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Laurelle London Limited is a contemporary and growing fragrance company based in Canvey Island. With a strong in-house creative team and an expanding portfolio of fine fragrances, we serve a diverse customer base across the UK and internationally. Our products are sold through major high street retailers, distributors, and direct channels, with continued investment in innovation and brand development.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a commercially focused and results-driven National Account Director to lead and grow our key retail and distribution accounts across the UK. This senior commercial role is responsible for managing high-value client relationships, developing account strategies, and delivering sustained sales growth in line with company objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage and grow key national retail accounts, ensuring delivery of revenue, margin, and growth targets.
• Develop strategic account plans to drive distribution, visibility, and promotional activity across major retail partners.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across buying, merchandising, and marketing teams.
• Lead annual negotiations, joint business planning, and commercial agreements with national accounts.
• Collaborate with internal departments including Marketing, Operations, and Product Development to deliver on customer expectations.
• Analyse sales performance, market trends, and customer data to identify growth opportunities and optimise account strategies.
• Monitor and manage trade spend, promotional effectiveness, and stock levels to ensure profitability.
• Provide accurate forecasting and reporting to senior leadership.
• Represent Laurelle London at trade shows, retailer meetings, and industry events as needed.
Requirements:
• Proven experience in managing national accounts, ideally within the fragrance, beauty, or FMCG sector.
• Strong negotiation skills and a solid understanding of the UK retail landscape.
• Demonstrated ability to grow key accounts and deliver commercial results.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and confident in handling commercial data and reports.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working independently and cross-functionally.
• Experience working with major UK high street and/or grocery retailers is highly desirable.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Sales and Business Development
* Industries
Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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