Export Sales Manager

La Vie; Paris; Hybride; EUR 45 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

La Vie in Paris seeks a high‑energy export hunter to drive growth across Europe. You will lead international sales development, manage one export intern, and expand partnerships with QSR, food brands and distributors.

You will own the end‑to‑end sales process, negotiate favorable terms, and coordinate with production, supply chain and marketing to deliver successful launches. Occasional remote work is allowed.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English, with export sales experience and a European QSR footprint.
• Proven ability to prospect, pitch, close and manage long‑term partnerships.
• Strong negotiation, finance sense and cross‑cultural adaptability.

Responsabilités

• Build growth by developing QSR deals across Europe and expanding current partnerships.
• Hunt brands to sell finished and semi finished products beyond current markets.
• Define annual export budget with CSO and evaluate opportunities against deal criteria.
• Develop export plans for 2027+ and anticipate new market opportunities.
• Run end‑to‑end sales processes, manage distributors and retailers, monitor performance.

Connaissances

English fluency

Export sales

European QSR network

Negotiation skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Cross-cultural communication

Formation

Sales/Export experience education

Description du poste

At La Vie, we love meat, but we don’t love its impact on life. We’re on a mission to help people move from an animal-based diet to a plant-based one, whilst keeping a big smile on their face. Our unique product technology and patented vegetal fat recipe, delivers the juiciest meat-like experiences ever known in the category. We are building a movement, a positive change for the industry and for the planet.

Come and join us.

From plants with Love.

La Vie™

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

At La Vie™, we love meat, but we don’t love its impact on life. We’re on a mission to help people move from an animal-based diet to a plant-based one, whilst keeping a big smile on their face. Our unique product technology and patented vegetal fat recipe delivers the juiciest meat-like experiences ever known in the category. We are building a movement, a positive change for the industry and for the planet.

Come and join us.

THE ROLE: OUR NEXT HUNTER

Export is La Vie’s guerrilla territory: a small footprint today, a huge playground tomorrow. Its purpose is simple: generate additional sales for La Vie while keeping complexity low.

The potential is big: Europe’s QSR giants already serve our bacon and need better plant-based products in their menu to drive additional sales and attract new audiences - and plenty of brands are looking for the best plant-based products to power their own ranges.

This is a hunting job: we are looking for our next plant-based bacon addict who loves opening doors, closing deals and turning them into profitable, long‑lasting partnerships. You will lead the international sales development (Worldwide: France & UK excluded) and manage one Export Business Developer (intern).

WHAT YOU WILL DO

BUILD - hunt for growth:

• Develop QSR deals across Europe as the top priority: grow existing partnerships on our current range and push our innovations to open new doors and win the major tenders ahead.
• Hunt partnerships with other brands (plant‑based players & food brands) to sell our finished and semi‑finished products everywhere our brand is not.
• Build the Annual Export Sales Budget with the CSO and qualify every opportunity against La Vie’s deal criteria: size, capacity, profitability, low complexity.
• Prepare tomorrow’s growth: assess new market opportunities and build the export plans for 2027+.

RUN - make it last:

• Maintain and grow our existing retail deals (Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands): promo plans, store distribution, innovation push.
• Manage our distributor & retailer partnerships: drive their objectives and push them to reach their targets.
• Own the end‑to‑end sales process on new deals, from prospecting to signature, and take care of your customers’ everyday needs.
• Monitor performance, analyze market trends and report on sales, forecasts and areas for improvement.
• Coordinate internally with production, supply chain, logistics and marketing to make every launch a success.

WHO YOU ARE

• A true hunter: prospecting, pitching, closing - you master the full hunting playbook, and you manage your clients best‑in‑class.
• Sales education with export experience, and a European QSR footprint: you already have a network in the QSR world.
• Strong negotiation skills, supply & finance acumen, fluent in English.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: organized, flexible, agile - comfortable in the unknown.
• Relational ease and the ability to adapt to different cultures.
• And ideally a genuine plant‑based bacon addict.

Recruitment Process

You will first have a video call with someone from the HR team followed by interviews with Virginie, our CSO, and key team members. We will also ask you to work on a practical case study focused and meet Nicolas, our CEO. We usually take references.

What makes La Vie unique?

Impact: We exist to put a happy end to animal‑intensive farming. Waking up every day to save pigs and tons of CO2 is pretty cool.

Unique adventure: Our vision is to become by 2040 the largest pork brand on Earth without hurting a fly. Building the systems powering that ambition is part of the challenge.

People‑first: Everyone at La Vie is passionate, smart and good‑vibe. It’s pretty unique to feel you are only surrounded by people who truly care.

International environment: English‑speaking and various nationalities.

Opportunities to learn and grow: training, learning lunches, regular Q&A sessions with leadership, transparent discussions about company KPIs and regular feedback sessions.

Values that bring us together: #Exemplary #Ambition #Teamwork #Sunny

Trust: respect and transparency from everyone.

Monthly after‑work drinks with the team

A healthy mind in a healthy body: team participation in sports events

Additional Information

• Contract Type: Full‑Time
• Start Date: 01 October 2026
• Location: Paris
• Experience: > 4 years
• Occasional remote authorized
• Salary: between 45000€ and 55000€ / year