Avidity

Key Account Manager

Avidity  •  £38k/yr  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

Field Based Key Account Manager - OPI

Territory: North London & surrounding areasContract type: Permanent, Full timeSalary: Up to £38,000 per annum plus a performance-related bonus plus company car & fuel card

Work for Standout Field Marketing, representing one of the most iconic beauty brands in the world.

Are you a commercially minded Key Account Manager with a passion for beauty and a talent for growing strategic salon partnerships? Do you thrive in a field-based role where relationship management, account development, and business growth sit at the heart of everything you do?

Standout Field Marketing is proud to represent OPI – the world’s #1 salon nail brand and one of the most iconic names in beauty. We’re looking for a Field Based Key Account Manager to develop, manage, and grow a portfolio of salon and spa accounts across North London. This role is focused on long-term account growth, commercial planning, and delivering exceptional value to professional partners — not just selling, but strategically developing business with your clients.

What You’ll Do:

As our Field Based Key Account Manager, you will own a portfolio of salon and spa accounts, acting as a trusted commercial partner responsible for driving sustainable growth and maximising account performance.

Strategic Account Management: Own and develop a portfolio of key salon and spa accounts, building long-term partnerships and delivering tailored growth plans aligned to each client’s business needs.

Sales Growth & Account Development: Identify opportunities to increase spend, expand product usage, and introduce new ranges across existing accounts, while also onboarding and developing new strategic clients.

Commercial Planning & Target Delivery: Take responsibility for account-level revenue targets, using insight, forecasting, and structured planning to drive consistent growth and exceed KPIs.

Client Relationship Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to salon owners and decision-makers, providing commercial insight, category recommendations, and solutions that support their business success.

Product Education & Category Growth: Work closely with education partners to ensure clients fully understand and maximise the OPI portfolio, supporting uptake of new launches and driving category expansion.

Market & Competitor Insight: Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and account performance to identify risks and opportunities, feeding insights back into the wider business.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with education, marketing, customer service, and supply chain teams to ensure a seamless and high-quality client experience.

CRM & Reporting Excellence: Maintain accurate account plans, pipeline data, and performance reporting to support forecasting and strategic decision-making.

Who You Are:

  • Experienced in Key Account Management or B2B field sales, ideally within beauty, FMCG, or professional salon industries
  • Strong understanding of account development, commercial planning, and revenue growth strategies
  • A confident relationship builder who can influence senior decision-makers and salon owners
  • Commercially driven, with a strong focus on targets, forecasting, and account performance
  • Skilled in delivering consultative selling and tailored business solutions
  • Confident using CRM systems and data to manage and grow accounts
  • Passionate about the beauty industry and motivated to represent a premium, globally recognised brand

Why Join OPI?

When you join OPI, you become part of one of the most recognised and iconic brands in beauty, with a strong heritage in the professional salon industry.

  • Work in a strategic, field-based Key Account Management role with real ownership of your territory
  • Competitive base salary + performance-related bonus
  • Company car & fuel card provided
  • Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, pension, and more)
  • Product perks, brand events, and ongoing professional development
  • A collaborative culture that values commercial excellence, creativity, and growth

This is your opportunity to take ownership of a portfolio, drive meaningful commercial growth, and represent a global beauty leader through Standout Field Marketing. Apply today to join OPI in a truly strategic Key Account Manager role.

Avidity

About Avidity

Our purpose is singular: we exist to help brands sell more.

We are Avidity – the parent company for a group of sales and marketing agencies that help you sell more.

Helping brands sell more requires constant evolution as consumers, customers, sectors and channels change. Our services span field marketing, data and digital products and experiential. The agencies in our family are McCurrach, Standout, Wave, and Thumbprint.

Our business has changed a lot in over 120 years – but our mantra from day one has always been to help you sell more. We’ve evolved from a field sales business into a multi-agency, multi-service sales and marketing group.

In recent years, we also partnered with Metric Capital Partners who provide investment and financial firepower to help us achieve our goals.

We're committed to being industry-leading, challenging the norm to unlock the best ways to sell more.

To view our vacancies across our group and join our team please visit https://www.weareavidity.com/careers/

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Glasgow, GB
Year Founded
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