Senior National Account Manager

Location: 

London, LND, GB

Req ID:  4689
Job Type: 
Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

 

 

Senior National Account Manager, Bulldog Skincare
Ladbroke Grove W10 5AD, London
Hybrid Working

 

Introducing Bulldog Skincare for Men 
Bulldog Skincare for Men (part of Edgewell Personal Care) is an award-winning skincare company, now selling in 30 markets across the world. We’re known for our brilliantly formulated skincare products, which are purpose built for the specific needs of men’s skin. For regular, sensitive, oil prone, mature skin and tired skin, Bulldog has the answer, presented in a straightforward and characterful way to help men look and feel their best. You might also be surprised to know that Bulldog has always pushed boundaries to formulate its products as ethically as possible - from our revolutionary bamboo razor, to never using microbeads, ingredients from animal sources, synthetic fragrances, or artificial colours. We were also the first men’s skincare brand in the world to use sugarcane as a raw material in our packaging. It’s this disruptive approach that means we are the driver of growth in our category in the UK and other markets, and we have very exciting plans to accelerate our growth in the immediate future. 

 

An Opportunity to get Your Paws On…
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced sales professional to be responsible for the planning and delivery of our category enhancing growth plans in 2024 and beyond.
Reporting to the Head of UK Sales, you will own the channel P&L as if it were your own.  The role demands a great deal of commercial acumen, project involvement and reviewing of key insight, so is ideal for someone who enjoys managing a variety of tasks whilst keeping close to the details and numbers

 

Here’s a sample of what you will get up to:

 

•    Maximising sales and margins for your channel through effective negotiation. 
•    Developing and implementing long-term Joint Business Plans to secure incremental growth that is ahead of the Category. 
•    Effectively using Category and Shopper insight to build customer proposals that excite our Customers and inspire them into action. 
•    Networking extensively within the channel across all relevant departments (internal & external), developing positive working relationships that deliver tangible results. 
•    Developing KPI’s for the channel to deliver improved volume, value, profit, market share, distribution, space and display.
•    Ensuring accurate forecasting by liaising with Customer Services, Demand and Supply Planning to maximise on-going availability.
•    Managing promotional activity by owning the planning, delivery, and post evaluation of promotions. Recommending any improvements to deliver a better return on future promotional investment.
 

Show Us What You’ve Got 
If there’s one thing you’ll get here at Bulldog (Edgewell Personal Care), it’s a collaborative group full of likeable, diverse and nurturing colleagues. They’re an inspiring bunch. 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:

 

•    Significant commercial experience in Sales, Trade Marketing & Category Management.
•    Significant experience of account management, within the FMCG marketplace (specifically the Grocery Channel).
•    A willingness to challenge the status quo and the self-confidence to push for what they believe, in an articulate and respectful way. 
•    Computer literate (essential) Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office.
•    Strong communication / presentation skills and analytical abilities are essential.
•    Must be able to demonstrate excellent organisation and planning skills. 

 

Now Take The Next Step 
If you’re looking forward to progressing your career with us, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you. 
Please apply online with an up-to-date CV along with your salary expectations.

In return, you'll receive excellent training and the chance to work with a great brand, great team and great boss!
Benefits include competitive salary, car allowance, target bonus, 25 days annual leave, core hours, and casual smart dress code.

 

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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 that’s 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.