Client Strategist - Beauty

Location: Remote Work, Individual to be located in Los Angeles Metro Area

DESCRIPTION:

Who we are...

ForceBrands is the leading specialized recruiting firm for the consumer products industry — we build the teams that build the brands. Our industry-specific divisions BevForce, FoodForce, BeautyForce, PetForce and HerbForce offer executive search services, board of director assembly, and a digital job board.

Who you are…

We are looking for an ambitious salesperson to sell our full suite of services, including our executive search service, board of director assembly, and digital job board, with a focus on our Beauty clients and business. The ideal candidate will have strong sales skills, existing relationships with high-growth beauty/wellness/personal care brands, and an interest in the CPG world. This role will join a collaborative, entrepreneurial team of industry-specialized Client Strategists and Executive Recruiters.

As a Client Strategist with ForceBrands you’ll:

• Attending trade shows and trade events to help create and maintain client partnerships.
• Cold call, network, and schedule meetings with existing and new potential clients on a daily basis.
• Leverage existing relationships with high growth beauty/wellness/personal care brands in the celebrity backed/creator brand space to build a book of business.
• Bringing in business for our executive search service, board of director assembly, and digital job board, and be responsible for the overall management of each client account.
• Developing relationships with prospective clients and growing existing partnerships.
• Managing your workflow using company CRM.
• Collaborate with teammates across sales and recruiting to develop leads and build relationships with our clients.

That’s just the start. We have a lot of existing projects and we have ambitious goals for growth in the near and long-term.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Entrepreneurial with a hunter mentality; Comfortable building a book of business from the ground up
• Minimum of 2-4 years of sales, account management, or business development experience within the beauty/wellness/personal care industry, preferably in the agency space
• Exceptional customer service
• Existing relationships with high-growth beauty brands that are celebrity-backed or “creator” brands
• Ability to speak at the executive level with C-Suite executives
• Proven track record of penetrating all levels and functions of a company
• Ability to work cross functionally with our internal recruitment, marketing, finance and operations teams.
• Experience in managing a large portfolio of accounts
• A willingness and comfort communicating remotely through chat, shared documents, and video calls
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and G-Suite

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications above, you should still consider applying. We want to hear from you!

BENEFITS & PERKS:

• Professional development
• Employee lead giving program focused on DEI and charities within the CPG and Cannabis space
• Generous benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, 401k, long term disability, and life insurance
• Investment Portfolio options
• 14 paid holidays plus a floating holiday and your birthday off
• Wellness program including nutritionist and gym reimbursements
• Home office set up stipends and monthly reimbursement for phones and internet