Sisley Paris
Account Manager
Requirements
The role calls for account management experience, preferably in beauty, luxury, FMCG, or related consumer goods, along with strong commercial, relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills. Candidates should be proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, familiar with CRM or ERP systems, able to work on-site in Dartford, and have a bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Job Description
Company Description Sisley Paris is a French family-owned company specializing in high-performance, plant-based skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. Founded in 1976, the brand is recognized worldwide for the effectiveness of its natural key ingredients, sensorial formulations, and expertise in Phyto-Cosmetology. Most products are designed, developed, and manufactured in France, and the company operates in over 112 countries through 33 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, America, Africa, and the Middle East. The Sisley Group has expanded its portfolio with Hair Rituel by Sisley, focused on hair and scalp care, and Neuraé, a neuroscience-based skincare brand. Committed to sustainability and social responsibility, Sisley actively works to reduce its environmental impact and supports global initiatives through the Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation.
Role Description The Account Manager role at Sisley Paris is a full-time, on-site position based in John Lewis & Partners, Bluwater Shopping Centre.
This role is responsible for managing and developing relationships with key retail and distribution partners, ensuring that Sisley’s brands are effectively represented and achieve sales and profitability targets. Day-to-day tasks include overseeing account performance, preparing sales reports and forecasts, coordinating promotions and merchandising activities, and ensuring consistent execution of brand standards in-store. The Account Manager will collaborate with internal teams such as marketing, training, logistics, and finance to support product launches, manage inventory and orders, and resolve account issues in a timely manner. This role also involves identifying growth opportunities, negotiating commercial terms within company guidelines, and providing ongoing feedback to support strategic planning.
Qualifications
- Proven account management or key account experience in beauty, luxury, FMCG, or related consumer goods.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with retail partners and internal teams.
- Commercial acumen, including experience with sales analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work on-site in Dartford, manage multiple priorities, and deliver against deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and familiarity with CRM or ERP systems.
- Knowledge or strong interest in skincare, cosmetics, and luxury brands; previous experience in the beauty industry is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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About Sisley Paris
Sisley is a French family-owned company that creates, produces and distributes high-performance, plant-based skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Launched in 1976 by Hubert and Isabelle d'Ornano, Sisley is renowned for its high quality products, the effectiveness of their natural key ingredients and their sensorial qualities. Sisley's Research Laboratories’ unique savoir-faire is based on a global approach to beauty with nearly fifty years of experience for scientific development at the cutting edge of technology, innovation and research. It brings together knowledge of the skin – its mechanisms and its environment – and a unique expertise and mastery of Phyto-Cosmetology. Most of Sisley’s skincare and make-up products – as well as its perfumes – are designed, developed and manufactured in France. Sisley is present in over 112 countries with 33 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Middle-East. In 2018, the Sisley Group introduced Hair Rituel by Sisley, a new brand specialized in hair care. With Hair Rituel by Sisley, the company applied its beauty and skincare expertise to the hair and scalp with the slogan, “Haircare is the new skincare”. In 2024, the Sisley Group launched a new skincare brand based on neuroscience, Neuraé. A committed company, Sisley is continually working to reduce its environmental impact, taking into consideration the whole production process, from product design to sourcing ingredients. A 2025-2030 action plan, involving all the Group departments, has been set up around three key priorities: reduce the environmental impact of our activities, innovate durably and responsibly, and preserve natural resources. For over ten years, the Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation, created by Hubert and Isabelle d'Ornano, has been supporting causes in the areas of health, solidarity, education, culture and the environment.