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Sales Manager – UK & International - Full Time Job Description

Employer
Mooncup Ltd
Location
Brighton
Salary
Starting rate of £45k/annum = £21.63/hour for a 40 hour week.
Closing date
7 Mar 2019

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Sales Manager – UK & International - Full Time Job Description

Mooncup Ltd is a multi- award-winning ethical business manufacturing the Mooncup®- the world’s first silicone menstrual cup- and distributing it internationally.

We are looking for an experienced international sales manager to join our thriving team.

Manufactured in the UK, the Mooncup is a one-off purchase that lasts for years, putting a stop to the waste, cost and discomfort of disposable sanitary products.  Thanks to relentless work in transforming the category, menstrual cups have now gained their rightful place as the third sanitary product option on feminine hygiene aisles worldwide.
Mooncup Ltd is an Employee Owned Business with a team of 18 dedicated people working to the highest quality standards; we like to do things differently and punch well above our weight.   
If you’ve come from an FMCG /health and beauty/natural products space and would like to turn your tricks to profit while helping people and the planet, enjoying life by the Brighton seaside and steering an incredibly engaged sales team behind a groundbreaking product - get in touch.  

Job Description

As an experienced Sales Manager the successful candidate will have a strong track record with B2B and B2C sales in international markets and be able to build and maintain good working relationships with UK, European and International distributors.

With a minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing a sales team and delivering a sales strategy (preferably working for a brand in the natural health and beauty, medical device or FMCG sector), the candidate will have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in international sales. The Sales Manager will be adept at prioritising strategic objectives, decision making and leading a sales team in line with key business objectives. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Navigating a varied and ever-changing commercial landscape this role will involve evaluating different routes to market and developing new business opportunities.  An interest in linguistic restrictions and cultural differences will be central to nurturing valued relationships with distributors. Fluency or competence in a second language would be extremely useful for this role as well as an understanding of economic geography. 

While an in-depth understanding of company culture and objectives will be crucial for this role, there will be opportunity to rethink working systems and suggest improvements.

Your responsibilities:

  • Sales Strategy: Developing and implementing a strategy across sales channels including distributors, wholesalers, retailers and e-commerce platforms; collaborating with the Marketing Manager on international marketing activity
  • Distributor Liaison: Overseeing, developing and nurturing key distributor & strategic partner relationships; representing the business at face to face meetings and trade shows both in the UK & internationally.
  • Reporting & Analysis: Sales forecasting & reporting; monitoring and reporting on distributor activity, market trends and competitor activity.
  • Regulation: distributor agreements, NDAs, compliance with regulatory requirements across different markets. 
  • People management: implementing and managing structured sales activity with the sales team; inspiring the team to reach their full potential.
  • Research: Identifying and developing new and emerging overseas markets and new trade partners in existing markets.
  • Winning new business: Identifying and initiating discussions with potential new trading partners; leading contract and pricing negotiations.

Person Specification

  • Inspirational leadership skills and proven experience in managing people and teams.
  • Strong business development skills.
  • Adept, confident communicator with excellent negotiation & interpersonal skills.
  • Strategic, analytical approach, highly organised, and good attention to detail.
  • A pro-active, dynamic, and positive attitude.
  • Ability to work and travel independently with the flexibility to spend periods of time away from home. 
  • A team player with a strong, collaborative work ethic, and a professional friendly approach.
  • Strong commercial acumen with superb financial planning and reporting skills, the ability to set pricing, work to budget and monitor profitability.
  • Sensitivity to the operational restrictions of a small business.

Quality Management System 
The successful candidate will be required to work within our Quality Management System. Mooncup Ltd is ISO 13485 certified and registered with the FDA. 
 The successful applicant will join a friendly, happy team and will receive the following benefits: 

  •  Starting rate of £45k/annum = £21.63/hour for a 40 hour week. 
  • Permanent position, ideally 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, including paid lunch break. 
  • 33 days paid holiday per year (4 weeks annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and 5 office closure days over Christmas). 
  • Opportunity to join and collaborate in the running of an employee owned business recently rated among the UK’s top 50 Ethical Businesses and Brands. For Information on what this means go to http://employeeownership.co.uk/ 
  •  Nurturing business culture offering communal lunches and regular professional massages. 
  • Company ethical pension scheme and potential for annual profit-related team bonus.
  • Conveniently located offices near Brighton station with spacious office kitchen and showers. 

For more information about the Mooncup please visit our website www.mooncup.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 4th March 2019.
There will be two rounds of interviews.
First round will be held on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th March.
Successful candidates from the first round will be invited back for a second interview on either 26th or 27th March 2019.

To apply for this vacancy please send your CV and cover letter to contact@mooncup.co.uk

Please also complete and attach the Equal Opportunities Form found in the job listing on our website

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