Interim National Account Coordinator - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Operational support for the National Account Manager (NAM), wider Commercial Team and Field Team.,

• Prepare and collate weekly sales reports, gathering and sharing key retail context, category information and store performance detail to identify retail drivers & drainers
• Undertake ad hoc reporting and analysis in response to business needs
• Work closely with retail partners to plan and facilitate the successful launch of all NPD throughout the year, submitting required forms and selling in sufficient stock to deliver against targets
• Work closely with the NAM to support finance and align on trade/YEB forecasts and ensure generation of purchase orders for retailer promotional funding and retailer marketing activity is raised within a timely manner
• Support in the setting up of retailer promotions and activations in line with retailer deadlines
• Prepare communication for field teams to support all new launches and upcoming activations within our retailer cluster.
• Have full ownership of GWP & Samples/ Beauty box activations
• Support with new store opening process; work with NAM to progress from project submission to store opening.
• With the NAM review retailer orders for fulfilment, working with the Order Management & Supply team to resolve any issues
• Management and execution of excess list (obsolete stock and TOA's)
• Complete review of SOH across all retailers & Brands and process Field stock request from ASM
• Support the commercial interns on RGAs & RTV
COMMERCIAL TEAM SUPPORT
• Populate monthly brand report with retail and gross sales information as well as launch performance including ad hoc requests from EMEA / Marketing
• Prepare and share annual price increase documents.
• Maintain retailer contact list within national chains cluster, conduct bi-annual review and update as required.
• Prepare for retailer meetings as well as booking and setting up meeting room. Manage retailer documents. Collate and circulate meeting action points
  
  Highly Prolifient at Excel
• Commercially aware & ability to drive business performance
• Able to manage time effectively and prioritise tasks
• Previous experience in a similar role as a co-ordinator/executive in a National Accounts or Buying/Merchandising team is beneficial
• Boots experience desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, adaptable for delivery to a range of audiences
• Team player, ability to respond to rapidly changing demands
• Excellent planning & organisational skills
• Alignment with the group's "Trust8" working principles: Think Big, Take Risks, Hands on, Collaborate, Be Open, Act with Integrity, Be Accountable, Applaud Success
  
  Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido Group is within the Top 5 leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture. Operating in 120 countries with 42,000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of Skincare, Makeup and Fragrance brands with a projected turnover over £7.0bn in 2022. Celebrating 150 years of heritage in 2022, Shiseido constantly creates high-quality, safe and innovative cosmetics and develop brands deeply loved by people from all over the world, in line with our mission: Beauty Innovations for a Better World. Did you know that Shiseido is the most awarded company in terms of innovation with a record 31 FSCC Awards?, Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido Group is within the Top 5 leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture. Operating in 120 countries with 42,000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of Skincare, Makeup and Fragrance brands with a projected £6.8bn turnover in 2021. Celebrating 150 years of heritage in 2022, Shiseido constantly creates high-quality, safe and innovative cosmetics and develop brands deeply loved by people from all over the world, in line with our mission: Beauty Innovations for a Better World.
Did you know that Shiseido is the most awarded company in terms of innovation with a record 26 FSCC Awards? Shiseido UK & Ireland plays a central role in the EMEA region and is biggest affiliate, leading the Digital acceleration agenda thanks to a team of local experts, but is also constantly reinventing its Retail footprint in the world Nr4 biggest beauty market. To deliver our strong Growth & Profitability ambitions, we will follow 4 strategic streams 1. Leverage our unique portfolio of premium Beauty brands across all 3 categories 2. Stay agile and capture new retail opportunities 3. Customer-driven decisions 4. Create a great place to work in Beauty Our first strength is Make-up, led by NARS, UK's Nr4 color brand with incredible success globally and that gained 4 rankings in the last 2 years thanks to its unique tone of voice and exceptional complexion and lip products. Skincare is a key priority for expansion, with 5 very diverse and complementary brands covering the full scope of consumers needs and profiles. From brand Shiseido that is recognized for its uncompromising quality and showing huge growth potential in UK&I, to already iconic Drunk Elephant (+75% growth this year, about to enter Top10 Skincare) with its most sought-after formulations and Skin Smoothies, or the spectacular Clé de Peau Beauté that embodies the ultimate of stem-cell technology to the service of radiance. This year, we just launched ULÉ a newly created Skin-Tech brand with breakthrough credentials around Sustainability and botanical performance, as well as expanding Gallinée, our most recent acquisition from 2022 specialized around skin microbiome with unique patents. We are also growing fast in Fragrance, a category we want to accelerate with leading Designers brands such as Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, Tory Burch, Zadig&Voltaire and Serge Lutens. Year to date, October 23, SHISEIDO Group is the fastest growing Beauty Group in the UK market, both in Stores and Online. Our clients include high-street retailers such as department stores, beauty chains as well as online pure players and specialty stores. We also have 4 boutiques and 3 direct e-commerce websites. Our mix of sales is 55% online and 45% in brick & mortar., Recently voted as No5 most trusted brand in Health & Beauty worldwide, Shiseido has defined the concept of beauty and spread its knowledge and power across the world. Heralding an army of devoted followers, we feel that by inspiring empathy, beauty can become a positive force in the world, and guide the next generation boldly into the future., Clé de Peau Beauté, the premier luxury skincare and makeup brand from Shiseido Cosmetics, was founded in 1982 as the ultimate expression of elegance and science. Forever guided by exquisite aesthetics and intelligence, Clé de Peau Beauté has instilled its products with modernity, enchantment, and dynamism to emerge as an industry leader in delivering radiance so remarkable, it emanates from within., Created in 1994 in New York by visionary makeup artist François NARS, NARS Cosmetics is one of the leading and most respected brands in the world of makeup artistry., At Ulé we are on a mission to promote botanical, conscious beauty, being the first skincare brand to grow its ingredients in our own indoor high-tech vertical farm., At Gallinée we believe in working with your microbiome to help it to look after you. Our products contain a patented complex of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics to nourish and support the good bacteria that make your own personal ecosystem. Helping them to look after even the most sensitive skin.