  • Stock and cover analysis
  • Services sale
  • Formulate (in conjunction with Marketing), present and negotiate trade-marketing, Ecom, CRM, sampling programmes for designated accounts, securing coverage and buy in.
  • Adapt marketing plans and build specific events and promotions, exploring new retail initiatives where presented
  • Present at sales meetings an overview of trade marketing plans with emphasis on key Benefit/retailer initiatives to ensure the buy-in of all concerned
  • Ensure that all retailer activity is accurately recorded and communicated to relevant Head Office / Field Sales
  • Take the marketing forecast for new launches and ensure the data is analysed so stock is apportioned to the right retailer and right stores. Also support NAM/ SNAM on Exclusive retailer lines forecast and stock apportionment to stores.
  • All sales team inc. ecommerce
  • All retailers
  • All Head Office departments

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we support remote work in a hybrid format, with 60% of hours completed in the office and 40% flexible working from home.

What qualifications are required for the Junior National Accounts Manager position?

The position requires 2 to 4 years of relevant sales experience (FMCG or industry), experience in National Account Management, strong negotiation skills, proven sales target delivery, and experience within the UK retail marketplace, preferably in a luxury, premium, or cosmetic business.

What kind of experience is preferred for candidates?

Candidates with experience in producing trade marketing plans, a personal affinity with the brand and products, and cross-functional experience are preferred, but not essential.

What are the key responsibilities of the Junior National Accounts Manager?

Key responsibilities include delivering retail/wholesale objectives, planning and supporting annual strategy documents, leading account negotiations, unlocking commercial opportunities, analyzing sales forecasts, and formulating marketing plans in collaboration with the marketing team.

What skills are necessary for this role?

Necessary skills include commercial acumen, teamwork, customer and relationship focus, attention to detail, advanced IT skills (especially Excel), analytical abilities, effective negotiation skills, creativity, and good communication.

Is travel required for this position?

Yes, some national travel will be required, along with associated overnight stays.

How does Benefit Cosmetics define its work culture?

Benefit Cosmetics values a fun, innovative, and collaborative work culture, where laughter is seen as vital for creativity and effectiveness. Employees are encouraged to be rule-breakers and self-starters.

What competencies are important for the Junior National Accounts Manager?

Important competencies include creativity and innovation management, strategic agility, vision and purpose management, customer focus, drive for results, and the ability to deal with ambiguity.

What type of reports will the Junior National Accounts Manager be responsible for?

The Junior National Accounts Manager will report on weekly stock and sales figures, including competitive analysis, wholesale tracker, top line figures, key product sales, and services sales.

Is there room for growth in this position?

Yes, the position is a junior role that offers opportunities for growth within the company, especially for those who show strong performance and drive.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1976
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We are Benefit Cosmetics, the indie beauty brand-turned-prestige powerhouse under leading luxury products group Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. Benefit was founded in 1976 by twins Jean & Jane Ford in San Francisco, and we have been making our own rules, shaking up the status quo, and serving up inventive beauty solutions with a side of laughter & fun ever since. Today, we are in 59 countries with more than 3,000 BrowBars & 5,000 trained beauty service experts worldwide.