Senior Account Manager / Business Development – Personal Care, Beauty & Fragrance
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About Profile
We’re representing a professional with 15 years of experience in the ingredients industry, more than 10 of those years dedicated to the personal care and beauty care markets, where they have a strong track record of driving commercial success and growth.
They started their career in Personal Care & Beauty, at Ingredion covering Skin Care, Hair Care, Bath & Hygiene, Sun Care, and more, but more recently have been working as a Key Account Manager in the Food & Beverage industry, managing major customers across Europe.
While successful in their role, their true passion lies in the Personal Care and Beauty sector, and they'd love to find an opportunity to return to this market.
They are particularly suited to roles in Senior Account Management, Business Development, or Global Account Management, where they can utilise their relationship-building strengths with their enthusiasm for hunting and developing new business.
Key Strengths & Experience:
- 10+ years in chemical and ingredients for Personal Care, Beauty Care markets across EMEA and South America
- Proven success in both Account Management and Business Development, balancing global account leadership with new business generation
- Experience setting up distributor networks, building customer pipelines, and launching new products in competitive markets
- Skilled at leading multifunctional and cross-cultural teams, aligning with marketing, NPD, supply chain, and regulatory teams to deliver growth
- Strong record of results: delivered consistent sales growth, developed a $15M pipeline, and launched new products into EMEA markets
Education: Master’s in Nutrition, and additional training in Cosmetology & Skin Sciences
Languages: Fluent in 4 European languages - Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Italian
Ideal Next Step:
A return to the Personal Care & Beauty sector, or an entry into the Fragrance market, where they can apply their commercial expertise, technical understanding, and international experience to drive growth and innovation.