&ahead

Key Account Manager

&ahead

full-time

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Location: 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Develop and execute a regional business development strategy aligned with corporate objectives to drive brand performance across the region.
  • Create and lead tailored business plans for each market, identifying key growth levers, commercial opportunities, and local challenges.
  • Own and track commercial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, and reporting on sales KPIs, ensuring data-driven decision-making.
  • Select, onboard, and manage high-performing distribution partners and key accounts, ensuring excellence in execution and brand representation.
  • Monitor and analyze market trends, consumer behavior, competitor activity, and sell-out performance to adjust strategies and optimize brand positioning.
  • Partner with Global and Regional Marketing teams to localize brand campaigns, launches, and go-to-market plans, ensuring cultural relevance and maximum impact.
  • Provide strategic and operational support to partners, including training, trade tools, merchandising guidance, and promotional planning.
  • Lead regular market visits and business reviews with distributors and retail partners; actively represent the brand at industry events, trade shows, and forums.
  • Ensure compliance with all local legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements across markets.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3–5 years of experience in international sales, key account management, or business development in the beauty, FMCG, or consumer goods industry.
  • Proven track record of driving commercial success in international markets, especially strong distributor management and negotiation skills.
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on execution abilities and entrepreneurial mindset.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
  • Fluency in English; additional knowledge of the local languages is an advantage.
  • Willingness to travel regularly within the region.