National Account Manager - France

At Joseph Joseph, we are driven by a simple yet powerful belief — that intelligent design has the ability to transform everyday living. We create distinctive, thoughtfully engineered products that not only solve real-world problems but also bring joy, beauty, and functionality to daily life.

Headquartered in London, we have grown into one of the world’s most admired houseware brands, with a presence in over 100 countries and partnerships with leading department stores, independent retailers, and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business.

We are looking for a National Account Manager to join the commercial team, based in Paris. Reporting to the Country Manager you will be responsible for managing and opening key customers in the grocery and DIY channel.

What you will be doing:

• Meet and exceed all KPIs for your customer account portfolio
• Maintain and grow existing accounts
• Effectively manage all new product launches to drive initial listings and maximise availability and revenue growth
• Opening new strategic accounts in the grocery and DIY channel.
• Execute brand campaigns, JBP’s and promotional plans and regularly review with each individual key account
• Monitor and report on competitor activity in the market, identify changes and emerging trends in customer and consumer buying patterns
• Deploy category management principles to ensure fair share of space in-store and online for our core range and NPD
• Collaborate with other internal departments on customer projects to ensure we maximise our return on investment and act as a best-in-class commercial function
• Complete all specified administration including business plans, reports, promotional proposals, presentations, evaluations and pricing controls
• Enhance the Company profile through undertaking a range of promotional activities to include attendance at relevant trade shows and exhibitions

What we need from you:

• Established experience within a similar sales environment, already operating at a National Account Manager level
• Essential experience and strong track record in FR retail, more specifically managing groceries and DIY channels
• Proven track record of achieving business development and revenue growth
• Experience of implementing sales plans, developing customer account plans and JBPs and managing budgets
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels whilst providing a quality customer orientated approach
• Demonstrate excellent analytical, planning, problem solving, presentation and organisational skills
• Proactive, ambitious and results oriented
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Flexible approach towards working hours with the ability to travel throughout France
• A degree within a business discipline is highly desirable

What you will get from us:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance