Sales Controller - Beauty

KJ Talent & Partners; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent package & benefits

Positive workplace culture

Job summary

A leading executive recruitment firm is seeking a Beauty Sales Controller to drive growth for iconic beauty brands in London. This full-time role involves managing P&L, leading brand launches, and ensuring strategic account growth. The ideal candidate has experience in FMCG sales and a passion for the beauty industry, along with strong negotiation skills and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG sales, beauty, or account management.
• Worked with quality consumer brands in the beauty industry.
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape growth and expansion across award-winning brands.
• Lead launch and rollout plans for new brands.
• Maintain P&L for profitability.
• Manage GM by account to grow while preserving profitability.
• Monitor brand presence across channels and ensure promotions are executed to plan.
• Audit competitor pricing and new product/promotional activity.
• Develop a strong internal network with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

FMCG sales

Beauty account management experience

Sales and negotiation skills

Creativity

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Attention to detail

Job description

Director- KJ Talent & Partners, Executive Recruiter for Beauty, Wellness and Indie Brands

Beauty Sales Controller

2 days/week London - offices close to Kings Cross/Euston

Excellent package & benefits

The Brand:

• Iconic brand names across hair and personal care, No 1, £ Multi Million turnover.
• A company building disruptive brands in consumer goods.
• Purpose-driven brands that are relevant to Millennial and Gen Z consumers.
• Huge international expansion
• Growth firmly on the agenda including expanding their product and service offering, further UK & international growth
• Fantastic reputation from employees. Known for their positive culture.
• One of the fastest-growing consumer goods company in the world today

Key responsibilities include:

• Responsible for shaping the growth & expansion across three award winning hair and personal care brands.
• Lead the launch and roll out plans for further brands into the UK market over the next 3 years.
• Maintain P&L to assist in driving profitability and awareness of profitability criteria and target.
• Manage GM by account to continue growth via strategic price activation whilst ensuring profitability is retained.
• Monitor and evaluate brand presence in all channels of the account. Ensure promotions/initiatives are being executed to plans (both on and offline).
• Insight and understanding of competitor activity and performance. Conduct competitor pricing/new product/promotional audits
• Develop a strong internal network with key stakeholders to ensure plans are delivered on time and in full.

Skills & Experiences:

• You have experience in FMCG sales, beauty, or account management Boots/Sephora/Top Grocer
• Experience of working in a quality consumer brand ideally in beauty
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills that could drive business effectively
• Entrepreneurial approach and ability to demonstrate creativity
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working across teams.
• You’re passionate about the beauty industry.
• You forecast accurately and have a strong attention to detail, as well as finely tuned human sensitivity – you are great at reading people and situations

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales, Business Development, and General Business

Industries

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Retail Apparel and Fashion