Export Sales Manager

TN United Kingdom; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK pharmaceutical wholesaler is seeking an Export Sales Manager to drive business development across the Middle East and Africa. This office-based role in Welwyn Garden City involves managing key accounts, developing sales strategies, and collaborating with internal teams. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant field and strong negotiation skills, with fluency in English and ideally Arabic or French. A competitive salary of up to £50,000 plus bonuses is offered.

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

• Graduate level with a degree in Business Management, Life Sciences or Pharmacy.
• Export sales experience - ideally within pharmaceuticals.
• Experience of working with the Middle East and/or African market.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the MEA.
• Manage key accounts - building relationships with key contacts.
• Lead client engagement from onboarding to contract negotiation.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Fluency in English

Fluency in Arabic

Fluency in French

IT skills

Education

Degree in Business Management, Life Sciences or Pharmacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Posted:

23.05.2025

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07.07.2025

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Job Description:

We are currently recruiting for Export Sales Manager - within the pharmaceutical sector - for a UK based pharmaceutical wholesaler distributor; to lead and drive business development across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) This company is dedicated to ethical and compliant international trade working to improve medicines worldwide and expand access to essential medicines in emerging markets.

This role is to be office based - in the company's UK base in Welwyn Garden City

This role is ideal for someone who can grow and develop international sales and relationship management with existing clients, leading sales across the Middle East and Africa, managing key accounts and developing a sales strategy targeted at bringing on new business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the MEA.
• Manage key accounts - building relationships with key contacts within clients such as hospitals, distributors and pharmacies.
• Lead client engagement from on-boarding new clients to contract negotiation and ongoing support.
• Monitor market trends to enable activity to build a strategic sales plan.
• Collaborate with internal team members including Regulatory, Logistics and Finance to ensure that orders run smoothly.
• Occasionally represent the company at trade shows and industry events.
• Prepare reports, forecasts and maintain client records on a CRM database.

Person Specification

• Graduate level with a degree in Business Management, Life Sciences or Pharmacy.
• Export sales experience - ideally within pharmaceuticals - but this not essential.
• Ideally experience of working with the Middle East and or African market.
• You must be fluent in English - but having a fluency in Arabic or French would be an advantage.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience in cross- border trade and account management.
• Good Level of IT skills - Microsoft Office

The company offered a competitive salary of up to £50,000 plus a bonus of up to 7k per annum.

Company pension

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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