Export Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 22 Mar 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
The role as Export Sales Manager will be responsible for developing market entry strategies for our client's foodservice business with a key focus outside of Europe at an exciting time of business expansion.
Client Details
Our client are a leader in their market across the UK & Europe and they are looking to further their footprint outside of Europe with the addition of this new & exciting position focusing on the Export markets. As an award winning manufacturer with key relationships all over the world and an exceptional team behind them, this is a great opportunity to join and be the face of the business within the Foodservice channel.
Description
The role as Export Sales Manager will consist of the following roles & responsibilities;
- Aid MD with Sales, Marketing and budgets for International Sales outside of Europe
- Ensure set-up objectives are met and deliver a long term, sustainable foodservice business
- Identification, selection & prioritisation of relevant markets within the foodservice Ensure new markets go live within agreed timescales
- Development of business cases and market entry strategies to suit
- Ability to liaise with relevant, local partners internal/externally to aid business growth
- Lead International and/or cross-functional teams
- Prepare and manage P&L for entry markets
- Regular monitoring of financial results against agreed set plans and budgets
Profile
The successful Export Sales Manager will have the following profile;
- At least 5 year's experience within a global foodservice/FMCG sales and marketing environment
- Ideally business development with merger & acquisitions experience
- Previous/current International sales experience
- Excellent selling and negotiation skills
- Solid market research experience
- Previous experience or future will for team leadership and personnel responsibility
- Highly analytic and creative in approach
- Ability to travel extensively to International markets
- Ability to commute to the West Midlands when in the UK for internal presence
- This is a strategic role, therefore requires someone who has experienced setting up a operation abroad with limited supervision and guidance
Job Offer
Competitive salary based on experience with market-leading additional benefits.
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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