Campari Group

Assistant Key Account Manager

Campari Group
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeShanghai • ChinaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in managing key accounts and executing national strategies for On-Premise customers in China, with a strong focus on customer planning, relationship management, and trade activation. Proficient in analyzing sales data and coordinating cross-functional teams to drive growth and ensure effective outlet execution.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Key Account ManagementCustomer PlanningTrade ActivationNegotiation SkillsFluent Mandarin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Execute the national account strategy for assigned priority On-Premise customers across China
  • Manage customer-specific account plans covering listing, distribution, active outlets, visibility, activation and outlet-level sell-through
  • Identify chain customer opportunities and provide customer and outlet insights
  • Manage day-to-day relationships with customer headquarters, procurement, operations and regional management teams
  • Prepare annual customer plans and support strategic Joint Business Plans
  • Manage routine negotiations within approved commercial guidelines and support major national negotiations
  • Cascade approved customer plans to regional teams, distributors and outlets
  • Execute customer investment plans covering listing, visibility, promotional funding and activation support
  • Coordinate outlet execution including menu placement, POSM, displays, serve standards, consumer activation and staff communication
  • Execute approved promotional mechanics such as bottle programmes, mixer bundles, signature serves and menu promotions
  • Track execution evidence, customer investment deliverables and claim reconciliation
  • Coordinate activation plans, portfolio priorities, new product launches, seasonal campaigns and brand initiatives
  • Prepare and track forecasts, shipments, distributor-to-outlet depletion and inventory
  • Manage account KPIs including volume, NSV, listed and active outlets, visibility and activation coverage
  • Identify data gaps, execution issues and corrective actions
  • Coordinate national customers, Regional Commercial teams, Marketing, CCM, Finance, Supply Chain and distributors
  • Coordinate distributor order fulfilment, outlet service, stock availability, replenishment, depletion reporting and documentation
  • Support route-to-market improvements and escalate stock, pricing, credit and execution issues

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Typically 4–6 years of relevant sales or key account experience in FMCG, alcoholic beverages or hospitality
  • Practical On-Premise exposure in China
  • Hands-on experience developing and managing chain or multi-outlet customers, preferably in nightlife, High Energy, KTV or Casual Bar channels
  • Track record of delivering growth through customer negotiation, outlet execution, trade activation and disciplined investment management
  • Experience working with distributors, regional sales teams and cross-functional stakeholders in a multi-city operating environment
  • Practical key account skills in customer planning, relationship management and negotiation
  • Ability to support Joint Business Planning and execute approved agreements
  • Working knowledge of China’s On-Premise customers, consumption occasions and outlet execution requirements
  • Strong commercial acumen balancing volume growth, brand building, investment efficiency and compliance
  • Ability to translate national customer agreements into outlet-level execution standards and follow-up routines
  • Practical Excel, commercial reporting and coordination skills
  • Ability to interpret sales, depletion, stock and investment data and follow up actions
  • Fluent Mandarin; working English is an advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal employment opportunities and diversity and inclusion commitment
  • Fair compensation and equal opportunities
  • Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace

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Hard Skills
Sales Data AnalysisCommercial ReportingOutlet ExecutionInvestment ManagementJoint Business PlanningCustomer InsightsForecastingInventory ManagementKPI TrackingMulti-Outlet Customer Management
Soft Skills
Relationship ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication Skills
Tools & Technologies
Excel
Industry Keywords
FMCGAlcoholic BeveragesOn-Premise ExposureNightlifeKTVCasual Bar ChannelsCommercial AcumenConsumer ActivationPromotional FundingDistributor Coordination