Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 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.

Key Account Manager Paris, France Hybrid Working Attractive salary & benefits

Let's Talk About You You're ambitious, but you want a career with purpose—we love that. You're up for a challenge and ready to write the next chapter of your career story with a great group of encouraging colleagues. You want to make your mark and let your personality shine.

We are looking for an experienced professional to join Edgewell Personal Care – a global consumer goods business with a portfolio of over 25 brands (Wilkinson Sword, Schick, Hawaiian Tropic, Carefree, Bulldog Skincare for Men, Jack Black and recently acquired Cremo Grooming… just to name a few!).

Now, Let's Get Down to Business As a Key Account Manager you will be responsible for operating as the lead point of contact for all matters related to customer portfolio. Build and maintain strong & long-lasting customer relationships. Responsible to develop sales and margin of customer portfolio to contribute strongly to France results.

If there's one thing, you'll get here at Edgewell, it's a collaborative group full of likeable, diverse and nurturing colleagues. They're an inspiring bunch.

Here's a sample of what you'll get up to:

Negotiation

• In conjunction with a Senior Key account manager, ensure appropriate prioritization on sales revenue targets are implemented at the start of each fiscal year to ensure ongoing business objectives are achieved.
• Negotiate the best deal for each account that will ensure both Net Sales and Gross Margin growth.
• Analyse sales figures on a weekly basis to ensure any emerging market trends are identified early; and to ensure progress against annual sales targets is closely monitored with corrective action being planned and implemented if necessary.

On-going

• Ensure a good relationship with customer portfolio
• Develop a profitable turnover
• Influence internally to develop the size of the business
• Ensure the sales revenue and margin targets are achieved in line with the French Commercial and Marketing business plan.
• Make forecast as accurate as possible for permanent and promo range
• Manage and follow "Nip" (New Promotional Instrument) investment.

Customer management

• Make sure agreed product portfolio and promo plan is activated in customers' tools.
• In conjunction with the Customer Service, makes sure that the customer is served appropriately according to its requirements
• Contributes in resolution of different penalties or litigation.

Are You Ready to Show Us What You've Got? While your experience is of course important, we're all about making useful things joyful, so we love when our prospective candidates are passionate about this too.

Here's what we are looking for:

• Strong Sales with ideally at least one or 2 rounds of negotiation in Mass Market in an FMCG environment
• Or strong experience in category management for at least 3 years ideally on beauty products
• University degree or equivalent in commercial related subject.
• Fighting spirit & punchy
• Great sense of priorities and high level of autonomy
• Business oriented
• Hunter spirit
• Negotiation skills
• Demonstrated experience in successful influencing skills, with significant personal presence.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with good listening skills.
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Skilled with numbers
• Result-oriented
• Customer-oriented

What we offer Competitive salary, Hybrid working possible (3 days in the office), bonus, company car /car, assistance programme, life assurance, 25 days annual leave, 11 RTT, additional leave, profit sharing, supplementary retirement plan, free beverage & snacks, casual smart dress code and a great boss!

Now take the nest step If you're looking forward to progressing your career with us, then we're looking forward to hearing from you. Please email 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 www.edgewell.com.