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Essity

Global hygiene and health products company

Key Account Manager Modern Trade

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMexico City, CDMX, MexicoNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed professional degree is required.
  • At least 4 to 5 years of experience in Key Account Management, Account Management, or similar commercial roles is required.
  • Strong commercial experience managing significant clients or accounts, ideally in Modern Trade, is required.
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating prices, margins, discounts, commercial terms, and profitability is required.
  • Experience developing commercial strategies, account plans, and/or Joint Business Plans is required.
  • Strong analytical ability to translate commercial, financial, and customer information into concrete business actions and opportunities is required.
  • The role requires the ability to engage with stakeholders at different organizational levels.
  • A strategic and holistic understanding of the business and the wider impact of commercial decisions is required.
  • The role requires results orientation, proactivity, a hands-on approach, and effectiveness in a demanding commercial environment.
  • Strong leadership skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the commercial strategy and business plan for a key Modern Trade account, identify opportunities, and ensure achievement of sales, volume, revenue, and profitability objectives.
  • Develop and execute Joint Business Plans with the customer, aligning growth opportunities, commercial priorities, inventory, and business objectives.
  • Build and maintain a long-term strategic customer relationship, driving collaboration and co-creation of commercial initiatives.
  • Lead commercial and contractual negotiations, including pricing, discounts, and terms and conditions, while ensuring profitable and sustainable growth.
  • Analyze account performance, margins, inventory, and key commercial indicators to identify opportunities and make data-based decisions.
  • Translate commercial strategy into action plans for product, pricing, assortment, and point-of-sale execution.
  • Work across functions and organizational levels to align and execute the account strategy.
  • Maintain an integrated view of the business, understanding how account decisions may affect other accounts, categories, and the market.
  • Combine strategic planning with urgency and execution to address short- and long-term business needs.
  • Lead, support, and develop the team, strengthening its commercial capabilities and fostering a high-performance culture.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing the Walmart account is highly valued; relevant experience with other major retail chains or strategic customers will also be considered.
  • Previous experience leading and developing teams is especially valued.
  • Previous experience in Category Management, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), field positions, or commercial operations is valued.
  • English proficiency is valued, especially for interactions with internal, regional, and/or global stakeholders.

About the Company

Essity

Global hygiene and health products company

Essity is a global hygiene and health company focused on essential consumer and professional hygiene products. Its offerings include brands like TENA for incontinence care and Tork for workplace hygiene, distributed through consumer and business channels worldwide. After separating from its forestry business in 2017, Essity concentrates on hygiene and sustainability, unlike more diversified peers. Its goal is to deliver essential hygiene and health solutions globally while driving steady growth and responsible practices for shareholders.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Sweden
Founded
1929

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