Key Account Manager Switzerland

For more than 45 years, the Laurastar Group has combined innovation, ambition, and excellence to develop long-lasting products that beautify and clean your clothing and your home. The expertise of the Swiss family company today ranges from ironing and textile care to hygienic steam systems with the goal of creating a healthier home for you and your loved ones. Thanks to its unique Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) technology, Laurastar is the world market leader in the field of high-quality steam systems, with over 3 million products sold in more than 40 countries worldwide. In Switzerland, where the group's headquarters is located, nearly a quarter of households own at least one of the brand's most popular products. Laurastar employs around 280 employees, including the subsidiaries in Germany, France, Benelux, and Hungary.

Our motivated, well-trained, committed, and result-oriented employees are the foundation of our success.

If you would like to contribute to this success, we look forward to meeting you.

For our Sales Team, we are looking for an experienced

Key Account Manager Switzerland

who manages and further develops our most important retail partners in the Swiss market.

Your tasks

• You develop annual plans for your Key Accounts – from sales targets and assortment strategy to promotions and trade marketing measures.
• You plan and conduct annual meetings, as well as commercial negotiations with purchasing and product management.
• You create presentations and deliver them to internal and external partners.
• You plan and control the budget to achieve targets in cooperation with the Head of DACH.
• You analyze sell-in, sell-out, stocks, margins, and market potentials and derive concrete measures from them.
• You plan promotions and product launches and ensure precise quantity and schedule planning together with our customers.
• You create reliable forecasts and work closely with Demand Planning as well as our internal teams.
• You coordinate field service, training, as well as activities at the POS and in digital sales channels.
• You monitor orders, availability, and delivery processes and ensure correct processing of conditions together with the finance department.
• You build long-term relationships with the relevant decision-makers of our retail partners and consistently develop existing accounts.

Your profile

• At least 3 years of experience in Key Account Management or in a comparable sales function.
• Very good knowledge of the Swiss specialist electrical retail trade or omnichannel retail.
• Experience in the field of Consumer Goods or in a comparable retail environment.
• Negotiation skills as well as experience in customer presentations, business planning, and project management.
• High affinity for numbers and confident handling of Excel, PowerPoint, reporting, and modern AI planning tools.
• Structured, careful, and independent way of working, especially regarding forecasts and timings.
• Strong communication skills, diplomacy, and team orientation.
• Very good German and good English skills; French skills are an advantage.
• An existing network in Swiss retail is an advantage.

We offer

• An exciting challenge in an internationally successful Swiss family company
• A dynamic, motivated, and committed team
• High level of personal responsibility and creative freedom
• Attractive products with a strong brand image
• Long-term perspectives in an innovative company

Interested?

We look forward to your application via Jobup.

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