Key Account Manager - Wholesale N America (Sephora)

Key Account Manager, Wholesale N America (Sephora). New York City. Hybrid in Office. $$Competitive

AKT (pronounced “act”) is The Personal Performance Company with multi award-winning body care that may change your life. Founded by West End stars Ed Currie and Andy Coxon, AKT is by and for those who are “Born to Perform” — on the stage, at work, or in life.

In 2020, The Deodorant Balm made its stunning debut to rave reviews and awards from Vogue, GQ, Esquire, and Harper’s BAZAAR. Plastic-free, aluminium-free, and gender-free, The Deodorant Balm instantly resonated with those looking for a natural deodorant that genuinely worked. Five fragrances and over 700,000 happy armpits later, The Deodorant Balm is already becoming a household name.

To this day, every new AKT product is put through its paces by London’s hard-working theatre community to ensure it lives up to the high standards of its founders. As a rule, AKT’s products don’t break character — ever. It’s this effectiveness that has propelled AKT from the backstage to bathroom cabinets, bedside tables, duffel bags, and carry-on luggage worldwide. And the good news is — the performance is just getting started.

About The Role:

In this brand-new role reporting into the SVP Global Sales, the Key Account Manager, Wholesale North America, leads AKT’s wholesale business across the region, driving revenue growth, strengthening retailer partnerships, and ensuring operational excellence. You will be directly accountable for US wholesale performance, with initial focus on Sephora, expanding to department stores and speciality retail. This role will work closely with other AKT colleagues in the UK specifically: Marketing on the Coordination of launches, activations, and retailer campaigns; Supply Chain & Operations Ensuring forecast accuracy, OTIF (on-time in-full) delivery, and allocation planning  Finance: to manage account-level P&L, budgets, and promotional spend and Product Development in order to Share retailer insights to influence pipeline.