Kendo National Accounts Coordinator
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Entry-Level
- Department
- Wholesale, Commercial & B2B Sales
- Posted
- Jun 19, 2026
About Kendo
Kendo is a dynamic beauty brand incubator within the LVMH family, renowned for creating and scaling distinctive names that shape contemporary prestige beauty. Since its founding in 2010, the company has combined entrepreneurial agility with the resources and standards of a global luxury group, fostering brands such as Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Ole Henriksen, and KVD Beauty. As an employer, Kendo offers an inventive, fast-moving environment where creativity, commercial rigor, inclusivity, and digital fluency converge. Its teams are encouraged to challenge convention, build culturally resonant products, and contribute to a portfolio defined by innovation, authenticity, and global ambition.
Kendo is hiring a National Accounts Coordinator in London to support national retail accounts and commercial operations.
Role & Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day administrative operations for sales, trade marketing, wholesale, and inventory planning across retail partnerships
- Support delivery of trade marketing activities by liaising with marketing teams to obtain creative assets and submit materials to retailers on schedule
- Coordinate trading plan promotions and secure global approvals where required
- Own new product development (NPD) process documentation, including line forms, nominations, joiners and leavers, and line lists in compliance with retailer timelines
- Liaise with internal demand planning to ensure accurate tracking of new products and replenishment orders
- Report monthly wholesale achievements against internal forecasts in collaboration with demand planners
- Support store opening processes by coordinating National Accounts and Marketing Team responsibilities within required timescales
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with internal teams and external retail partners through proactive communication
- Collate and communicate weekly and monthly sales and SKU analysis reports as requested by the National Accounts Team
- Prepare presentations and collate information for internal and external meetings
- Undertake special projects as assigned to support business objectives and professional development
Qualifications
- Boots retail experience preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Competence in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Exceptional time management and prioritization abilities
- Strong commercial awareness with capability to analyze data and provide recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain composure and positive outlook in a fast-paced environment
Skills
Experience
Entry-level to beginner experience acceptable; prior retail or commercial coordination experience is advantageous but not required.
Education
No specific qualification mandated; secondary or post-secondary education expected.
Workplace
The role is situated in London, England, UK.
Culture
Kendo offers a fast-moving, entrepreneurial culture where brand builders, creatives, and beauty experts collaborate to develop distinctive global beauty brands. As part of the LVMH ecosystem, it combines the agility of an independent incubator with the standards, resources, and international perspective of a luxury group. The environment values innovation, inclusivity, commercial excellence, and hands-on ownership at every level.
About Cerulean
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