Key Account Manager Switzerland

About the job

For more than 45 years, the Laurastar Group has combined innovation, ambition and excellence to develop durable products that beautify and clean your clothing and home. The expertise of the Swiss family business today ranges from ironing and textile care to hygienic steam systems with the aim of creating a healthier home for you and your loved ones. Thanks to its unique Dry Microfine Steam (DMS) technology, Laurastar is the world market leader in high-quality steam systems, with over 3 million products sold in more than 40 countries worldwide. In Switzerland, where the group’s headquarters are located, almost a quarter of households own at least one of the brand’s most popular products. Laurastar employs around 280 people, including subsidiaries in Germany, France, Benelux and Hungary.

Our motivated, well-trained, committed and results-oriented employees are the foundation of our success.

If you would like to contribute to this success, we look forward to meeting you.

For our Sales Team, we are looking for an experienced

Key Account Manager Switzerland

who manages and develops our key retail partners in the Swiss market.

Your tasks

• You develop annual plans for your key accounts – from sales targets and assortment strategy to promotions and trade marketing measures.
• You plan and conduct annual meetings as well as commercial negotiations with purchasing and product management.
• You prepare presentations and deliver them to internal and external partners.
• You plan and control the budget to achieve targets in collaboration with the Head of DACH.
• You analyse sell-in, sell-out, stocks, margins and market potentials and derive concrete measures from them.
• You plan promotions and product launches and ensure precise quantity and timing planning together with our customers.
• You prepare reliable forecasts and work closely with demand planning and our internal teams.
• You coordinate the field service, training sessions and activities at the POS and in digital sales channels.
• You monitor orders, availability and delivery processes and ensure correct handling of conditions together with the finance department.
• You build long-term relationships with the relevant decision-makers of our retail partners and consistently develop existing accounts.

Your profile

• At least 3 years of experience in key account management or a comparable sales function.
• Very good knowledge of the Swiss electrical specialist retail or omnichannel trade.
• Experience in consumer goods or a comparable retail environment.
• Negotiation skills as well as experience in customer presentations, business planning and project management.
• Strong affinity for numbers and confident use of Excel, PowerPoint, reporting and modern AI planning tools.
• Structured, careful and independent working style, especially with forecasts and timings.
• Strong communication skills, diplomacy and team orientation.
• Very good German and good English skills; French skills are an advantage.
• An existing network in Swiss retail is an advantage.

We offer

• An exciting challenge in an internationally successful Swiss family business
• A dynamic, motivated and committed team
• High degree of personal responsibility and scope for design
• Attractive products with a strong brand image
• Long-term prospects in an innovative company

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application via Jobup.