National Account Manager

Huntress; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance program

Tuesday WFH

Job summary

Huntress in London-based luxury beauty sector seeks a National Account Manager to lead UK department store partnerships. Hybrid role – typically 4 days in the office, 1 day from home – with a focus on strategic retail growth and premium brand partnerships.

You will drive Joint Business Plans, negotiate terms, and mentor a Sales Analyst while collaborating with marketing, supply chain and e-commerce teams.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years' account management experience within prestige beauty or luxury consumer goods.
• Experience managing UK department store or premium retail accounts.
• Proven negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial understanding of margins, forecasting and promotional budgets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence analysing sales data.

Responsibilities

• Manage key UK department store accounts and build relationships with retail buyers.
• 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, forecasting, stock allocation and commercial performance.
• Analyse sales data, promotional ROI and retail trends to identify growth opportunities.
• Line-manage and develop a Sales Analyst.
• Collaborate with marketing, supply chain, retail operations and e-commerce teams.

Skills

Account management

Negotiation

Relationship building

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

National Account Manager - Luxury Beauty & Cosmetic

Based: West End

Hybrid: 4 days in the office 1 day working from home.

An established luxury beauty brand, are recruiting a National Account Manager, managing key UK department store accounts and driving commercial growth.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced account manager with a background in prestige beauty, cosmetics or luxury consumer goods to develop strategic retail partnerships and maximise sales performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage key UK department store accounts and build strong relationships with retail buyers.
• 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, forecasting, stock allocation and commercial performance.
• Analyse sales data, promotional ROI and retail trends to identify growth opportunities.
• Line-manage and develop a Sales Analyst.
• Collaborate with marketing, supply chain, retail operations and e-commerce teams.

About You

• 3-4 years' account management experience within prestige beauty, cosmetics or luxury consumer goods.
• Experience managing UK department store or premium retail accounts.
• Proven negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial understanding of margins, forecasting and promotional budgets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence analysing sales data.
• Previous experience managing or mentoring a team member is desirable.
• Employee Assistance program
• Tuesday working from home
• Up to 10% bonus (based on KPIs)

Working hours: Monday-Thursday, 9am-5.30pm; Friday, 9am-4pm.

If you have a passion for luxury beauty and a proven track record in retail account management, we would love to hear from you.