Account Manager - Staffordshire/Cheshire (5137)
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Position Title:Account Manager
Location:Staffordshire / Cheshire
Reports to: Area Manager
Direct Reports:0
Scope / Brands: Wella Professionals
ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY
TogetherWEenable individuals to look feel and be their true selves.
The WellaCompany is one of the worlds leading beauty companies comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals Clairol OPI Nioxin and GHD. With 6000 employees globally presence in over 100 countries WellaCompany and its brands enable consumers to look feel and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry WellaCompany empowers its people to delight consumers inspire beauty professionals engage communities and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.
For additional information about the Wella Company please visit.
THE ROLE
At Wella we want to be the best partner salons could have to help them realise their ambitions their dreams and achieve every success so whatever salons want to achieve were always there for them.
Our Wella Account Managers have overall responsibility for business growth within their territory of 120-150 accounts. Success will be achieved through a highly disciplined journey planning visiting a combination of existing and prospect accounts on a daily basis (an average of 11 calls per day). You will take a consultative approach with our salon partners to grow their business leveraging our portfolio of product and services to delight their customers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deliver monthly/quarterly/yearly sales targets in terms of overall territory turnover number of buying accounts and specific brands turnover
- Partner with hairdressers to develop their salon business through action plans to:
- Attract new clients
- Drive client loyalty
- Grow their spend per client
- Optimise salon & staff operations
- Improve salon image and equity using our fantastic set of tools and state of the art digital apps.
EXPERIENCE
- You have at least 12-15 months direct selling experience in field based position(s)
- You have experience in using a consultative approach to business development
- You are very organised and operate with high level of discipline
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- You are digitally savvy;
- You have a deep and intimate knowledge of beauty; you are perpetually curious about how our consumers see beauty think about beauty and feel about beauty
- You hold yourself accountable for the success of your territory even when not everything is under your control; intensively driven & tenacious determined to get over the obstacles in the path of what need to do; Act as an owner as if it was your name on the door as if it was your money being spent and your reputation on the line
- You are driven to beat competition by acting fast with new ideas executed superbly; you operate at high pace and find ways to make things happen
- You always push for more and set higher braver targets; you dont just want to meet the objectives but blow them out of the water butneverat the expense of ethical behaviour and safe ways of working
- You are driven to succeed but never at a colleagues expense; you assume good intent in others; disagree openly but then fully back the decision made by your manager and your leadership
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in field sales in FMCG or ideally selling in salons
- Experience in selling to small / independent salons / retailers
- Experience of contracting and negotiation
WHAT WE OFFER
25 days holiday additional day off for your birthday (not including bank holidays)
3 days personal leave for your own signification life events
2 paid days off for volunteering/charity work
Optional Wella Pension Scheme (8% employer contribution 3% employee contribution)
Optional Family Private Medical Insurance Cover
Income Protection
Life Insurance (8x base salary up to 2 million payable in the event of your death in service of Wella)
Staff Discount (80% of all hair products 40% OPI 1 x 50% ghd)
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
Enhanced maternity paternity and adoption leave
Gym Benefits
Eye Tests
WOW Programme (Bonus following exit from KKR eligible after successful probation. For permanent employees only)
Workplace/Nursery Benefits
4 weeks working remotely abroad
Early Friday Finish during Summer
Company Car Laptop iPad Phone
EEO OPPORTUNITIES
The Wella Company wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity.
We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race religion or belief color national origin age genderdisability sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital or civil partnership pregnancy and maternity veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact us at: strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills abilities experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
English - Please click on thislinkto review the Notification of Equal Opportunity Rights poster
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
