Jobs at Kao Corporation

Manages a portfolio of online retail accounts, including relationship management, joint business planning, sales forecasting, commercial negotiations, retail media, digital shelf optimization, and performance reporting. The role owns customer plans and supports sales, profit, and market share objectives while collaborating with Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Category, and Shopper Marketing teams.

Lead Kao’s top UK Grocery and Value Retail accounts, owning customer P&Ls, sales, profit, trade spend, forecasting, and financial performance. Develop and execute joint business plans, customer strategies, and trade plans for brands including John Frieda and Bondi Sands. Build senior customer relationships, optimize promotional investment, collaborate with marketing and category teams, identify growth opportunities, and provide leadership across account management activities.

Manage UK domestic and export customer orders from receipt to delivery and billing, ensuring On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance. Coordinate EDI processes and SAP customer master data, work with 3PLs and internal teams to resolve shortages, returns, and claims, and drive service improvements. Support order prioritisation for promotions and launches, maintain accurate databases, and assist the Manager with logistics process and performance improvements.

Drives profitable growth for assigned retail accounts, including Target, through forecasting, P&L and budget management, business analysis, promotional ROI evaluation, customer planning, negotiations, and cross-functional execution. Develops data-driven recommendations on pricing, assortment, promotions, and digital commerce; manages retailer relationships; and aligns Sales, Trade, Brand, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams to deliver customer and company objectives.

Leads technology-enabled projects from initiation through completion, managing plans, timelines, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, vendors, and stakeholders. Gathers requirements, maps processes, supports impact assessments, coordinates testing and training, prepares governance reporting, and facilitates decision-making. The role also supports change management, operational transition, financial tracking, process improvement, and AI-powered automation to improve reporting and project delivery.

Leads technology-enabled projects from initiation through completion, managing plans, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, governance, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders. Gathers requirements, maps processes, assesses impacts, supports prioritization, and coordinates testing, training, change management, and operational transition. Produces executive reporting and dashboards while using AI and automation to improve project delivery, decision support, and operational readiness.

The Customer Business Manager owns profitable growth for assigned Target accounts. Responsibilities include forecasting, P&L and budget management, promotional ROI analysis, pricing and assortment recommendations, customer business planning, retailer negotiations, digital commerce execution, and cross-functional coordination with Sales, Trade, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Brand teams.

The Developer, Data and Integration maintains and develops scalable integration solutions focusing on B2B/EDI transactions, working with business units to translate data needs into technical solutions, and ensures the reliability and performance of data flows.

Drives profitable sales growth across an assigned Southwestern Ontario territory by prospecting salon accounts, expanding existing partnerships, promoting Kao Professional Hair products, and executing joint business plans. Builds consultative relationships with salon owners and stylists, achieves sales targets, communicates educational programs, provides market reporting, and collaborates with sales, brand, and education teams to grow salon service and retail revenue.

Drives profitable sales growth across an assigned Southwestern Ontario territory by acquiring new salon accounts, expanding existing partnerships, promoting Kao Professional Hair products, and executing joint business plans. Builds consultative relationships with salon owners and stylists, achieves sales budgets, promotes education and company events, provides reporting and market feedback, and collaborates with sales, brand, and education teams.

Design and oversee implementation of SAP ERP systems, guide App Dev teams, ensure EIS standards, scope projects with BRMs, inventory technical objects for S/4HANA readiness, and research best practices to implement scalable SAP solutions.

The Engineering Specialist manages engineering projects and equipment installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair. Responsibilities include directing product design changes, resolving technical issues with customers and vendors, preparing reports, approving expenditures, developing engineering procedures, improving equipment quality and productivity, evaluating processes, and supporting project management and daily engineering operations. The role requires travel, including overseas travel and customer-site work.

Territory-focused field sales role driving salon business growth through new account acquisition, product education, merchandising, promotions, and relationship management. Executes in-salon presentations, launches accounts, supports regional strategies, meets revenue targets, and attends company trainings. Heavy overnight travel within Central Texas.

Kao invites candidates to express interest in various roles in the beauty and personal care industry emphasizing creativity, collaboration, and development.

Join Kao, a leader in beauty and personal care, by expressing your interest for diverse career opportunities focusing on creativity, collaboration, and personal development.

Explore diverse career opportunities at Kao, a leader in beauty and personal care, focusing on innovation, diversity, and personal development.

Support the FP&A Director for Professional Haircare by driving budgeting and forecasting, producing management reports and variance analysis, supporting month-end close, partnering with budget holders and stakeholders, and implementing process and reporting improvements to drive financial performance.