Head of Sales

Edgewell; Milano; Ibrido; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading consumer goods company is seeking a Head of Sales for Italy, located in Assago Milan with a hybrid working model. The role involves executing the Commercial Plan, leading a sales team, and driving growth through strategic market engagement. Candidates should have significant leadership experience in FMCG and a strong network for relationship building. Attractive salary and benefits are offered.

Servizi

Company bonus

Car allowance

Hybrid working

Health and disability insurances

Supplementary retirement plan

Career development

Competenze

• Significant leadership sales experience gained in FMCG multi-national business.
• Proven strategic abilities.
• Senior Key Accounts management experience.

Mansioni

• Lead Commercial Plan execution.
• Maximise capabilities of the Sales Team.
• Develop KPIs for all agreed metrics.

Conoscenze

Leadership in FMCG

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Financial acumen

Customer relationship building

Formazione

University degree in commercial related subject

Strumenti

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Edgewell is not just a company but a vibrant global community of 6800 visionaries doers and makers. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse inclusive and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Role

Head of Sales ITALY

Assago Milano - Hybrid office 2 days per week

Attractive salary & benefits

Now Lets Get Down to Business

As the Head of Sales youll lead the Commercial Plan execution and be a key contributor to the Commercial Strategy development in cooperation with Head of Mktg & Category Development Italy & Iberia with the objective of accelerating growth ahead of the market in this pivotal leadership role. We are looking for a rock star that fosters a high-performance culture and will be accountable for identifying and maximising the potential of the market. This position requires a strategic thinker with robust industry knowledge exceptional leadership capabilities and a proven track record in driving commercial success within the FMCG sector.

Responsibilities

• Planning local & international annual trade negotiations promotional plans customer category management customer contribution target for the markets entire product portfolio in the mass distribution channel consistently driving growth and excellence in execution. Lead the Sales team made of 12 teammates the agents team a Distributor and a Merchandising Agency. Contribute to the overall strategy and development of Italy and be a member of the Italy & Iberia Leadership Team.
• Results Driven : Maximising the capabilities of the Sales Team and drive business growth.
• Decision Making : Strong decision-making skills with the ability to make sound judgements under pressure
• Commercial Acumen : Oversee Joint Business Plans and negotiations.
• Strive for world class execution in store (Perfect Store) support the overall performance of the market.
• Collaborative approach Build strong partnerships internally and externally.
• Integrated Business Planning to deliver excellence in financial & forecasting accuracy.
• Develop KPIs for all agreed metrics including volume net sales promo sales gross margin profit share distribution ranging pricing space display sales efficiency etc
• Build multi-level and multi-functional contacts with all major customers to raise the profile of the Edgewell brands. Develop and implement account strategies that will in turn secure genuine account buy-in to joint business plans to secure transformational growth.
• Project Customer / Channel P&L (volumes revenues and gross margin) and submit for annual business planning. Develop an accurate sales forecast and ensure that account managers maintain effective communication with Demand Planning and Brand teams to deliver agreed sales and operation planning targets.
• Motivate develop and align the capability of the commercial team and wider team to the business needs. Identify and develop successors to key roles agree annualised goals with team members and outsourced provider and manage performance.
• Create the conditions for enhanced internal cross-functional teamwork in order to drive performance through a winning growth mindset

Are You Ready to Show Us What Youve Got

We are seeking a candidate with a robust background in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector who brings proven leadership and management capabilities to drive team performance and business outcomes.

The ideal individual will possess a well-established customer network enabling strong relationship-building and market penetration. A solid foundation in financial acumen is essential to support data-driven decision-making and budgetary oversight.

Additionally the candidate should demonstrate strategic planning expertise with the ability to align long-term vision with actionable goals that support sustainable growth.

While your experience is of course important were all about making useful things joyful so we love it when our prospective candidates are passionate about this too.

What we are looking for

• Significant leadership sales experience gained in FMCG multi-national business
• Senior Key Accounts management experience
• Trade Marketing experience would be a plus
• Solid working knowledge of Health and Beauty or Household sector - desirable
• Drugstore channel knowledge - desirable
• Computer literate (essential) Excel PowerPoint Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication / presentation skills
• Proven strategic abilities
• University degree or equivalent in commercial related subject.
• Significant personal presence and credible communicator
• Leader Competencies : Team Leadership / Change Management / Growth Mindset

What we offer

Competitive salary benefits including : company bonus car / car allowance hybrid working eligible for profit sharing health & disability insurances supplementary retirement plan annual leave casual wear career development and great teammates!

Now Take the Next Step

If youre looking forward to progressing your career with us then were looking forward to hearing from you. Please apply with an up-to-date CV in English along with your salary expectations. Alternatively feel free to pass onto your teammates who may be interested. For information about this great company visit

#INT

Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team where good ideas can thrive and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age color disability marital or parental status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment thats open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve but our colleagues across the globe too.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Marketing & Promotions,Attorney At Law,Jni,Airlines,Art

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1