Senior Key Account & Brand Growth Manager (m/w/d)

AMOREPACIFIC Group is a leading Korean beauty company that operates over 30 brands in beauty, personal care, and healthcare. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.

AMOREPACIFIC walked the path of beauty one step at a time to achieve its mission of ‘We make A MORE beautiful world’. Every member of the company has faith and pride that what they do is contributing to building a better world.

Our dream and our mission ‘We make A MORE beautiful wor'ld’ and our belief that the world will become more beautiful when our unique beauty shines and brightens - this is the reason we are on this journey. We are committed to our five principles to realize this dream

• Customer First
• Be the 1st and the Best
• Collaborate with an Open Mind
• Respect Differences
• Act with Integrity

Senior Key Account & Brand Growth Manager (m/w/d) - Germany & DACHNL

As one of the first commercial hires supporting our future business expansion in Germany, you will help build the foundations for long-term brand growth across Germany and DACHNL.

Your primary focus will be driving sustainable growth through Douglas, while supporting broader commercial expansion and future business leadership initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Key Account Management

• Own and develop the strong relationship with Douglas Germany and/or Douglas International.
• Lead annual negotiations, Joint Business Planning (JBP), forecasting and promotional activation.
• Build strong partnerships with key retail stakeholders to maximize commercial performance.
• Drive sell-in, sell-out and market share growth across the region.
• Conduct regular business reviews and identify opportunities for sustainable growth.

Brand Development & Growth

• Act as the key business owner for the brand across Germany and DACHNL.
• Partner closely with Global and Regional Brand teams to localize and execute growth strategies.
• Build the commercial foundations required to support long-term brand growth and future organizational development.
• Identify future resource and capability needs and contribute to the gradual build-up of local brand operations.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Global Marketing, Commercial, Digital and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Drive retail excellence across key retail partners, with a primary focus on Douglas.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance in-store brand visibility, customer experience and sell-out performance.
• Assess local training and field support needs and contribute to the recruitment and development of future trainers and retail resources.
• Analyze sales and performance metrics and translate insights into actionable growth plans.

Future Brand Leadership

• Develop a holistic understanding of all key brand functions, including commercial strategy, product management, marketing, PR & advocacy, visual merchandising, retail excellence, education and field team management.
• Act as a key contributor to the development of our new German entity.
• Support strategic planning and long-term business growth initiatives.
• Progressively expand responsibilities toward a future Brand General Manager role

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 8-12 years of experience in Key Account Management, Commercial Development, Retail Management, or Brand Management within luxury and premium beauty brands.
• Proven track record managing strategic retail partnerships, with significant experience working with Douglas Germany and/or Douglas International.
• Strong understanding of the German beauty market landscape and hands-on experience across Germany and DACHNL markets.
• Experience working with Sephora and/or other premium beauty retail partners is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated success in driving both sell-in and sell-out performance through strategic account management and retail excellence initiatives.
• Broad understanding of key brand functions, including Marketing, PR & Advocacy, Visual Merchandising, Education, Retail Operations, and Field Team Management.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build and scale a business in a newly established organization.
• Leadership potential and ambition to evolve into a future Brand General Manager , overseeing the overall brand strategy, performance, people, and P&L.
• Fluent German and English required.
• Additional European languages are a plus.