Account Manager-Premium Fragrance Brand-London

CVUK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment agency in the City of London is seeking a Senior Account Executive or Junior Account Manager. This role involves building relationships with key retail partners, executing marketing plans, and supporting business growth. Candidates should be commercially driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive salary and excellent development opportunities. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent development and progression opportunities

Generous staff discount

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working arrangement

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role working with UK and/or international retailers preferred.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, start-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with key retail partners.
• Project manage the set-up of new retail accounts.
• Support with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Proactive

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an ambitious Senior Account Executive or Junior Account Manager to join our fast‑growing team, working with an exciting portfolio of UK and international retail partners. The successful candidate will bring a commercial mindset to drive business performance and act as the day‑to‑day contact for a range of retail accounts. You’ll be responsible for executing and developing retail marketing plans to support both financial growth and brand awareness. Alongside developing excellent relationships with retail partners, you will collaborate cross‑functionally with product, PR, operations and finance teams to deliver outstanding service. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially driven, highly organised, and enthusiastic individual who thrives in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment. The role offers strong personal and professional development opportunities, with the scope to evolve alongside the growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with key retail partners, ensuring retail marketing plans are executed in line with calendars and seasonal activity.
• Work closely with retail partners to plan and facilitate the launch of new products throughout the year, ensuring operational documents are submitted on time.
• Share marketing opportunities and retail insights to help shape trade marketing plans and drive business growth.
• Act as a champion for each account, ensuring every retail partner has a strong marketing strategy to support sales targets.
• Project manage the set‑up of new retail accounts, working closely with internal operations teams.
• Manage the Sales & Marketing Intern on the retailer critical path to produce and prepare operational documents, digital assets and ad‑hoc requests.
• Support with ad‑hoc reporting and analysis ahead of strategy meetings and in response to business needs.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Excellent attention to detail
• Optimistic, enthusiastic and a strong team player
• Highly organised, proactive and a self‑starter
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with confidence using Microsoft Excel
• Ability to multi‑task and manage deadlines under pressure
• Confident communicator with strong relationship‑building skills
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, start‑up environment
• Previous experience in a similar role working with UK and/or international retailers preferred
• Experience in the beauty, wellness or lifestyle sector advantageous but not essential

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Excellent development and progression opportunities
• Generous staff discount
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working arrangement