National Account Manager

National Account Manager – Luxury Beauty Competitive Salary + Bonus Location: West End, London An established luxury beauty brand is looking for a National Account Manager to manage key UK department store accounts, build strategic retail partnerships and drive commercial growth. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced account manager with a background in luxury or prestige beauty, ideally with experience across cosmetics, skincare or fragrance. Candidates from other luxury or premium consumer brands with strong department store account management experience will also be considered. The Role

• Manage key UK department store accounts, building strong relationships with retail buyers and key stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver Joint Business Plans to achieve sales, margin and growth targets.
• Negotiate trading terms, promotional campaigns, product launches and Gift-With-Purchase activities.
• Manage account budgets, sales forecasting, stock allocation and overall commercial performance.
• Analyse sales data, promotional ROI and retail trends to identify opportunities for growth.
• Line-manage and develop a Sales Analyst.
• Work closely with marketing, supply chain, retail operations and e-commerce teams to deliver account objectives. About You
• 3–4 years' account management experience, ideally within luxury or prestige beauty.
• Experience managing UK department store accounts or major premium retail partners.
• A background in cosmetics, skincare or fragrance would be highly desirable.
• Candidates from other luxury brands will also be considered, provided they have relevant retail account management experience.
• Strong negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded, with experience managing margins, forecasts and promotional budgets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence analysing sales data.
• Previous experience managing or mentoring a team member would be beneficial. Benefits
• Competitive salary.
• Up to 10% bonus based on KPIs.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• Bupa private healthcare following successful completion of a six-month probation period.
• Pension.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Tuesday working from home. Working hours: Monday–Thursday, 9am–5.30pm; Friday, 9am–4pm.

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