Key Account Manager

1 Month ago • All levels • Account Management

Job Summary

Job Description

The Key Account Manager will be responsible for the Consumer Goods partnership with Walmart, focusing on Beauty, Personal Care, and Pet categories. This role involves business strategy, execution, and full P&L responsibility. The manager will develop strategies to maximize sales, profitability, and market share, act as the main contact for Walmart, lead negotiations, shape category strategy, and drive joint business planning. The role requires a passion for ownership and turning insights into results. In the short term, the KAM will execute existing momentum, brand launches and growth plans. In the long term, the KAM will build a strong, data-driven partnership with Walmart and position the company as a category leader, driving sustainable growth and brand equity.
Must have:
  • Experience working with Walmart in account or category management.
  • Strong knowledge of syndicated data and customer management.
  • An entrepreneurial mentality, acting as an owner of the business.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
  • Must have a valid U.S. work permit.
Perks:
  • Culture for Growth
  • Surrounded by an A Player Team
  • Competitive Remuneration

Job Details

🏆 ZURU just beat the world’s biggest CPG companies to win Supplier of the Year at both Walmart and Target. But that’s just the beginning.


Check out our founder’s message:

👉 Vendor Partner of the Year | Target

👉 Supplier of the Year | Walmart



About ZURU


ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances.  This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.  

  

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations. 

  

One of the largest toy companies in the world, globally recognised and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, Gumi Yum Surprise, and more!


For more information, visit www.zuru.com.



Position Impact


The Key Account Manager will be at the forefront of ZURU’s rapidly growing Consumer Goods partnership with Walmart, owning the business strategy and execution across Beauty, Personal Care, and Pet categories. With full P&L responsibility, this role will shape the future of the business by developing and executing high-impact strategies that maximize sales, profitability, and market share. As the primary point of contact for Walmart merchants, the KAM will lead negotiations, influence category strategy, and drive joint business planning with a data-driven, entrepreneurial mindset. In this fast-paced, high-growth environment, success requires a passion for ownership, a bias for action, and the ability to turn insights into results.


Short-term impact

The KAM drives immediate growth by executing on existing momentum, brand launches, and growth plans. Strong execution of retail strategies and merchant relationships leading increased space both in and out of aisle. Strong promotion plan.


Long-term impact

By building a strong, data-driven partnership with Walmart, the KAM helps position the company as a category leader, driving sustainable growth and brand equity. Strategic planning, guided innovation plans with NPD, and ensuring adaptation to stay ahead of retail trends ensure that the company remains competitive.




Role & Responsibilities
  • Financial Ownership – Drive and exceed all key sales targets and performance metrics for Walmart across Beauty, Personal Care, and Pet categories.
  • Strategic Relationship Management – Maintain a relentless focus on collaboration and overcommunication with Walmart merchants, co-developing category strategies that drive mutual growth.
  • Category Leadership – Serve as a trusted category expert, providing data-driven insights to Walmart to shape category direction and position ZURU as a key growth driver.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership – Champion business and category needs across internal teams, including NPD, Supply Chain, and Marketing, ensuring alignment and execution excellence.
  • Supply & Demand Optimization – Partner with Demand Planning to exceed customer service level expectations while working to streamline supply chain operations for maximum efficiency and in-stock availability.


Skills & Experience
  • Experience working directly with Walmart (or other Big 6 retailer) either in an account manager, category manager, or senior analytical capacity
  • Analytical focus - Strong knowledge of syndicated data (ideally Luminate Charter experience) and customer management process
  • An Entrepreneurial mentality, acting as an owner of your business
  • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Must have a valid U.S. work permit
  • On-site role based in Minneapolis/Bentonville


LIFE@ZURU


At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.


At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.


We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools.


WHAT WE OFFER

🌱 Culture for Growth

đź’ˇ Surrounded by an A Player Team

đź’° Competitive Remuneration


ZURU – Tomorrow Reimagined

🚀ZURU.com


#LI-FR1

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