Account Manager

To drive international growth strategically, a results-oriented Account Manager with a focus on Trade Marketing is being sought, who will take the lead in building relationships with global trade partners. • Strategic sales & key account management: Holistic support of the B2B network (retail, wholesale, distributors) with full sales and budget responsibility. • Brand presence & sales promotion: Control of trade marketing activities to optimize brand awareness and maximize sell-in and sell-out quotas. • Business intelligence & launch management: Rollout of new products as well as continuous monitoring of market trends and competitive movements to open up new market shares. • Cross-functional collaboration: Coordination of operational processes at the interfaces to marketing, finance, and logistics. Qualifications • Education: Successfully completed economic science studies (e.g. business administration, marketing) or a comparable qualification. • Professional experience: Solid practice in sales, key account management or business development, ideally with touchpoints to trade marketing in the premium, cosmetics or FMCG sector. • Way of working: Strongly pronounced commercial thinking combined with a pragmatic, goal-oriented "hands-on" mentality. • Soft skills: Communication strength and negotiating skill in dealing with diverse stakeholders at an international level. • Language skills: Negotiation-secure English; further languages (e.g. German, French or Italian) are a clear plus.