Interim Account Director

This interim role sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and cross-functional execution for No7 Beauty Company, a division of the Boots Group. The Account Director will lead a team responsible for achieving revenue, profitability and market share targets across a portfolio of retail accounts over a six-month period.

The role owns the full commercial cycle, including forecasting, demand planning, customer P&L management, trade investment optimisation, and promotional planning. Close collaboration with Customer Marketing, Brand, Finance and Supply Chain teams is central to delivering retailer-specific growth plans and ensuring flawless in-store execution.

• Drive retail revenue growth and deliver annual financial budgets, including gross and net sales plans
• Own the forecasting process, producing accurate short and long-term sales projections and commercial reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Manage customer P&L, trade investment budgets, pricing and promotional effectiveness to maximise profitability
• Lead retailer negotiations covering terms, space and location agreements, and activation partnerships
• Develop and execute integrated commercial and promotional activity plans to grow market share
• Manage and develop the account management team, including budgeted expenditures and performance

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, sales or a related field
• Minimum seven years of mass beauty or personal care sales experience, with demonstrated ability to build and execute sales strategies
• Proven experience managing and developing high-performing sales teams
• Strong analytical capability, including proficiency with POS data, Excel and financial reporting
• Excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills with experience influencing at all levels internally and at retail
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time

No7 Beauty Company is a division of the Boots Group operating across North America, Europe and Asia. Its brand portfolio includes No7, Liz Earle Beauty Company, Soap and Glory, Botanics, Sleek MakeUP and YourGoodSkin. The business combines a consumer goods heritage dating to 1935 with a digital-first operating model and a global retail and advisor network.