Account Manager
Apres Nail · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 1 wk ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with assigned wholesale, distributor, salon, retail, and partner accounts.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer communication, account needs, and relationship management.
- Conduct regular check-ins and business reviews with accounts to strengthen partnerships and identify growth opportunities.
- Maintain detailed knowledge of customer goals, purchasing behaviors, and business needs.
- Identify opportunities to increase account revenue through upselling, cross-selling, promotions, education, and strategic product recommendations.
- Monitor account performance and proactively recommend strategies to improve sales growth and customer engagement.
- Drive reorder activity and support customers in maximizing product sell-through and business success.
- Aid in executing launches, promotions, and seasonal initiatives with existing partners.
- Ensure timely follow-up and resolution of customer inquiries, concerns, and requests.
- Cook up internal coordination with Customer Service, Operations, Marketing, and Education teams to support customer success.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, account notes, forecasts, and communication history.
- Support order management, account onboarding, and ongoing customer education efforts.
- Achieve assigned sales and account growth targets.
- Maintain strong pipeline and account management practices.
- Track customer engagement, retention, reorder activity, and growth opportunities.
- Reinforce professionalism, responsiveness, and relationship excellence across all customer interactions.
Qualifications and Requirements
- 2+ years of B2B sales or account management experience.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with strong negotiation and closing abilities.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail; comfortable managing multiple customer accounts simultaneously.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and CRM software; self-motivated and results-driven.
- Ability to travel for trade shows and customer visits.
- Experience in the professional nail, beauty, or cosmetics industry, ideally with existing relationships with nail distributors, beauty supply stores, or salon owners.
- Knowledge of gel polish, acrylic systems, nail tools, and professional nail products, plus experience with wholesale sales strategies.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (preferred but not required).
- Multilingual (Spanish or Vietnamese), experience with professional nail brands, or familiarity with Shopify, NetSuite, or wholesale ordering platforms — all a plus!
Pay
The pay range for this role is:70,000 - 80,000 USD per year (Gale)