Area Sales Manager

Kao Corporation

$83K — $93K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 7+ years of relevant sales and leadership experience
  • Sephora experience is essential
  • In-field or in-store retail experience necessary
  • Experience managing teams effectively

Responsibilities

  • Drive achievement of invoiced sales and business profit
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of Account Executives
  • Create and implement joint business plans
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to share best practices
  • Champion education and training initiatives

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits available from day one
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • 36 total days off including vacation, holidays, and sick days
  • Flexible working options
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Inclusive workplace culture prioritizing employee well-being
Full Job Description
About our role:

We are excited to be hiring an Area Sales Manager, Prestige Retail to join our Oribe Hair Care team!

We're looking for astrategic, development-focused leader to lead a high-performing team of Account Executives and drive commercial success across a defined territory. By fostering strong customer partnerships, coaching talent, and championing education, you'll accelerate sales growth, strengthen retail relationships, and ensure exceptional execution at the local market level.

What we're looking for:
Sephora experience is required
• 7+ years of sales and leadership experience
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams

The Area Sales Manager, Prestige Retail reports to the Senior Sales Manager, Prestige Retail, Americas. You will drive implementation of the commercial strategy within a defined subset of the Prestige Retail field sales team. This team's primary focus is Oribe Hair Care, although other brands may be added to the selling portfolio based on business needs.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a base salary of $83,000 - 93,000 plus bonus.

What you will do:
  • Drive achievement of invoiced sales and business profit
  • Lead and develop your team of Account Executives
  • Lead joint business plans
  • Collaborate cross functionally to share best practices in digital learning platforms, eventing and training

What you will need:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 7+ years of relevant sales and leadership experience
  • In-Field or in-store retail experience necessary
  • Experience Managing people


What you can expect from us:
  • An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
  • Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
  • A workplace culture that prioritizes employee wellbeing
  • A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more...
  • Learning and development opportunities

Your voice matters here - we value entrepreneurial thinking and innovation from our teams.

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Oribe is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, at Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results.

What you can expect from us:
  • An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
  • Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
  • A workplace culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, with opportunities to get involved in initiatives such as Mental Health First Aiders, the Charity Committee, and DE&I communities (region dependant)
  • A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, pension / retirement options dependant on location, insurance options, and more...
  • Learning and development opportunities

Your voice matters here - we value entrepreneurial thinking and innovation from our teams.

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