National Accounts Apprentice

Calling all rule-breakers, innovators & fun-loving self-starters! Are you smart, sassy & scrappy? Do you love to laugh out loud? You’re just what we’re lookin’ for, Gorgeous!

We’re Benefit Cosmetics, the indie beauty brand-turned-prestige powerhouse under leading luxury products group Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. Founded in 1976 by twins Jean & Jane Ford in San Francisco, today we’re in 59 countries with more than 3,000 BrowBars & 6,000 trained service experts worldwide. At Benefit, we believe laughter is the best cosmetic, because when we’re laughing & having fun, that’s when we’re our most beautiful. We're known to work smart & laugh hard. Sound like you? You’ve come to the right place!

We have an exciting opportunity available for a National Accounts Apprentice to join our team.  The National Accounts Apprentice will work closely with the National Accounts Manager to help execute, deliver & report on the store strategy. They will help to build effective relationships with retail partners in order to drive opportunities, initiatives and delivery of wholesale targets & company objectives in line with annual plans.

• Performance Analysis: Collate and analyse sales and stock data using excel and online portals on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis, providing insights and actionable commentary for reports. Share insights with a range of different departments, identifying points of interest within performance data and interpreting what next steps should be taken.
• Marketing Collaboration: Work closely with Design, Online teams and Marketing to assist in planning, briefing, and execute marketing initiatives across stores.
• Liaison for Product Launches & Promotions: Assist the Account Manager and act as a project manager between internal and external teams to ensure smooth execution of product launches, major promotions, and seasonal campaigns. Responsibilities here will include ensuring that the new product is set up correctly, agreed activity is briefed on time, launches as planned and is maintained in line with the agreement.
• Promotional Planning: Collaborate with the National Account Manager to implement agreed sampling and promotional programs, with clear evidence of events launching and tracking of results.
• Store Collaboration: Work closely with the National Account Manager to build relationships and support across the field teams, with stock queries and new store launches.
• Business Wholesale: Collective responsibility in conjunction with the NAM team for maintaining and delivering the Business Wholesale as well as maintaining the tracker on a weekly basis.
• Reporting & Presentation Support: Assist in preparing presentations for monthly business meetings as well as taking notes for regular meetings and sharing with the team.
• Industry Trend Analysis: Monitor trends in the beauty and digital retail sectors, providing recommendations for growth opportunities.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Interest in Retail and the Beauty Industry
• Strong Analytical Skills: Ability to evaluate data from various sources including excel and present findings clearly in reports and audits.
• Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail with strong communication and presentation skills to influence stakeholders.
• Good communicator: Able to communicate clearly with a variety of teams across the business
• Creative Thinking: A creative mindset with an eagerness to learn.
• Highly Organised: Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks with initiative.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Team-Oriented: Collaborative with a strong ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing environments.
• Analytical Tools Experience (Preferred): Familiarity with web measurement and analytical tools.

Based in Chelmsford, Essex, but travel nationwide and outside of office hours would be necessary at times.