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Through its hundreds of stores, national field sales force and sub-distribution network, SalonCentric promotes the finest professional beauty brands and educates stylists on the latest products and trends.\nJOB SCOPE:\nThe Strategic Account Manager (SAM) is responsible for leveraging SalonCentric and L’Oreal Education and Business Expertise in partnership with our Key Salon Accounts to ensure a strategic path towards continued growth and success. The SAM will utilize their influence as a trusted Industry Leader to procure and develop new professional salon relationships within an assigned territory. The SAM fosters strong internal relationships with key customer points of contact including but not limited to, working closely with brand education and support teams, Salon Business Partners and district leaders within the organization. Building customer trust and sustaining customer satisfaction are critical components of success in this role. 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STRATEGIC ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT - Identify and develop focused and strategic long-term growth plans for our existing Key Salon Accounts while leveraging SalonCentric and L’Oreal value-add systems to attract new professional salon partnerships within assigned territory.\nResponsible for creating and executing an O+O commercial strategy through coordination of Joint Business Planning across our core salon clients, to ensure business growth objectives are agreed upon and achieved.\nStrong focus on prospecting and acquiring new multi-brand salons to add to the SalonCentric portfolio.\nDevelop, initiate, and engage in strategic and dynamic sales tactics that create value and competitive advantage for our portfolio of accounts.\nCreate and maintain an annual business plan in partnership with our PPD Brand partners considering levers of activation for growth to achieve individual brand profitability.\nCreate and execute development and retention plans by employing our catalogue of business growth tools and systems.\nCommunicate our premium business strategies and services offered to develop and maintain profitable long-term partnerships. \nCollaborate with internal partners to identify opportunities for innovation within local market; inclusive of opportunities & strategies to increase brand awareness and grow market share.\nResponsible for the delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales objectives including goal obtainment on the Key Performance Indicators (KPI).\nAct as a client centric consumer voice for the salon by ensuring a strategic viewpoint across the division.\nLead through strategic account/salon opportunities.\nDevelop a 360 degree approach for each SBP and salon business.\n2. 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