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Newell Brands

Manages diversified consumer goods brands globally

Key Account Manager – Lead

Account ManagementUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience in well-known fast-moving consumer goods or premium consumer goods is required.
  • Strong field sales management and distributor-mode management experience, knowledge, and skills are required.
  • Sales sense and logical thinking are required.
  • Experience in route-to-market strategy planning, including pricing, is required.
  • Experience preparing budgets and forecasts is required.
  • Experience in distributor selection, management, and engagement is required.
  • Fluent English communication skills across speaking, reading, and writing are required.
  • Ability to work independently and multitask is required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop sales plans and achieve assigned sales budgets in distributor-operation countries.
  • Build and maintain relationships with distributors, establish sales plans, and achieve assigned sales budgets.
  • Handle customer order receipt and follow-up daily, coordinating with regional marketing, finance business partners, and source-plant colleagues across product categories and providing distributors with accurate information as needed.
  • Follow up on timely payments from individual clients to support company cash flow.
  • Handle distributor complaints and improve service levels.
  • Monitor distributor inventory on hand and point-of-sale performance.
  • Share the sales forecast monthly with the latest topline estimate.
  • Meet key distributors periodically and complete required actions on time.
  • Support termination of underperforming distributors and transition to new distributors.
  • Optimize and harmonize internal processes across brands to identify topline opportunities or improve margins, including the Direct Import process for Home Fragrance.
  • Coordinate shipping plans with distributors to maintain healthy inventory levels.
  • Support specific retail channels, including Coupang and Costco, through direct supply.
  • Monitor market trends and competitor updates, coordinating local needs with regional and brand marketing teams.
  • Study the product portfolio and prepare to present it to distributors.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the home industry at a multinational company or key-account experience, including with Costco, Sam’s, or Coupang, is a plus.
  • Experience in the Southeast Asia market is a plus.
  • Marketing sense is a plus.

About the Company

Newell Brands

Manages diversified consumer goods brands globally

Newell Brands manages a large portfolio of well-known consumer goods brands and sells products for home, work, and outdoor activities. Its products range from storage and cleaning supplies to small home appliances, food preservation items, camping gear, and writing instruments, distributed through retailers and online channels in more than 200 countries. The company competes by offering a broad brand lineup and widespread multi-channel distribution across many categories, rather than focusing on a single segment. Its goal is to provide widely used, trusted consumer goods worldwide, while growing its brands and expanding distribution across both retail and e-commerce.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Sandy Springs, GA
Founded
1903

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