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Karo Healthcare

Sells branded medicines and self-care products

Key Account Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Düsseldorf, Germany
Hybrid
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Proven experience in Key Account Management, Sales, or Commercial roles, ideally within FMCG, consumer healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or another fast-moving environment.
  • Experience managing revenue, margin, and customer budgets.
  • Strong commercial mindset.
  • Excellent negotiation skills and a value-based selling approach.
  • Ability to combine strategic thinking with a hands-on, execution-focused way of working.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging contacts at different organisational levels.
  • Solid customer and market understanding with the ability to translate insights into commercial actions.
  • Strong project management and organisational skills.
  • Confident user of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Excellent written and spoken German and English.
Responsibilities
  • Own and develop strategic relationships with key customers across FMCG, pharmaceutical wholesalers, pharmacies, pharmacy cooperations, and franchise pharmacy networks.
  • Take responsibility for turnover, margin, and budget performance across assigned accounts.
  • Build and execute strategic and operational customer plans to drive sustainable sales, revenue, and contribution margin growth.
  • Prepare and lead annual negotiations with key customers while balancing commercial opportunities with profitability targets.
  • Review and further develop sustainable commercial terms and customer conditions.
  • Drive targeted promotions and commercial initiatives based on shopper and customer needs.
  • Identify new business opportunities and develop innovative customer and sales strategies.
  • Monitor market, customer, and competitor developments to identify growth opportunities and emerging trends.
  • Act as a trusted strategic partner and key point of contact for customers while coordinating with internal stakeholders across the business.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in Key Account Management, Sales, or Commercial roles within FMCG, consumer healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or another fast-moving environment.

About the company

Karo Healthcare develops and markets branded medicines and personal care products for everyday health needs, including skin care, foot treatments and supplements. Its portfolio combines pharmacy brands such as E45 and Lamisil with wellness products sold under Nutravita. The business earns revenue from sales of its own brands through pharmacies, retailers, online stores and healthcare distributors, while its teams manage product development and commercial execution across markets. Its medicines include over-the-counter and prescription products, alongside cosmetics and other consumer health products. Founded in 1987, Karo Healthcare is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

1987

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What believers are saying

  • April 2026 added ACO, Biodermal, Emolium and Iwostin to Karo through its completed purchase from Perrigo.
  • Karo's Everything Counts Programme links employee financial rewards to company success.
  • June 2026 expanded Karo's nail fungus licensing partnership into China's cross-border ecommerce channel.

What critics are saying

  • March 2026 approval of Karo's ACO purchase required divesting Nordic Locobase rights, limiting the brands retained after consolidation.
  • Karo depends on contract manufacturers and third-party logistics providers, placing production and distribution execution with external partners.
  • Karo's Warsaw Emolium brand manager role lasts 18 months as parental leave cover.

What makes Karo Healthcare unique

  • Karo organises cross-functional squads around individual brands or categories, putting decisions with the teams managing them.
  • Karo runs Amazon and direct consumer marketing with its own account, performance marketing and creative production teams.
  • Selected Karo medicines carry Sweden's Välvald pharmacy label, requiring manufacturing-site disclosure and responsible sourcing controls.

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