Key Account Manager

Liberty Resourcing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment agency is looking for an experienced Key Account Manager to oversee account management for a leading beauty retail chain in Germany. The role requires multilingual skills and 4-5 years of experience in key account management. Responsibilities include liaising with European warehouses and attending trade events across the continent. The ideal candidate should possess strong negotiation skills and be adept at maximizing revenue and managing logistics effectively.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years Key Account Management experience is a must.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills essential.
• Experience in maximizing revenue and profit is essential.
• Ability to manage production flow and ensure on-time shipping.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with warehouses in Europe.
• Attending trade events in Europe.
• Responsible for new sell-in initiatives in key markets.

Skills

Multilingual

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Commercial acumen

Revenue maximization

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking for a 'hands-on’ role where you will work cross functionally with the entire business. You will have an entrepreneurial approach and be action orientated. The ideal candidate will be passionate, hardworking, positive and self-motivated.

Role overview

You will be multilingual and have experience in after sales support dealing with distributors in and out of Europe, logistics, and account management. You will be responsible for the Account Management of the beauty retail chain in Germany.

• Liaise with warehouses in Europe
• Attend trade events in Europe
• Responsible for new sell in initiatives in key markets

Required attitude, experience and skills:

• 4-5 years Key Account Management experience (MUST)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (ESSENTIAL)
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills (ESSENTIAL)
• Experience of maximising revenue and profit (ESSENTIAL)
• Managing production flow- ensuring on time shipping through following timeline (production, design, marketing and logistics) (ESSENTIAL)