Caring for skin means caring for people.

It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands - Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA - focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries - making people feel comfortable in their own skin.

At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people - our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities - and our planet.We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and fosters innovation and ingenuity.We know thatresponsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better.

A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.

At Beiersdorf, you'll find:

• A welcoming workplace that fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported

• Nimble teams that enjoy challenging work and the ability to make an impact

• A dynamic community of life-long learners that values acumen, aptitude and the ability to learn as well as hard skills and established expertise

• A purpose-led company that cares about your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to thrive

• A collaborative culture that leads with care, trust, simplicity and courage

Unique benefits that consider the whole person.
We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:

• Generous and flexible PTO policy

• Summer Friday hours

• Paid Parental Leave

• Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program

• Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)

• 401k match

• Growing number of Employee Resource Groups or affinity groups - to foster meaningful connections and belonging with other colleagues

• Dynamic work model - a hybrid of 3 days in-office collaboration and 2 remote focused work days.

Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role:

We know that experience comes in all forms and we're not necessarily looking for individuals who can hit the ground running ('check all the boxes') but may bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring news skills to the team.

Are You Up For The Challenge?

The Account Manager Walgreens is responsible for helping with the delivery of the profitable growth ambition for the account by fully leveraging all capabilities, assets and functions within the organization and by building and maintaining strong retailer relationships to proactively pursue category expansive opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Account Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining nominated categories and relationships at Walgreens while supporting the overall business.

• Support the management of the broker agency partners to in delivering defined objectives.

• In conjunction with the Team lead Walgreens - Develop business plans and strategies to drive category growth and sales at Walgreens

• With the Team Lead Walgreens - manage the customer P&L, Grow Net Sales and assist in the generation of accurate monthly sales forecasts.

• Support the Account business and financial performance by driving volume growth, share, revenue, and ROI improvements.

• Analyze and drive distribution, shelving, pricing and promotion strategy to optimize sales performance and trade spend ( TTC ) efficiency.

• Development of the Account Brand strategy and pursue implementation by identifying and capturing new and/or emerging opportunities for account penetration.

• Cross-functional, systematic review of account plans and performance. Tailoring of company assets to meet/exceed account requirements and growth targets. Monitor account/customer performance issues and highlight issues as they occur.

• Ensure the ongoing management of the Kantar and KAP Financial Forecast Planning tool reflects the current business view incl new lines, reviewing volume forecast assumptions, up to date TTC investment etc

• Optimize overall account business performance via joint strategic decision-making, broaden and deepen account relationships, and leverage resources.

• Aid in development and management of Joint Business Plans which includes monthly updates to key account personnel and Drug channel Director

• Development and analysis of account specific, customized POS reports, category management reports, new item reports, relevant analyses and shopper insights which lead to recommendations for account growth.

• Communicate Internal Account POS Sales update weekly and monthly with driver and drags on business with relevant supplemental analysis to support.

• Management of Promotion submission, tracking, post-promo evaluation and effectiveness leading to recommendations to enhance the ongoing business plan.

• Develop and manage ecommerce business for account.

• Drive executional excellence by managing Suncare DSD business for account, and Suncare returns.

• Take ownership of all ongoing display details and plans for on time development and delivery.

• Manage New Item details and submissions, as well as updating any current item changes with Account.

• Pursue audit and overdue claims accuracy and repayment in a timely manner by researching backup and communicating directly with auditor

• Utilize fact based selling to create quality presentations for account meetings, monthly business updates and Business Line Reviews which lead to expanded opportunities across Product, Placement, Pricing & Promotions.

• Delivery of Customer Insights-based recommendations that drive: Customer acceptance of BDF new items, increase in distribution of existing BDF items, agreement to carry BDF recommended category assortment and achievement of volume/profit/share goals

• Maintenance of a strong voice for the Account Team at BDF HQ by being a vocal advocate for Walgreens needs during interactions with cross-functional internal teams

REQUIREMENTS:

1. 2-5 years required, CPG sales/account management experience preferred.

2. Strong working knowledge of account specific systems.

3. Strong knowledge of CPG industry and the Walgreens account.

1. Strong use of IRI or Nielsen required.

2. Excellent computer literacy skills, including Excel, Word & Powerpoint etc

3. Negotiation skills.

4. Strong financial acumen and forecast management.

5. Excellent analytical & business report writing skills.

6. Exceptional communication skills, with ability to present, sell-in ideas.

7. BS Degree in Business or related field. MBA preferred.

8. Travel required (approximately 20-30%) to customers, customer events, store visits, industry events, BDF Stamford headquarter meetings etc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

Beiersdorf North America Company Culture Highlights

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams 2023

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Culture 2023

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team 2023

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation 2022, 2023

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Happiest Employees 2022,2023

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022

• Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 5% of companies for CEO rating on Comparably

• Beiersdorf North America is rankedin the top 10% of companies for Leadership rating on Comparably

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