Prestige Beauty National Accounts Manager – Hybrid

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

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.