Key Account Manager INDIA (m/f/d)

cosnova Italia; Sulzbach (Taunus); Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading beauty company in Hessen, Sulzbach is seeking a Senior Key Account Manager to drive brand performance across the region. Ideal candidates will have 3-8 years of experience in international sales with strong distributor management skills. This position offers a modern workplace, generous vacation, and various employee benefits.

Leistungen

30 vacation days per year

Company pension plan

In-house gym

Company car

Complimentary underground parking

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in international sales or business development.
• Strong distributor management skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the region.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute a regional business development strategy.
• Create tailored business plans identifying growth opportunities.
• Monitor market trends and consumer behavior.

Kenntnisse

International sales experience

Key account management

Negotiation skills

Fluency in English

Jobbeschreibung

• cosnova GmbH
• Limespark
• Work experience
• Senior, very experienced
• Sales, Key Accounting
• Fulltime
• Published: 2025-11-06

cosnova? The name might be new to you – but you certainly know our brands essence and Catrice: they are available in more than 90 countries and together generate annual sales of around 1 billion euros. Today, we rank among the Top 10 in colour cosmetics – thanks to our 900+ dedicated employees worldwide. With passion and creativity, they continue to write our success story every day.

Start your own chapter with us – bring your ideas and skills to an working environment shaped and supported by the values of a family‑owned company.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a regional business development strategy aligned with corporate objectives to drive brand performance across the region
• Create and lead tailored business plans for each market, identifying key growth levers, commercial opportunities, and local challenges
• Own and track commercial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, and reporting on sales KPIs, ensuring data‑driven decision‑making
• Select, onboard, and manage high‑performing distribution partners and key accounts, ensuring excellence in execution and brand representation
• Monitor and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, competitor activity, and sell‑out performance to adjust strategies and optimize brand positioning
• Partner with Global and Regional Marketing teams to localize brand campaigns, launches, and go‑to‑market plans, ensuring cultural relevance and maximum impact
• Provide strategic and operational support to partners, including training, trade tools, merchandising guidance, and promotional planning
• Lead regular market visits and business reviews with distributors and retail partners; actively represent the brand at industry events, trade shows, and forums
• Ensure compliance with all local legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements across markets

Qualifications

• For KAM: Minimum 3–5 years of experience in international sales, key account management, or business development in the beauty, FMCG, or consumer goods industry
• For SKAM: Minimum 5-8 years of experience in international sales
• Strong distributor management and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on execution abilities and entrepreneurial mindset
• Excellent cross‑functional collaboration and communication skills
• Fluency in English required
• Willingness to travel regularly within the region

Benefits

• For your rest: in addition to 30 vacation days per year, you will receive after seven years four weeks of paid special leave (sabbatical).
• For your future: take advantage of our cosnovAcademy with its wide range of training opportunities.
• For your office life: look forward to a modern, stylish workplace, free lunch on Mondays and Fridays, and complimentary underground parking.
• For every stage of life: company pension plan, in‑house gym, job ticket, subsidy for childcare costs, and many team events.
• For your mobility: this position comes with a company car that you can, of course, also use privately.

This is just a few of our benefits. Check out the rest at: www.cosnova.com/en/career

Enjoy a diverse environment. At cosnova, we value personality, talent and team spirit – not age, origin, gender, skin colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your complete job application in English or German. Your contact person for this vacancy is Salvatore Perri (Team Lead HR International, [phone]).

Contact Information

• Salvatore Perri
• Team Lead HR International
• Dennis Bornemann
• Regional Director MENA
• [phone]