Export Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Lincolnshire, Bourne
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 28 Sep 2018
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established and innovative consumer company as an Export Business Development Manager.
Client Details
Established over 34 years ago, our client holds a strong position in their specialised market; they are innovative and pride themselves on the quality of their product and service. Due to continued growth the business are looking to recruit within their export team.
Description
As the Export Business Development Manager you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of overseas accounts. The role is predominantly account management, focusing on nurturing and growing accounts alongside prospecting to secure new business.
The working hours for this role are Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm, office based in Lincolnshire but with frequent travel overseas.
My client is looking for individuals fluent in Spanish, French or German.
Ideally you will have some level of experience in sales although this isn't essential.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Fluent in either Spanish, French or German is essential
- Commutable to the Lincolnshire area in order to work in an office based role
- Experience in sales or and export role is desirable
- Proven track record of account management and securing new business would be beneficial
- A tenacious, driven, passionate and enthusiastic approach
- Good attention to detail
- Brilliant rapport and relationship building skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to travel overseas when required
Job Offer
- Negotiable basic salary
- Pension
- Phone & laptop
- 20 days holiday
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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