Export Sales Manager

Reliable Disposal & Recycling, Inc.; Little London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery product company is seeking an Export Sales Manager to manage a key portfolio in the European grocery channel. This role offers an excellent opportunity to significantly grow export sales while working with major retailers and distributors across Europe. Ideal candidates will have strong export sales experience, familiarity with international trading terms, and exposure to both retail and distributor channels. The position is based in Little London, offering a competitive salary package with additional benefits.

Benefits

Company Car

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of export sales experience, ideally with European markets.
• Knowledge of international trading terms is essential.
• Exposure to both distributor and retail channels preferred.
• Some experience or understanding of NPD is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Manage an existing portfolio of European grocery business.
• Drive export sales growth in the client portfolio.
• Collaborate with the NPD team for product innovation.

Skills

Export sales experience

Understanding of international trading terms

Exposure to distributor and retail channels

Understanding of NPD

Category exposure in FMCG

Job description

Export Sales Manager Continental Bakery Products

To £55,000 Basic, Company Car, Bonus + Benefits

The Company

Leading producer of Artisan/Continental Bakery Products. Family run, highly successful business. Committed to high levels of Product & Service quality. Award Winning Company for Product & Innovation. Rapidly expanding offering excellent career development opportunities. Strong sales presence in the UK & Europe.

The Role

The main purpose of this role is to manage an existing portfolio of business in the (mainly) European Grocery channel. The account base has huge potential and the aim is to grow export sales significantly within the next three to five years. This is eminently possible, and this is a great opportunity for somebody who is a go getter, and really wants to make a name for themselves.

The job sells into the European retailers but via various European distributors. In terms of retailers, the job holder will be dealing with the likes of Carrefour, Migros, Auchan, Mercadona, Albert Heijn, Jumbo. In terms of distributors, the likes of Atlante (an Italian distributor). There will be quite a lot of NPD / Innovation, and the job holder will be involved in working closely with the NPD team. Export territories are yet to be decided but will likely include France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Benelux).

The Person

• Export sales experience is essential, ideally to Europe but candidates with exposure to any international territories would definitely be considered.
• Understanding of the different kinds of international trading terms.
• Exposure to both the distributor channel and the retail channel would be ideal although they would just about consider candidates with exposure to one or the other.
• Some experience of or at least an understanding of NPD would be a bonus, but is not essential.
• Category Exposure any FMCG. Chilled, ambient, or frozen.
• Exposure to any one of the above specific international retailers and/or distributors or similar would be a bonus.
• Based commutable to the office in London.

Due to anticipated response levels we shall only be able to contact candidates whose applications we wish to progress. If you do not hear from us your application will be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

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