About the role:
The Brand Executive is a field sales position responsible for driving business, brand loyalty and brand recognition in a defined, geographic territory through both new business development and existing business growth strategies.
The assigned territory includes Central Texas including: Austin, San Antonio, Waco and Houston.
At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a base salary of $80,525 plus commission and car allowance.
What you will do:
The Brand Executive works together with an account team to grow territory and salon sales through product education sell-in and sell through strategies, business consultation, merchandising, promotions and relationship management.
The Brand Executive reports into the Regional Sales Manager for their specific, geographic territory and has predetermined targets for both new business development and growth of existing accounts.
- Create a powerful, trusting relationship with salon owners, stylists and employees
- Rotation management inclusive of both existing and new business development
- Maintain funnel of potential new business
- Work with Regional Brand Managers to determine and support sell-in and sell-through strategies at a salon-by-salon level
- Deliver highest quality in-salon presentations and product classes
- Launch new salons and retail accounts
- Meet new business goals
- Sell in new products to existing salons
- Achieve individual revenue goals by educating and consulting with the salon owners, managers, and stylists
- Support retail segment sales through merchandising and promotional activity.
- Manage a systematic meeting schedule for assigned accounts.
- Execute strategic education plans for each salon in territory of focus accounts.
- Promote, plan, coordinate and help execute regional and national company-sponsored, business development and educational events
- Attend all company provided meetings and trainings
- Overnight travel up to 75%
What you will need:
- Bachelor's degree or minimum of 3-5 years of relevant sales and retail experience.
- Candidates with outside sales and salon industry experience preferred
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- High sales drive
- Ability to prospect and close new business
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Service oriented
- Adaptable to working with and educating various personality types
- Competitive and collaborative
- Computer Skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, and general comfort with new programs
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or 3-5 years of relevant sales and retail experience
- Outside sales experience (preferred)
- Salon industry experience (preferred)
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- High sales drive and ability to prospect and close new business
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Service oriented and adaptable to varied personality types
- Competitive and collaborative mindset
- Computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, comfortable learning new programs
What We Do
Ever since the company's founding in 1887, Kao has strived to deliver value to the life of people everywhere in the world. Today, we are a leading manufacturer in the fields of hygiene, beauty and health, while our chemical business contributes to the development of diverse industries. With more than 33,000 employees, our mission is to enrich the lives of people globally and contribute to the sustainability of the world. In the regions of Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), we focus on our Beauty Care business with premium brands in three business sectors: Consumer, Salon and Cosmetics. Our Business Sector represents skin and hair care brands that are recognized worldwide for their innovation and quality, such as Jergens, Curél, Bioré, Guhl, and John Frieda. Our Salon Business Sector is committed to unleashing the creativity of stylists around the globe. With our industry leading brands Goldwell, KMS and Oribe, stylists have everything in their hands to create beautiful show-stopping hair representative of the individuality of their clients. Our London-based boutique brand, Molton Brown, offers luxury beauty products found only in our exclusive Molton Brown stores, high-end department stores and travel retail, as well as five-star hotels around the world. All three business sectors are driven by the same values and beliefs: Creating high-quality products and constantly striving for the best is what is at the heart of everything we do. This is why we understand that our people are one of our core assets, and we strive for a working environment that allows team members to flourish and grow. Join us, and you will have opportunity to help us make life beautiful
