Sales Manager EU | Beauty Brands

About THG

We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.

We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.

Life at THG Beauty

We’re home to market-leading websites like Lookfantastic, Skinstore, Dermstore, Cult Beauty and the beauty subscription box brand Glossybox. And our portfolio of premium brands includes the likes of ESPA, Ameliorate and Grow Gorgeous – all of which are loved and trusted by millions of fans worldwide. We also partner with a network of more than 19,000 influencers to ensure brands can reach their audience anywhere in the world. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining the team.

Why be an EU Sales Manager at THG?

You will join a passionate, commercially focused team who are focused on ambitious growth. You will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of growing our Haircare Brands Christophe Robin and Grow Gorgeous. You will work closely with the Sales Director to help develop the brands in the EU territory and facilitate day-to-day tasks with our B2B retailers. You will have the opportunity to manage an Account Manager within the team too.

You will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment and will work with all functions across the group in multiple territories.

If you are outgoing, determined, hard-working, love beauty and are looking for the next step in your career within a global group - we want to hear from you.

As an EU Sales Manager, you will:

Prospect for new clients to grow our portfolio and make sure that they will be the right opportunity to expand the business whilst opening and launching with 360 plans for our new business partners
Identify new opportunities to grow the business in each retailer / e-retailer / distributor
Take the lead on organizing the resources necessary to put together sales presentations per retailer /distributor alongside analysing needs and best practices for each retailer vs competitive activity
Merchandising: working on optimizing assets, copy, p-pages, etc.
Leading the Trade Marketing operations with guidance for each retailers
You will partner with the Ops team to make sure forecasts are accurate and our retailers are fully stocked, working with Ops Manager on forecasts by SKU, by month, by account, tracking free goods spent (samples, collateral, complete all new product setup from start to finish and write copy and content for partners (identifying key words, trends, etc.

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

Prior experience in sales, preferably with major retail accounts in the beauty industry is highly desirable
Strong ability to organize, prioritize, follow-up and meet deadlines
Structured mind with a high multi-tasking ability
Creative and problem solver with top class trouble shooting skills
High level of IT literacy, (especially Excel and Office in general)
Strong interpersonal skills

What’s in it for me?

Career Development

Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
Develop your expertise through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
Buy back up to 3 days each year.
Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.

Wellbeing Support

Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
Access our in-house CBT therapist.
Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
State-of-the-art on-site gym.
Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks

Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
On-site staff shop.
Access to on-site barber
Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.

Sales Manager EU | Beauty Brands

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