Export Sales Manager

Greenwich Food Ingredients Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food ingredient manufacturer in Cardiff is looking for an Export Manager to oversee international export operations. This role will involve developing markets, managing distributors, and ensuring compliance with export documentation and international trade processes. The successful candidate will have proven experience in export sales within the food or FMCG sector and will thrive in a dynamic scale-up environment, collaborating with technical and operations teams. It's a key opportunity to shape global expansion and enhance the company's impact.

Benefits

Opportunity for growth

Collaborative work environment

Ownership of export initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in export sales or export management, preferably in food or FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of export documentation and international trade processes.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow international export markets and distributors.
• Manage export customers, pricing, forecasts, and commercial terms.
• Own export documentation including commercial invoices and health certs.
• Ensure compliance with destination-country requirements and correct use of INCOTERMS.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders and logistics partners.
• Work closely with Technical and Operations teams for on-time deliveries.

Skills

Export sales experience

Knowledge of export documentation

Commercially minded

Detail-oriented

Organised

Hands-on in scale-up environment

Confidence in managing distributors

Comfortable with international customers

Job description

About Us

Greenwich Food Ingredients is the UK extension of Kahraman Agro, carrying forward more than 50 years of global expertise in sourcing and processing high-quality agricultural ingredients.

We combine heritage with innovation — integrating state-of-the-art processing machinery, hygienic design, and best-in-class food safety systems to deliver authentic, consistent, and traceable ingredients for manufacturers across the UK, Europe, and the United States.

Our commitment is simple: honour origin, elevate quality, and support modern food production with reliability and integrity.

The Role

You will own exports end-to-end — from market development and distributor management through to export documentation, logistics coordination, and country-specific compliance. This is a hands-on, commercially driven role in a growing manufacturing business.

Key Responsiblities

• Develop and grow international export markets and distributors
• Manage export customers, pricing, forecasts, and commercial terms
• Own export documentation (commercial invoices, packing lists, COO, health certs)
• Ensure correct use of INCOTERMS and compliance with destination-country requirements
• Coordinate with freight forwarders and logistics partners
• Work closely with Technical and Operations teams to ensure compliant, on-time deliveries

Skills Required

• Proven experience in export sales or export management (food/FMCG preferred)
• Strong knowledge of export documentation and international trade processes
• Commercially minded, detail-oriented, and highly organised
• Comfortable working in a hands-on scale-up environment
• Confident managing distributors and international customers

Why Join Us?

• Key role with real ownership and impact
• Opportunity to shape and scale international markets
• Work alongside a strong technical and operations team
• Long-term growth as the business expands globally

📩 Apply now or message us directly for a confidential discussion.